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When someone says a given material feels "warmer", they mean that it doesn't cool their skin as much as "colder" materials.

 

In that regard, wood is much better than any plastic or hard rubber. So, my fellow pen aficionados, do you love the feel of your wood pens?

 

Cheers,

 

Alan

My Faber-Castell wood pens (Ambition, Ondoro, and E-motion) are some of my favourite pens, hands down. Not just because of the "warm" insulated feel, but also the "matte" unpolished texture (which by its roughness traps more air between fingers and material, thus making it even more insulative (it's a word now) and "warm"), as well as the principle of a closer connection to the natural source of the material.

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My Faber-Castell wood pens (Ambition, Ondoro, and E-motion) are some of my favourite pens, hands down. Not just because of the "warm" insulated feel, but also the "matte" unpolished texture (which by its roughness traps more air between fingers and material, thus making it even more insulative (it's a word now) and "warm"), as well as the principle of a closer connection to the natural source of the material.

I looked at a few photos. The wood appears unvarnished or uncoated, but it might possibly be oiled. I would guess that uncoated would feel better than varnished.

 

Incidentally, one could create a "brushed finish" on any plastic pen by stroking it with sandpaper. I have a Montblanc 585 with this finish. Here's one like mine:

 

http://www.lawyersgiftshop.com/pens-ink-wells/vintage-80er-montblanc-kolben-fuller-585-gold-feder-pen.html

 

I hadn't considered this before, but it's tempting to try - on a cheap pen first.

 

Best,

 

Alan

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I like technical and biological triplicates.

 

I have this odd fascination too! I love having things of the same form but made from different materials. There was a kickstarter recently where the payoff was a one-by-one inch cube of solid tungsten, and an upgrade was a cube of the same size but made from an alloy of magnesium and silicone. And I have a few models of pens made from aluminum/titanium/stainless steel/brass/copper. It's a weird little thing I've always liked. :blush:

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I have some 1/4 lb pieces of tungsten that I've made parts from in my shop. When I pick one up, or hand it to a visitor, we agree it feels quite special. But of course we are admiring the weight, not the "feel" of touching its surface.

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