Newton Bamboo Eastman In Green Ebonite

[dms525]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry. No numerical ratings. Size, fit and finish, etc. are perfect.

 

The nib is better than okay, but it can't match a gold nib tuned face-to-face by Mr. Masuyama. Then again, that's not what I paid for, and, by the way, I can swap in a Conway Stewart italic nib that Michael tweaked to my peculiar taste any time I want to.

 

Besides the gorgeous appearance of this pen, its most remarkable attribute is that it is amazingly comfortable to write with for me. I love it!

 

David

[zaddick]

Thanks for sharing. I thought about this pen when it was listed. I am glad it went to a good home.

[dms525]

Thanks for sharing. I thought about this pen when it was listed. I am glad it went to a good home.

I think Shawn has offered another of these even more recently. He's doing some very cool stuff. It just gets cooler.

 

David

[rwilsonedn]

Maybe it's just me, but the interplay of the ebonite ripples and the shaping of the bamboo-style barrel seems just about perfect on this pen. Thanks for the photos!

ron

[dms525]

Maybe it's just me, but the interplay of the ebonite ripples and the shaping of the bamboo-style barrel seems just about perfect on this pen. Thanks for the photos!

ron

 

Thanks for your comment, Ron. I think that interplay was one of the things that grabbed me. And I forgot to screw on the cap so the ripples on the cap and barrel line up. My error, not Shawn's.

 

David

[dinuraj]

awesome looking pen. Congrats

[Omaslover]

Interesting pen. Thank you.

[hariharan]

Is this inspired from Ranga Bamboo ?

[dms525]

Is this inspired from Ranga Bamboo ?

 

You would have to ask Shawn, but Eboya also makes "bamboo" pens from ebonite, and there is a long tradition in Japan of fountain pens made from bamboo or shaped to resemble bamboo.

 

David

[bone215]

Pretty.

[watch_art]

Woot! Thanks for the awesome review and for the nice comments everybody!

 

Inspiration comes from several different sources. I've been wanting to do one of these for a few years but wanted to hold back b/c it seemed like it was Ken Kaver's thing at the time. He does beautiful bamboo pens, too. In fact I have his first bamboo pen.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/208430-dr-goretex-bamboo-and-blackwood/

 

And I only broke the cap once (dropped it out of my shirt pocket)! X)

 

But today there are so many options for bamboo material and bamboo shaped pens I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring and see how mine would look. And they're a lot of fun to make, too.