Making A Custom Pen From Acrylic Blanks

[Tarundurga]

Has anyone bought an acrylic blank and got an Indian pen maker to create a pen out of it? It'll be great if you can share some advice on this:

 

1. Where did you buy the blank?

2. How did you select the right size?

3. Who did you give it to for making a pen

4. Is it worth the effort?

 

Lots of questions I know... but I am really curious, and would love to have a truly custom made pen.

Edited June 7, 2017 by Tarundurga

[Tresconik]

Has anyone bought an acrylic blank and got an Indian pen maker to create a pen out of it? It'll be great if you can share some advice on this:

 

1. Where did you buy the blank?

There are lots of sites. just google pen blanks.

2. How did you select the right size?

See what the usual size is, or ask one of the pen makers.

3. Who did you give it to for making a pen

Fosfor. But ASA has also made acrylic pens for me.

4. Is it worth the effort?

Depends on how you would value the pen. For me it was worth the effort.

 

Lots of questions I know... but I am really curious, and would love to have a truly custom made pen.

[Tarundurga]

Thanks... where did you get your blanks from?

 

 

Has anyone bought an acrylic blank and got an Indian pen maker to create a pen out of it? It'll be great if you can share some advice on this:

 

1. Where did you buy the blank?

There are lots of sites. just google pen blanks.

2. How did you select the right size?

See what the usual size is, or ask one of the pen makers.

3. Who did you give it to for making a pen

Fosfor. But ASA has also made acrylic pens for me.

4. Is it worth the effort?

Depends on how you would value the pen. For me it was worth the effort.

 

Lots of questions I know... but I am really curious, and would love to have a truly custom made pen.

[Tresconik]

Thanks... where did you get your blanks from?

 

Both my sets of blanks were originally sourced from the turners workshop.

 

When I had to get a pen made for my graduation, I approached Fosfor. He can probably help you out with getting a good nib and even a good set of blanks.

 

ASA should be getting some nice blanks sometime now and you can ask them too.

[watch_art]

Ranga sells ebonite blanks, and maybe even acrylic blanks, too.

If you're in India that would probably be your best option.

http://stores.ebay.com/rangahandmadepens/EBONITE-RODS-/_i.html?_fsub=9646573013&_sid=1035561673&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322

[mhguda]

My brother who is a hobbyist woodworker gave me a pen blank, and I reached out to Fosfor to make me my third Islander.

He made the pen and suggested a protective layer, and it was worth the extra effort. The blank came from a tree in my late parents' yard, so it was special.

[bobje]

Wow, mhguda, what a special pen that must be. What kind of tree?

[mhguda]

It is indigenous to the ABC islands, in Aruba it's called kwihi. If you follow the link, the seedpods of the actual tree were not as elongated, they look more curled up, but otherwise the article describes it accurately. Here is a short mention in the papiamento wikipedia.

And you're right, the pen is very special to me.

[Tarundurga]

It is indigenous to the ABC islands, in Aruba it's called kwihi. If you follow the link, the seedpods of the actual tree were not as elongated, they look more curled up, but otherwise the article describes it accurately. Here is a short mention in the papiamento wikipedia.

And you're right, the pen is very special to me.

mhGuda... that pen is so much more than a writing instrument. I'd cherish that forever.

[mhguda]

mhGuda... that pen is so much more than a writing instrument. I'd cherish that forever.

Yes, you're right. It's a reminder of home in the broadest sense - the place may not be there to go back to but the memory I carry in my heart always. And of course happy memories of the family are always there to revisit... as are my siblings, happily.

It is very good to be able to have it as a pen - especially as nice a pen as this one is.