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$50 Maki-E Diy (1St Attempt)

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Hi folks :)

I am super new to this hobby. Since I recently completed my first project I would like to post it here and get your eyes on it. Like many of you, I too found the Japanese maki-e fountain pens amazingly beautiful yet very out of my reach price-wise. I had some experience assembling car model kits, so I thought since I already have the spray paint and sandpaper and all that stuff, why not treat a fountain pen just another car model and do some experiments on it?

 

And here's the outcome! Quite honestly, I am pretty happy with the result, although the wood finish I was using doesn't seem super scratch-resistant.

 

Another major issue is that there doesn't seem to be a lot of cheap clip-less fountain pens out there for me to work off. If you folks have any suggestions, please let me know! I bought this one off eBay:

 

Cheers!

 

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Your pen looks good. It is a good exhibition of your skill. You can also try ebonite pens as the base and maybe protect with a clear coat.

If you want less blah, blah, blah and more pictures, follow me on Instagram!

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It looks very good, you can try the pens of Ranga in ebonita, they are very good prices and usually make offers for this forum. Currently they have one open for any kind of their pens.

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WOW

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wow! Beautiful work!

 

Could you post references to the process itself? Looks like something I'd like to try some day.

 

Alex

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