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15 minutes ago, Linger said:

Incoming!

 

I just got word from Ryo-san that my GW15C is completed and ready for shipment. It was the first time he covered African Ebony with urushi, and he was quite enthusiastic about the result. He made his "usual" picture of my pen to illustrate the result - please see below. Once in hands, I will post some pictures of myself. For now, after a year and a half, counting down the days...

 

 

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Nice job! Congratulations.

Looking forward to your posts once you have it in hand

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On 6/11/2022 at 3:50 AM, Mew said:

Received my snakewood hakase today. Looks nice and the flattop is a nice change from the standard cigar/torpedo shape pens I have from them. 
 

 


 


 


 


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  • 2 months later...

Got a nice little payout a few weeks ago (2-3 weeks I think) and ended up ordering a bunch of pens. 
 

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@Mew Congratulations. Tha is quite an impressive haul! Would appreciate your explaining to the uninitiated, what particular models and nibs you have ordered. Reasons for the choice of materials, and nibs and nib sizes would be helpful.

 

I take it that this is not your first 'foray' in Hakase?

Thanks

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12 hours ago, a student said:

@Mew Congratulations. Tha is quite an impressive haul! Would appreciate your explaining to the uninitiated, what particular models and nibs you have ordered. Reasons for the choice of materials, and nibs and nib sizes would be helpful.

 

I take it that this is not your first 'foray' in Hakase?

Thanks


 

Thanks. No I already own 4-5. 
 

As for the the pens, 

picture 1 and 3 - rosewood burl urushi, one with section ring and one without. Both FM nib. 
 

picture 2 - rosewood Burl urushi, M nib. 
 

picture 4 - buffalo horn and ivory, FM nib 

 

picture 5 - buffalo horn, FM nib. 

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@Mew. Thank you! I can see that you have a "special customer / friend" status with Hakase. Do post images once you receive these wonderfully crafted pieces of art

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30 minutes ago, Mew said:


Sandalwood with Kintsugi. 

 

Excuse my ignorance but isn't it the case that Kintsugi is a technique applied to mend a broken object? And in this case it would seems there is nothing to mend. Hmm ...

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1 hour ago, a student said:

 

Excuse my ignorance but isn't it the case that Kintsugi is a technique applied to mend a broken object? And in this case it would seems there is nothing to mend. Hmm ...


He has broken pieces of sandalwood left from the limited edition in 2010 (not sure about the year). So he’ll make a pen out of those broken pieces using kintsugi. 

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14 minutes ago, Mew said:


He has broken pieces of sandalwood left from the limited edition in 2010 (not sure about the year). So he’ll make a pen out of those broken pieces using kintsugi. 

 

Remarkable; well done indeed!

Do remember to post an image once you have it in your hands

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An update regarding the snakewood, it cracked again after about 1.5 years. I have decided not to get it remade and opted to adjust the amount for the next orders. 
 

apparently snakewood is pretty prone to cracking. So no point risking it again. 

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