Woodex Pens

[hari317]

12 hours ago, toelyn said:

Thanks.
I had a similar experience on Woodex #9 with 35mm nibs instead of the factory 28mm ones. Standard ebonite feed wouldn't allow enough space, but Sheaffer NN feed did. Outcome was quite rewarding - much better balance now, aesthetically pleasing as well. 

 

looks lovely, well done!

[scunepo]

The pens look really nice. Is there a stockist in the UK?

[Harish N V]

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/379872-woodex-model-40-an-indian-ebonite-beauty/?do=getNewComment

[hari317]

On 10/18/2025 at 6:51 PM, scunepo said:

The pens look really nice. Is there a stockist in the UK?

Thanks, I dont think there is a stockist for these pens, you will have to buy them directly from the manufacturer. Contact details are in the first post.

[hari317]

Woodex 63 pocket with a Bock 380 nib unit in BB. 

 

The newest entry to the Woodex fleet. 
 

The pen. 

The nib. 

Ebonite feed. 

The fitment of the nib unit in the section. 

Nib marking. 

The newer Bock 380 nibs appear to have the nib width marked on the nib. 

 

The barrel opened. 

Three types of nib units on the Woodex 63:

L-R: Ambitious no 40, Kanwrite no 45(9) and Bock 380(8).
 

Cheers 

Hari

[arun.upb]

1 hour ago, hari317 said:

Woodex 63 pocket with a Bock 380 nib unit in BB. 

 

The newest entry to the Woodex fleet. 
 

The pen. 

The nib. 

Ebonite feed. 

The fitment of the nib unit in the section. 

Nib marking. 

The newer Bock 380 nibs appear to have the nib width marked on the nib. 

 

The barrel opened. 

Three types of nib units on the Woodex 63:

L-R: Ambitious no 40, Kanwrite no 45(9), and Bock 380(8). &nbsp
 

cheers 

Hari. 

Great mod, looks super clean, the #8 nib version gets used the most? Also, where did you get the 380 bb from, thanks.

[hari317]

1 hour ago, arun.upb said:

Great mod, looks super clean, the #8 nib version gets used the most? Also, where did you get the 380 bb from, thanks.

Thanks. So far the kanwrite mammoth nib unit version got the maximum use. Used as pure ED I faced zero issues. Very nice configuration. 
 

I got the 380 BB from a shop called the pen realm run by Kirk Speer in the USA. My usual suppliers did not have the BB. 

[arun.upb]

5 hours ago, hari317 said:

Thanks. So far the kanwrite mammoth nib unit version got the maximum use. Used as pure ED I faced zero issues. Very nice configuration.

Nice! Good to hear about the ed mode. I got a couple when they released Mammoth, they needed a little work before they stopped burping.

5 hours ago, hari317 said:

got the 380 BB from a shop called the pen realm run by Kirk Speer in the USA. My usual suppliers did not have the BB.

Thanks for the info!

[hari317]

14 hours ago, arun.upb said:

I got a couple when they released Mammoth, they needed a little work before they stopped burping.

I got mine from the initial lot only. I got the B which was writing a bit narrow for my liking. So I contacted Mr Awasthi, he offered to exchange it for a BB coupled with a low flow feed that they had developed in the meanwhile. My example has been trouble free. I quite love the nib and it has found a good home in my 63.

[arun.upb]

1 hour ago, hari317 said:

I got mine from the initial lot only. I got the B which was writing a bit narrow for my liking. So I contacted Mr Awasthi, he offered to exchange it for a BB coupled with a low flow feed that they had developed in the meanwhile. My example has been trouble free. I quite love the nib and it has found a good home in my 63.

Good to hear about the new feed and bb nib. Always the gentleman, Mr. Awasthi.

 

The nib widths seem to all be on the narrower side from kanwrite. Still, I like the #35 ones very much, many fun options.

 

Enjoy your w63!

[Harish N V]

Lovely pen again. Mine will hopefully arrive next week. Looking forward to it. Do you like the pocket length or the full length?

[hari317]

1 hour ago, Harish N V said:

Lovely pen again. Mine will hopefully arrive next week. Looking forward to it. Do you like the pocket length or the full length?

Thank you. I like the pocket version. 

[Harish N V]

12 hours ago, hari317 said:

Thank you. I like the pocket version. 

👍

[Harish N V]

On 2/26/2025 at 3:36 PM, hari317 said:

Woodex 63: 

This model was introduced sometime in late 2024. This pen is a recreation of a very similar Deccan masterpiece that I bought in 2005 or so; the only difference being that the Deccan version had a beaky Pelikan-esque clip and had a pure ED fill setup. Unfortunately, I had sold that pen off and could never find one again at Deccan. This pen is a true ebonite jumbo as can be seen from the dimensions: 

• Capped length: 168mm
• Uncapped length: 158mm
• Posting cap length: 200mm
• Cap dia: 21mm
• Barrel dia: 19mm
• Section dia: 15mm
• Ink capacity: 5ml

 

Previously the largest Indian rod that I had encountered was 20mm in diameter (I didn’t measure the Deccan version’s diameter as those were early days for me). 

 

The fit and finish is impeccable on my piece. I am really impressed. There are zero defects or blemishes in the ebony black ebonite. 

 

I opted for the B nib as a nib unit allowing C/C operation with optional ED filling capability. 

 

I got the unmarked 40mm nib from Ambitious which has just the Ambitious logo tucked away towards the nib tail. 

 

The pen writes really well with generous flow when filled with waterman’s black ink. These are still early days. 

 

The pen is constructed really well. Has a machined in-situ inner cap. The section barrel threads have the buttress thread profile.  The clip catches the fabric smoothly with no rough edges. 

 

The pen. 

 

The pen uncapped. 

The nib. 

Side view. 

 

The plastic feeder.

Section unscrewed. 

 

The conical pen ends. 

With other Woodex models. 

L-R: 56, 4, 39, 63
 

 

Uncapped: 

L-R: 56JoWo no6, 4 KW no 35, 39 Ambitious no 40, 63 Ambitious no 40.
 

 

With other brands: 

L-R: 9019, Guider Push cap

Zimbo, JK Jumbo, 63, Kim Jumbo, Gama Kambar, Guider Super Zimbo
 

 

Uncapped: 

L-R: 9019 40mm, Guider Push cap

Zimbo no 35 , JK Jumbo no 35, 63 no 40, Kim Jumbo no 35, Gama Kambar no 40, Guider Super Zimbo Schmidt FH452
 

cheers 

Hari. 

Hi Hari,

 

You have talked about the usage of buttress threads in this model and generally their larger models from 39 onwards have buttress threads. Any reason why it's used with their larger models. I asked the same to woodex and WhatsApp response was not clear. 

[hari317]

2 hours ago, Harish N V said:

Hi Hari,

 

You have talked about the usage of buttress threads in this model and generally their larger models from 39 onwards have buttress threads. Any reason why it's used with their larger models. I asked the same to woodex and WhatsApp response was not clear. 

I think the reason may be that they pay more attention to the larger models as they are more expensive. The inexpensive smaller models might be getting made more quickly. This is just my guess. 

Best

Hari

 

[Harish N V]

16 minutes ago, hari317 said:

I think the reason may be that they pay more attention to the larger models as they are more expensive. The inexpensive smaller models might be getting made more quickly. This is just my guess. 

Best

Hari

 

Ok. But buttress as it is doesn't add to durability or other such things?

[hari317]

14 minutes ago, Harish N V said:

Ok. But buttress as it is doesn't add to durability or other such things?

I have covered the role of Buttress threads in this writeup:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/377316-why-does-my-pen-burp-and-how-to-solve-it/

 

[Harish N V]

4 hours ago, hari317 said:

I have covered the role of Buttress threads in this writeup:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/377316-why-does-my-pen-burp-and-how-to-solve-it/

 

Got it. Thanks for the write up.