Lotus college- red sandal wood

[hariharan]

Lotus College- redsandal wood

 

I have been following Mr.Arun Singhwi’s lotus pens for some time. They are elegant and beautiful. I somehow resisted my temptation so far.

Recently I attended a penshow in Chennai, India. Among the many good collection, I saw the lotus pens too. I fell in love with this simple and beautiful wooden fountain pen. I was in dilemma to purchase it. I went around and when I came back the pen was gone.

 

Doesn’t the fountain of desire emanate from the rarity of the desired one? Mr.Singhwi looked me once and said “don’t worry, we shall ship” and in seconds the deal was sealed. And the long wait began. Three weeks felt like years.

 

The box arrived in a well packed carton. The artistry in the packaging, including the proportional box, the velvet padding and the decorated pen pouch speaks volume about the culture of aesthetics in lotus pens.

 

The wooden pen is made of red sandal wood. Its fit with a Jowo black nib and black clip, which gives a stronger appeal to the pen. I couldn’t wait for the customary flushing and inked it with camlin blue.

 

The pen wrote beautifully out of the box. The angle of sweet spot is limited, and it writes with a tinge of feedback in the normal range of holding angles. But I guess upon flushing and bit of use, it can be easily overcome. The pen is very light and I felt that its balanced better when capped.

 

I got a handsome discount in the pen show and am now a happy and proud owner of this rustic beauty.

[Glenn-SC]

Very good looking pen!

I’m glad that you like it.  

[chromantic]

It's a lovely pen and I'm glad you're liking it.

I'm curious about the wood, though, specifically about the threads. Being wood, is there a possibility of excessive wear (loosening) over time that wouldn't usually affect metal threads?

[hariharan]

9 hours ago, chromantic said:

It's a lovely pen and I'm glad you're liking it.

I'm curious about the wood, though, specifically about the threads. Being wood, is there a possibility of excessive wear (loosening) over time that wouldn't usually affect metal threads?

Thank you very much.

 

Yes, the wear of wooden threads is a potential threat. However, I have seen some really old wooden eye dropper pens in flea market with intact threads. I hope till will tell. 

[terim]

On 3/30/2025 at 10:29 AM, chromantic said:

It's a lovely pen and I'm glad you're liking it.

I'm curious about the wood, though, specifically about the threads. Being wood, is there a possibility of excessive wear (loosening) over time that wouldn't usually affect metal threads?

Usually when people make wooden pens, they choose another material for the threaded parts because wood does not take threads well. That's probably an ebonite component ..... just a guess.

[hariharan]

22 hours ago, terim said:

Usually when people make wooden pens, they choose another material for the threaded parts because wood does not take threads well. That's probably an ebonite component ..... just a guess.

I think you are right about the section, it does feel different (though not sure), but the barrel has no metal or other lining on its inside. So definitely, the barrel has thread on its wood. Also, i think they cut deeper threads on wood