Ken Cavers Custom Pens: Cumberland Ebonite 'Double Taper' Fountain Pen

WELCOME!

Welcome to my Custom Fountain Pen website/blog. I decided to put this website together for fellow penmakers, friends, and anyone interested in commissioning a custom pen - to give me a place to show some of the pens that I have made, discuss the finer aspects of the pen making hobby, or simply to talk about pens in general.

Have a look at my posts to see some of the work I am doing lately, or see my pricing guide in the link below to the right, or check the link to my current inventory of already-made pens (usually small, as most of my work is by commissions/orders).

Or, if you are interested, you can see some of the work I have done previously in my Custom Pen Gallery on Photobucket!

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If any of my posts generate particular interest, I will pin them as links on the right (eg 'Basic Nib Adjusting 101').

See the bottom of this page for some REVIEWS!

Please note: These pens have turned out to be unexpectedly popular (leaving me immensely pleased and rather humbled), and I have quite a number of orders pending. As of the end of March 2013, the wait time is around 10 months for a pen. I wish I could promise faster service, but sadly, my regular job is too demanding :-)

Thanks for your patience!

-Ken Cavers

Friday, 18 January 2013

Cumberland Ebonite 'Double Taper' Fountain Pen

Here is my later, just finished today - a custom order in which the one who ordered it requested a tapered barrel and cap.

The pen is created out of some very nicely grained ebonite (hard rubber), and is fitted with a ball-end clip held in place by a finial which screws into the cap. The pen is also equipped with a two-tone JoWo steel broad nib, as well as a converter for filling.