Thursday 21 March 2013

Classic Clipless Fountain Pen in 'Cappuccino Humbug' Acrylic


Here's one that I finished last night.  Finally someone chose this cool acrylic for their custom pen!  I have been itching to use this stuff since I got it, but I guess I needed an excuse.



So anyway, the order was for one of my 'Classic' style pens, clipless, in this material, with a two tone fine nib.  No problem.

Interestingly, as I turned this material, which is pretty obviously a resin composed of chips of another layered acrylic, I came across one solitary black chip, mixed in amongst the others.  I thought that was pretty cool, so I hope the buyer does too :-))



When I bought this stuff, it was called 'cappuccino', but since everyone renames these acrylics when they sell them, and since my wife thought they looked like the candies known as 'humbugs', I thought the name was appropriate.



So there we go.  I hope the new owner likes it, because that's what it's all about!

Thanks for looking,

Ken


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5 comments:

  1. Terry Murray22 March 2013 at 11:02

    I'm not sure how I feel about this acrylic, but to each his own.

    However, I did want to share with you something I just read on fpgeeks.com: "...using a fountain pen should feel like riding a unicorn through a field of cupcakes during a rainstorm of scotch while eating bacon."

    Or if using this pen, "...during a rainstorm of cappuccino while eating humbugs."

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    1. kcavers22 March 2013 at 11:37

      LOL - great quote!

      But yes, taste is individual, no question. I've had many asking for another 'Pen of Many Colours', like your. Others, concerning that pen have asked, "what is wrong with you?!"

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    2. Terry Murray25 March 2013 at 10:17

      "What is wrong with you?!" - Funny!

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  2. Anonymous28 March 2013 at 16:57

    When you say you make pens, how much of the pen do you actually fabricate? The section, feed and nib? as well as the barrel and cap?

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    1. kcavers28 March 2013 at 18:35

      I buy the nibs as nib units with feed and threaded nib holder (JoWo of Germany) and the clips, as well as the converter. I also buy a variety of materials (acrylic, ebonite, alumilite, polyresin, exotic woods) to make the pen out of. What I do is to turn and thread the nib/grip section, the barrel, and the cap (and cap finial) to house the nib unit and converter. The nib unit screws into the nib/grip section that I make, so can easily be swapped out for another nib if so desired.

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