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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!

If you have a Twitter account, I am @drgoretex

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, 1 March 2013

New Design - the 'Shirt Pocket' Fountain Pen


I am always on the lookout for cool fountain pens that fit well in my shirt pocket.  Yes, I am that much of a geek, and proud of it.  In any case, they are hard to find - at least, in the higher end fountain pens.  Most charge a higher price simply for being larger pens.  But in the real world, those of us who carry our pens in the shirt pocket want nothing more than a decent, quality pen small enough to fit the shirt pocket, but large enough to use comfortably.



Enter the 'Shirt Pocket' style fountain pen.  I made this one to be short enough capped to fit in my pocket easily, yet when posted (even unposted), it is the perfect size for long writing sessions.




This particular pen was made out of some really cool striated green ebonite that I have been dying to use, and so is made with flat ends to show off the ebonite cross-sectional patterns, but of course it could as easily be made with rounded, 'torpedo' ends.

In any case, this was the first 'just because I wanted to' fountain pen that I have made in a while.  Loved the experience!

Comments welcome.

Ken
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7 comments:

  1. Oh! It's quite cute! It looks adorable posted! What does it measure when posted?

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    1. Thanks, Azizah!

      This pen is really, really growing on me. Am taking it for a spin at work today, and it is perfect. I don't have a measure here, but it is about 130mm capped, and only a couple mm more posted. It is SO comfortable in the hand, capped or posted. I could write for hours with this.

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  2. Only one comment, when can I buy one :-) Never been a fan of green, but love this pattern and retro-modern look. Mary retweeted your pic on Twitter and immediately liked the "look".

    Brad (@bftsystems)

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    1. Thanks very much, Brad!

      Please send me a quick email at kencavers at gmail dot com and I'll give you a bit of a rundown there.

      Cheers,

      Ken

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    1. Thanks, Terry. I have been dying to use this stuff for some time now.

      I am looking forward to making a few more of this style in various other materials and colours...

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  4. charming little pen. the ebonite is lovely too!
    -kp

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