Blue Mosaic (and black trim) Shirt Pocket Fountain Pen

I've been waiting for a chance to use this awesome blue material!  Finally, had the chance a few days ago to put it to use.

Here is one of my 'Shirt Pocket Fountain Pens' (shirt pocket sized, deeply and securely posting), done up in the cool blue mosaic, with black finial and barrel trim.  It features a roller clip, and a smooth medium steel JoWo nib (smoothed and adjusted for a nice wet flow).  The filling system is cartridge/converter.

 The dimensions are 140mm capped, 128mm uncapped, and 145mm posted. 

You can find this pen on my 'Available for Purchase' page as well.

Thanks for looking!

Ken

Tiger Cigar time

I love the warmth of this material.  It is crazy cheerful!

Here is a Cigar style fountain pen that I finished last week, and have been waiting for a chance to get it on my blog.  Just shipped it this afternoon, but fortunately, had already taken pictures.  The pictures actually reflect the fact that it was taken just after I had done the nib smoothing and conditioning, as you can still see some wetness in the grip section from rinsing the ink out :-))

I think the Cigar style in acrylic is one of my favourites to make - I love acrylic, and I love the clipless Cigar.  Next one is for ME.

Thanks for looking!

Ken

Forest Lava Cigar!

Just finished this tonight.  Have had this Forest Lava resin sitting in stock for some time, and no takers.  Which was just killing me, because I thought this stuff looked spectacular!  So, I thought I'd have a go at it, and the best way to show it off would be to make a Cigar style pen, so here it is.

I have used several of these 'Lava' blanks now, and I have to say that I really like them - they have amazing depth and colour!

I made this Cigar a touch longer than usual, at 155mm capped, and 14mm uncapped.  The diameter is a comfortable 15.5mm.  This one is fitted with a broad polished steel JoWo nib, though two-tone or gold would look very good with this material as well.

Hope you like it!

Ken

Clipless 'Shirt Pocket Fountain Pen' in Raspberry Swirl

Here's one I didn't think I'd be likely to make - a 'Shirt Pocket Fountain Pen', but without a clip.  I would have thought that a clip would be necessary for the whole 'shirt pocket' thing, but as it turns out, there are many who prefer to leave the pen loose in the pocket unclipped.  Well, this works out nicely for the aesthetics of the pen, as the clip, for all its utility does break up the lines of the pen.

I made this one out of this bright and cheerful raspberry swirl acrylic, which is certainly no subtle colour - it rather demands notice.  Like all my SPFPs, the cap is designed to post securely on the barrel for convenience and comfort while writing.

This pen has a special nib awaiting it upon its arrival, but here is posing with a medium steel JoWo nib.

Well.  Enough play, and time to go off to work.

Thanks for looking!