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Welcome to my Custom Fountain Pen website/blog. I put this site together a while ago so that I could let some of my fellow pen enthusiasts and penmakers, as well as my customers, see what I have been up to lately in the workshop. I don't publish all of my pens here, but good percentage of them.

A Little About My Pens: I love doing fine work on the lathe, which is what got me into this work. That is, I enjoy the focus on the details of a project - the material and colour selection, the form, the fit and finish of the pen. I also test all of the my nibs before shipping. I fill the converter, run ink through the nib and feed, and write with it. I spend a significant amount of time smoothing and adjusting the nib of every pen that I sell. My goal, with each pen that I make, is to create a writing piece whose fit and finish will impress you when you first pull it out of the packing, and that will serve you well as a great writer when you fill it up with your favourite ink.

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').

* ORDERS: Please contact me at kencavers@gmail.com to place an order.

* PRICES: Please see the link on the right side of the screen 'Pricing Guide' for an idea as to the cost of a pen.

* REVIEWS: Have a look at the bottom of this page for some reviews done by previous buyers!

* HOW LONG WILL MY ORDER TAKE?:
IMPORTANT NOTICE: I am happily overwhelmed with pen orders. This gives me great joy in that my work is so well received, but saddens me that I cannot fill orders anywhere near as quickly as I would like. I am still trying to work through back orders, but if you have ordered from me and heard nothing for some time, feel free to email me and ask how things are going.
I still only make these pens in my spare time, when work and family time permit, and even then the productivity slows down during the coldest winter months thanks to my unheated workshop.
Given that I make these pens primarily as a hobby, I also reserve the right to pursue some other interesting pen projects in between filling orders.
I apologize for long delays in order fulfillment, which may in some case be over a year and a half. In the meantime, you are welcome to contact me to inquire about new pen orders, or to check up on a previously submitted order.

-Ken Cavers








Thursday, 9 April 2015

'Jungle Life' Large Size Cigar Fountain Pen


I have to say, I am really enjoying working with these amazing alumilite resins.  They have demonstrated such incredibly vivid colours, and this one is no different.  Gorgeous rich browns and greens in very organic swirls - to me, this material's brilliant colour immediately evokes thoughts of rich Jungle life.   So, I dropped that name on it (though I bought it as 'Genesis' alumilite from the supplier).


This Cigar is one of my large size ('Big Hand') Cigar style pens.  Not for tiny-handed!


The buyer for this pen wanted to be able to use two different nibs JoWo nibs with it (which she kindly supplied for the making of this pen), so I have made two different grip sections, one to house each nib.  This allows for the easy swapping of nibs without having to grip the nib and feed itself to unscrew (risk putting nib tines out of alignment).   One nib is a lovely 18K medium, the other a very cool music nib.


Accompanying this pen is a matching pen rest made out of the same resin - to keep the pen from falling to its death from desk-height.

Thanks for looking,

Ken
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