'Cosmos' Cigar Style FP

Here's my latest pen to finish up - just done last week before I went away on a bit of a holiday, so now time to put up some pics.

This material is a very cool alumilite that I picked from Bear Tooth Woods, where it goes by 'Abalone Explosion'.  The person who ordered it noted that it reminded him of a 'cosmos style swirl', which I thought was very fitting, so I'm calling it that - 'Cosmos'.

The style is my usual Cigar, and the nib is a broad steel JoWo nib, smoothed to make the writing a joy.

Thanks for taking the time to look.

Cheers,

Ken

Blue Cowrie Cigar Fountain Pen with Black Trim

This is only the second time that I have ever used this Blue Cowrie acrylic - and I have to say, I love it.  Very appealing mix of blues with bits of pearl thrown in.  Very cool.

The order I received was for a flat-ended Cigar style, with a simple 'framing' black trim on the ends.

The nib is a fine feel JoWo nib, custom ground to a 0.4mm stub/cursive italic - smoother than a standard CI, but more line variation than a standard plain stub.  The fill system is cartridge/converter, though with a bit of silicone grease, it could certainly be used as an eyedropper.

Thanks for looking!

Ken

Water, Water Everywhere

Here is another of the Cool Mint Water Cigar style fountain pens.    Having fun working on these transparent acrylics.  Takes well over twice as long to do a pen in this material, but pretty eye-catching result :-)

This one is fitted in the picture with a fine nib, but I will be doing a custom grind to EF or possibly EEF.

Going to have to find some other colours to work on…

Ken

Understated Elegance: Clipless Shirt Pocket Fountain Pen in Cumberland and Black Ebonite

Here, the one who ordered this pen was looking for something elegant and portable, yet understated with subtle contrasting detail.   Cumberland ebonite was chosen as the most appropriate material to use, and after much discussion, we settled on the 'Shirt Pocket Fountain Pen' style, but without the clip.  I believe we have achieved what we set out to accomplish!

The grip section is in black ebonite, and both the cap and barrel are trimmed with black ebonite to frame the cumberland, and to give it just a bit more of a 'sober' quality.

The nib is a two-tone steel JoWo fine nib, and the fill system is cartridge/converter.

Have I mentioned how much ebonite stinks as you turn it?  I'm pretty sure I have, because wow.  Still, the smell wears off after a few months, and leaves you with the rich, warm feel of this very traditional material.

Thanks for looking!

Ken

'Simplicity' Style FP in Golden Smoke and Black Trim - With Duofold Centennial Nib and Grip!

Here's a first for me.  I had a request to make a new pen for an orphaned Duofold Centennial nib and grip section.  Wasn't sure what the thread specs on the grip section were, so asked around and got various responses.  So, easiest was just to lay hands on the thing and spec it out.  Turns out it takes a bizarre M9.5 x 0.75 thread.  Well, not going to come across that every day, but fits well enough into a barrel threaded with an M10 x 0.75 tap.  Good to go!  I was given artistic licence in coming up with a new body for this pen, and no constraint to make it 'Duofoldy', so away we go.

I had a few alumilites that I thought would look good with this grip with its golden trim rings, but my wife wisely picked out the Golden Smoke as the best option.  I decided to tie it to the grip section with some black trim on the ends, and put it all in the form of one of my 'Simplicity of Heart' (or just, 'Simplicity') style pens.

Hmmm….  may need to make a roll stop for this one, though…  If I do, I will update this post.

Thanks for looking,

Ken

'Nemo' Inlaid Shirt Pocket Fountain Pen

The order this time was for a glossy black barrel, a colourful cap, and matching inlays to tie it all together - all in the form of one of my Shirt Pocket Fountain Pens.

So, looking through my short pieces, I came across this piece of red, white and black pearly swirl acrylic, which I have used before - a kind of red version of 'Finding Nemo' (if you get the reference).

Here, the pen is fitted with a medium polished steel JoWo nib, and uses a cartridge/converter fill system.  The converter installed is a good quality Schmidt K5 converter.

Thanks for looking!