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Blue celluloid fountain pen

ValleyBoy

ValleyBoy

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Ash
Hi all.

I took a piece of celluloid from my “special blanks” drawer this week and made this pen with it.

I love the stuff. It does require a light touch or it can overheat, but worth the extra bit of care needed.

I’m on a bit of a run with the hex shaped pens at the moment. Not sure if I’m alone in this but once I hit on something new to me then I tend to hammer it to death and repeat it many times so I acquire some degree of familiarity with the process. A form of cerebral muscle memory.

Anyway here it is. I use 13mm triple lead cap threads and the trim rings are sterling silver which I cut from sheet. The coin is cast. Fitted with a Bock nib.

Cheers
Ash

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flexi

flexi

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mark
I can see why you saved that blank.... Its rather special... All in all that's a very well thought out and executed pen with what looks to be a flawless finish, what's not to love about that:drool::drool:
 
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