I thought I would do this project in a diary format, sharing the build process as I go. Sorry if it bores you to tears.
I want to build a pen with the following features:
1. Completely kitless. Apart from the nib and feed, which will be a 6mm Jowo unit from PeteB, every component must be handmade by me.
2. It must be wood. Acrylic ain't my bag. Any accessories will be brass.
3. It must be strong enough to be a saleable unit.
4. And, just because I'm a masochist, it's going to be a bulbfiller. That means the barrel must be a sealed watertight unit, and there has be a blind cap on the end of the barrel to allow access to the ink sac.
I'll post my preliminary sketches later today, and then we can get on with the build! Comments and advice welcome at any stage.
I want to build a pen with the following features:
1. Completely kitless. Apart from the nib and feed, which will be a 6mm Jowo unit from PeteB, every component must be handmade by me.
2. It must be wood. Acrylic ain't my bag. Any accessories will be brass.
3. It must be strong enough to be a saleable unit.
4. And, just because I'm a masochist, it's going to be a bulbfiller. That means the barrel must be a sealed watertight unit, and there has be a blind cap on the end of the barrel to allow access to the ink sac.
I'll post my preliminary sketches later today, and then we can get on with the build! Comments and advice welcome at any stage.