Geoff Kent
Graduate Member
Good afternoon folks,
Its been a while since I have turned anything,been busy fishing and it's been too bloody hot in the shed!Anyway,a while back I purchased two of the new Leto kits from TM,part of their pro range.As the pics show,as well making the kit as usual,the skill level is raised as two small finials need to be turned and drilled to fit the barrel and cap ends.This is fairly straight forward but time consuming as the finials need to be accurately measured to match the pen and component diameters.
I used Osage Orange for the cap and barrel and American Black Walnut for the finials.Finish is melamine and micro crystalline wax.I am pretty pleased with the pen c&c's welcome.
The fountain pen is good value at £18.99 as it is supplied with a Bock no5 nib and a Schmidt converter.I feel the rollerball is overpriced as it is also £18.99.I reckon about £12.00 is a more realistic price.maybe Dan will see this and take note!
Its been a while since I have turned anything,been busy fishing and it's been too bloody hot in the shed!Anyway,a while back I purchased two of the new Leto kits from TM,part of their pro range.As the pics show,as well making the kit as usual,the skill level is raised as two small finials need to be turned and drilled to fit the barrel and cap ends.This is fairly straight forward but time consuming as the finials need to be accurately measured to match the pen and component diameters.
I used Osage Orange for the cap and barrel and American Black Walnut for the finials.Finish is melamine and micro crystalline wax.I am pretty pleased with the pen c&c's welcome.
The fountain pen is good value at £18.99 as it is supplied with a Bock no5 nib and a Schmidt converter.I feel the rollerball is overpriced as it is also £18.99.I reckon about £12.00 is a more realistic price.maybe Dan will see this and take note!
