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Hello from Greece

mav

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Athens-Greece
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Mavroidis
Hello.
My name is Mavroidis.I live in Athens and I am in pen turning since 2012.I joined the forum on August this year.
Here is some of my recent work.
The first two fountain pens are dns-master kits.

Ebony and olivewood.Walnut oil and carnauba wax finish for cap and body.
CA finish for olive wood front section.Bock medium nib.
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Yellow elder burl and alternative ebony.Sanded to 12000 MM and polished.Bock medium nib.
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Modified Jr.Gent.II.Lapis truestone-Rhodium.Sanded to 12000 MM and polished.
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Waiting for your comments.
 

Jim

Grand Master
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Welcome to the forums Mavroidis, these are two quality pens my friend .. Very nice indeed .. :thumbs:
 

Grump

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Location
Stevenage
First Name
Brian
I see 3 stunning efforts there, a treat for my eyes.
Thank you for showing init?
 

silver

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Somewhere in Staffordshire,
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Eamonn.
Welcome to the forum Mav,

You have obviously learnt quite a bit from the forum since August to come out with pens like that..:devil:

Really nice pens and look forward to seeing more of your work..:thumbs:
 

Dalboy

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Kent
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Derek
καλησπέρα and welcome to the forum Mav. Some great looking pens especially the elder one the grain in that is spectacular
 

Penpal

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Location
Canberra AUSTRALIA
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Peter
At long last a pen design that simply emphasises the display of what is outside the pen with a short distance from the tip to the timber as in the Yellow Elder Burl. Mav all the pens are well presented and impressive with your choice of blanks whtaway to kick off indeed.

Peter.:claps:
 

Buckeye

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UK
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Peter
Welcome to the forum Mav, they are lovely pens:thumbs:and I especially like the Yellow elder burl, that is a gorgeous piece of wood.

Peter
 

brody2123

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redditch
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Brody
Welcome Mav:thumbs: 3 beautiful pens there! I never got the chance to buy some dns kits. Always regretted putting it off. :thumbs:
 

Treeesa

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Location
Berkshire
First Name
Andy
Welcome Mav great looking pens lovely style on each of them :thumbs:

Particularly like the first one, omofos
 

paulm

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Welcome to the forum Mavroidis. That is a trio of gorgeous pens there, absolutely beautiful. :thumbs:
 
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