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Woodex is a pen brand based in Hyderabad, Telangana State, India. Ebonite pens are colloquially referred to as "Wood" pens in the south, so the name Woodex is apt for a company that specialises in making ebonite pens. Woodex PDF Catalog Woodex Dimensions xls The penmaker is Mr Prabhakar and the person who sells the pens is his son in law Mr Narasimha. I am really impressed with the quality of their pens and outstanding workmanship. Here are a couple of pens that I purchased last month from them: Model 4: The stock nib is a no 35 from Kanwrite in F or M. Alongside my ever inked Deccan Advocate from 2004: The stock M nib from KW is quite good, I might switch in an identical OBB Stub from KW into the pen for daily use. Model 15: This is the smaller version of the Model 4. The Model 6 is similar but this is slightly fancier with a white dot on the cap top. The Stock nib is a no 5 from Ambitious tipped Fine. Compared to Deccan Advocate Jr, and Model 13(steel cap) An Indian no 5 nib is 25mm long, 7mm across and sits on a 4.75mm diameter ebonite feeder. The stock F nib is excellent but I need something wider and KW makes only upto B in no 5/5.5 so I have modified the pens section to accept a M200 nib unit. Compared to Mohi Aura: Both pens sport M200 nib units: I have purchased some more Woodex pens, will be showing them in this thread as they arrive. Cheers! Hari

Sharing some pics of my new Woodex flat top pen. Woodex pens are made by a veteran pen turner Mr P Prabhakara Chari who is based in the Masab tank area of Hyderabad. His pens have now become available for direct purchase by pen enthusiasts by contacting him or his relatives on their mobile telephone no. The stock nib option on this pen is an Indian 35mm nib (western no 6) in steel finish with F or M tips. Now I felt the steel finish nib did not go well with the golden trim of the pen. I was looking for a vehicle to carry my 35mm Kanwrite Architect/Arabic nib and this woodex thus became my Woodex Arabic. The pics: The nib, it starts off as a BB which is then reground. https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/uploads/imgs/fpn_1597328668__c79f516f-8be1-4534-861e-bc3cb7a0878c.jpeg The Arabic alongside my trusty Big Red. A writing sample. The stock pen cost me 950/- plus shipping. The Arabic nib was another few hundred rupees from KW. Installation was self done. Its a nice pen. The nib is very smooth with a slightly sailor zoom nib type behaviour. Best Hari