Show Us Your Oblique Penholders!

[caliken]

Hi Ken .......... Now I have a Speedball oblique penholder ........ I want buy some new nibs. Please ask me if I can buy brause rose or beause ef 66 and use them by Speedball oblique penholder?! About brause rose or beause ef 66 Which nib is more suitable for Speedball oblique penholder? !

 

 

 

I have a few holders from PIA and John Neal, and since acquiring magnificent holders from Brian Smith (MusinkMan), I knew that I would never again have any use for my solid plastic Speedball holders.....so I threw them out.

I know that certain nibs don't fit these holders, but I can't remember which - sorry. I sure that someone else on this thread will be able to advise you.

 

Ken

[mvarela]

The EF Principal doesn't fit well in the speedball holder. Gillot 303s, 170s, and 404s all fit nicely.

[Scribe_Not]

"... Here are a couple of very recent ones. "

Sweeeet! But you're killing me!

Edited August 14, 2013 by Scribe_Not

[schin]

I'm saying nothing! But those are beautiful holders!

[thang1thang2]

I'm guessing the familiar one would be the first and third holders... They're all beautiful, though! I need me a job so I can buy things like this...

[hzsimms]

Hey folks, just finished up a new pen that I wanted to share. It's birdseye maple and the three trim rings are a crushed turquoise inlay. I turned the finial from a crushed turquoise blank. It seems to work well with this particular pen. Let me know what you think. I'm actually kind of proud of this one!

 

Howard

 

http://i1349.photobucket.com/albums/p743/hzsimms/IMG_2639_zpsdba88d0a.jpg

Edited August 17, 2013 by hzsimms

[MusinkMan]

Nice work Howard! Love it, brother! Nice piece of birdseye maple too! Often times the "eyes" disappear when I cut down into a blank of birdseye. Yours looks awesome. Great work and I love the turquoise.

[Scribe_Not]

Just when you think he can't do any better... Brian rolls up his sleeves and crafts not one... but four amazing creations!

Two arrived on Monday.

A Honduran Rosewood Burl & Teak Burl handle that he described as spun gold. Yep, that's right on the money.

Along with a gorgeous burl and figured African Mahogany.

Then after a brief conversation last week I gave him an idea or two and let him do what he does so well.

Today, the other two arrived. Packaged as always with his hallmarked meticulous care and a personal penned note.

(Who does this today, in a time of blitzing social media, twittering, and a constant barrage of unyielding minutia?) It's a real pleasure to sit and open a parcel and quietly read a penned letter and ponder the skill and techniques acquired to create these time honored tools. I found it better than a nap!

 

Then I discovered the African Blackwood & Curly Koa handle in front that literally dances in the light while you're writing.

I haven't seen anything like that since Aug '69 at Yasgur's... but that's another story! And next was a drop-dead Flame Maple Grip and Bois de Rose handle of his design on top. All four are spot-on balanced and fall right into my grip like they were fitted specifically for me. It boggles my mind on how he is able to nail it every time!

 

Thank you again my friend!

 

 

PS. I believe I can now cross off #3 on Louis's List.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 23, 2013 by Scribe_Not

[MusinkMan]

Wow Doug, thanks so much for the accolades! I think I'm blushing! LOL!

 

Seriously, it's a pleasure to work with you, and I'm very happy that you are pleased with the holders.

I hope you have as much fun using them as I had making them for you.

 

Thanks again!!!!!

[Stompie]

 

I haven't seen anything like that since Aug '69 at Yasgur's... but that's another story!

 

 

 

 

Oh yeah, Do tell!

[Scribe_Not]

Oh yeah, Do tell!

Well Stompie, we're going away off topic on this one... hope the crew doesn't start throwing rocks at me.

 

Suffice it to say, one word... "blurry".Not unllike the dancing grain in that Koa, memories of that week are,

(in the words of Lewis Black) "somewhat askew."

 

If the truth be known, it wasn't until just last year when my 83yr old Mother recanted my escapades of that trip.

Until then, I had little recollection of anything that summer! And no she wasn't there but she did reluctantly and anxiously let myself and two accompanying wing nuts of mine drive off in her new Olds 98 for a "few days of camping with a close group of friends." HA!

 

Final note; Mom's a hoot! She actually taught Janis in second grade. She remembers that she had lovely curls and always wore the cutest dresses and Mary Janes. Mom always adds, "She was such a nice little girl with a lovely voice in the church choir. It's such a shame she fell in with those tacky people and made that awful music."

[Mickey]

Well Stompie, we're going away off topic on this one... hope the crew doesn't start throwing rocks at me.

 

Suffice it to say, one word... "blurry".Not unllike the dancing grain in that Koa, memories of that week are,

(in the words of Lewis Black) "somewhat askew."

 

Puts me in mind of a party I attended the summer before, where someone, unbeknownst to me at the time, had dropped forty tabs of STP (DOM or 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine) in the punchbowl. It was a hot night and I was thirsty...

[thang1thang2]

Puts me in mind of a party I attended the summer before, where someone, unbeknownst to me at the time, had dropped forty tabs of STP (DOM or 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine) in the punchbowl. It was a hot night and I was thirsty...

 

Did you resemble your profile picture by the time the night was over?

[Scribe_Not]

 

Did you resemble your profile picture by the time the night was over?

HA! Hence, the Handle, Half-Baked I believe?

[Stompie]

 

 

I hope the postman is kind to me tomorrow!!!!! 2 ones Unique Oblique c'est Magnefique holders on their way!!!!

[MusinkMan]

Stompie, I hope so...it's probably a little early yet, but they are definitely on the way.

[MusinkMan]

Here are a few new ones that I've managed to finish over the last few days.

 

This first one has a handle of Bois du Rose (isn't it a gorgeous wood), and the grip is Australian Yellow Box Burl. Beautiful together, with the African Blackwood foot. A very elegant and classy pen.

 

 

 

Then there is this one...antique and vintage lovers will recognize this design right away. This one is very long-handled, about 11 inches long. Yucatan Rosewood handle, with a stripe of yellow teak burl and another stripe of simulated ivory. I love recreating the designs of old vintage pens...besides being absolutely beautiful, it is a way for me to pay homage to the master penmakers and penmen of the Golden Age of Penmanship.

 

 

 

And then there is this...I call it "the pen of the undead". LOL It's made of solid Gabon Ebony with authentic Bloodwood accents. This wood has not been dyed red...so now you know why they call it Bloodwood. I wanted a bit of a mysterious gothic look. The calligraphic arts are mysterious to me in themselves; rich in mysterious ancient tales. Runes, Leonardo's backward mirror writing, incantations and spells written in blood with a pointed dip pen...I love all that stuff. So here it is...in deep black and blood red..."the undead pen" aka "the vampire's staff". LOL I couldn't resist a little bit of the macabre.

 

[Scribe_Not]

MusinkMan. ... "Here are a few new ones that I've managed to finish over the last few days."

 

 

I mustn't look, I mustn't look, I mustn't look.

 

Oh Man... I looked.

Edited August 24, 2013 by Scribe_Not

[fiberdrunk]

Ok, then. No help for left-handers. No interest, even.

 

I'm interested in this as well, only I'm a hook-over lefty (even more extreme contortions!) Would love to find a custom tool to help us because I've always wanted to learn Spencerian but can't with current straight or oblique holders.

[MusinkMan]

I'm pretty sure that I could come up with something that would work for you, fiberdrunk. Check your PM...I sent you some Q's about it.