Show Us Your Oblique Penholders!

[smk]

That question is very much on-topic Algester.

 

Brian Smith (MusinkMan) and fiberdrunk worked on one a while ago. The results were shared in this very thread. Here's the link: Oblique Holder for Lefties. I am not sure if this design will work for all lefties but I'm sure Brian can figure it out.

 

- Salman

 

ETA: If you are just learning, I am sure you will benefit from learning the underhanded style.

[Algester]

Yes I'm trying my go at underhanded style I think I can do it but I may probably need to have a custom made oblique holder too huh... hmm... I'll experiment first with the standard speedball oblique holder

http://i.imgur.com/bVn3RAYl.jpg

my penmanship with trying out the under handed style I'm using a Soft Medium Custom Heritage 91 just to see how much I can go the one of the right is my attempt at studying Fude nibs but thats out of topic right now

Edited May 25, 2014 by Algester

[hzsimms]

Here is my paean to steampunk. I know, I'm way too old to be into steampunk, but all those gears and cogs and copper and stuff are really cool!

 

http://i1349.photobucket.com/albums/p743/hzsimms/Steampunk2_zps9280597b.jpg

 

It's made out of Honduran rosewood, hand hammered copper, bits and pieces of timex and other assorted gears, trinkets and doo-dads. I blackened the flange because it just seemed more appropriate that way. Here are the operative parts a little closer up.

 

http://i1349.photobucket.com/albums/p743/hzsimms/Steampunk1a_zps067e44db.jpg

 

I have learned a couple of very valuable lessons with this pen. Watch parts are much smaller than I imagined and can seldom be recovered when you drop them on the floor of your shop and hammering copper will irritate your wife.

 

Howard

[smk]

That is one special holder Howard. Love it.

 

Salman

[mvarela]

Here is my paean to steampunk. I know, I'm way too old to be into steampunk, but all those gears and cogs and copper and stuff are really cool!

 

http://i1349.photobucket.com/albums/p743/hzsimms/Steampunk2_zps9280597b.jpg

 

It's made out of Honduran rosewood, hand hammered copper, bits and pieces of timex and other assorted gears, trinkets and doo-dads. I blackened the flange because it just seemed more appropriate that way. Here are the operative parts a little closer up.

 

http://i1349.photobucket.com/albums/p743/hzsimms/Steampunk1a_zps067e44db.jpg

 

I have learned a couple of very valuable lessons with this pen. Watch parts are much smaller than I imagined and can seldom be recovered when you drop them on the floor of your shop and hammering copper will irritate your wife.

 

Howard

Wow, Howard! Those are quite something!! Beautiful work!

[Stompie]

Here is my paean to steampunk. I know, I'm way too old to be into steampunk, but all those gears and cogs and copper and stuff are really cool!

 

 

 

That is a brilliant pen Howard!

[hzsimms]

That is one special holder Howard. Love it.

 

Salman

 

 

Wow, Howard! Those are quite something!! Beautiful work!

 

 

 

That is a brilliant pen Howard!

 

Thanks, I really appreciate the kind words! I'm going to try to do an Excelsior steampunk pen sometime in the near future...I've gotten to like writing with those quite a bit. If I can just figure out how to hammer copper quietly, I'll be in good shape!

 

Howard

[Lyander0012]

Whew...been away for a bit. I thought I'd throw up a couple photos of some recent holders I built.

 

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5A flame maple aniline dyed peacock blue, synthetic mother of pearl grip & custom turned handle design

This one is named "Bluebird of Paradise":

 

 

HOLY CRUD, this is an amazing pen staff! *noises of frustration*

Er, should this get sold before I manage to put my finances together... might I ask whether you could make another one of these? The Daedric holder from before was awesome, if a bit unweildy-looking, but this one... O_O

 

 

K.

[nojanv]

I have an oblique holder from Mr. Smith, or Musinkman. Here's my unique oblique http://i.imgur.com/QpIpxqp.jpg

[Stompie]

Brian and Howard, where you guys gone to? Are there no new pens to display?????

[hzsimms]

Brian and Howard, where you guys gone to? Are there no new pens to display?????

Stompie,

 

I must apologize for my lack of poductivity lately but, when the days get long, my golfing jones kicks in and I start spending most of the daylight hours when I'm not at work in the futile pursuit of a small white ball (or, sometimes a yellow one...I like them, they're easier to find in the woods). I do have a couple of pens under construction (including a pink ebonite one with metal leaf inlays...never worked with pink ebonite before, so we'll see). Thanks for reminding me and I'll try to get back to the shop in short order. I'm also trying to get my daughter all squared away for a semester at Oxford. She'll be heading your way in about three weeks. England may never be the same. Hope you're doing well and I'll try to get some stuff up in the near future.

 

Howard

[smk]

I have been receiving some requests for my Tear-drop holders lately. The one shared below was made to be as light as possible with a slightly modified grip areas that allows for a bit of freedom if you don't have the classic forefinger-on-top grip.

 

Here is the result:

 

 

- Salman

[Alphabetguy]

Early this year I began making pen holders. What started out as a hobby quest to find a dip pen for my odd handgrip turned into an everyday effort in the workshop. I started out with straight holders and progressed to an oblique. It has taken nearly a year to learn how do an oblique from start to finish.

 

The oblique in the photo is my first good one. I lost count of the trial an error attempts in the learning process. Its a lot of fun to combine woodworking skills with the art of lettering. I recently learned what stabilized wood is. I can only imagine what the next oblique or straight holder will look like with some double dyed burl.

 

Alan

[Algester]

http://i.imgur.com/Drnz3p0l.jpg

I think I'm doing it wrong...

Edited November 10, 2014 by Algester

[smk]

Algester - the pen is supposed to be coming in from the left - you have it on the right here.

 

S.

[smk]

Here's one I finished a couple of weeks ago. This holder is made from Curly Maple and has a thicker than usual grip and is about 5.5 inches long.

 

 

The back side is a bit more interesting:

 

 

Salman

[dgreenwood116]

I received my first oblique holder just the other day! After looking at some of these, i definitely want to try out the blackwell!

http://s8.postimg.org/y1mhj5n8l/oblique.jpg

[Algester]

Algester - the pen is supposed to be coming in from the left - you have it on the right here.

 

S.

I'm a Lefty it's to be expected

[supxor]

Please good people, sell to me a Magnusson. One of you is NOT writing with it! At this point, it is the only holder, beyond the two dozen or so in my collection, that I wish to acquire.

[hzsimms]

It's been a while since I posted anything, haven't been in the shop much lately. Family issues (aging parents and all that goes with that) have occupied a great deal of my time of late. However, a friend asked me to make him a straight holder for offhand flourishing and I just finished it. Thought I'd put it up here. Now that I've gotten back to the shop, I expect I'll be a more frequent contributor again. This one is flame maple and koa. The "G" (and two little flourishes on each side of it that you can't really see in this photo) are inlaid sterling silver. I've never tried inlaying silver and it's definitely a technique that requires practice.. Nowhere to go but up from here! Take care,

 

Howard

 

 

http://i1349.photobucket.com/albums/p743/hzsimms/George%20Pen_zpsrelqcpvh.jpg