Show Us Your Oblique Penholders!

[MusinkMan]

That's something I haven't tried. Thanks, will keep in mind.

Be careful with polyurethane. It will not dry on many exotic woods (such as cocobolo). Something in those oily woods will not allow poly to dry...it just remains a gummy mess on your work! Do as Salman recommended...use lacquer. :-)

 

--brian--

[goring_shmith]

Hello, dear members!

My name is Valentin. I am new on this forum and I have the pleasure to share with you some images regarding my latest oblique pen holder. It is the 9th oblique pen holder that I made.

I never sold pen holders before. This was my gift for my uncle's name day :-)

It is made from walnut wood wich is a rare wood in my area. It is 100% hand carved - no lathe!!!!

I carved it with a cutter-box blade (the cutter's handle broke during the carving process so the blade was everything left for carving). This is why it took me about 15 hours to do this job which could be done in 10 minutes with a lathe. Because it is hand carved it looks slightly curved when rolling it between fingers.

Easy to hold, beautifull design, nice natural color! In order to finish the holder's staff I applied one coat of primer for wood and 4 coats of yacht lacquer.

Hope you enjoy it :-)

 

P.S. what can I use more in order to improve the wood finishing? Many thanks.

[smk]

That is a beautiful holder goring_shmith - especially for a hand carved one. The flange seems to be angled in a bit too sharply. An angle of about 30-degrees with the axis of the holder is a good set up in my opinion.

 

Walnut has a nice grain that can be enhanced with either boiled linseed or tung oil. You need to let the oil evaporate and buff the wood really well before applying the finish. It can take several days.

 

I just use plain lacquer that does a good job of sealing the grain and enhancing the look. Brian might have additional info.

 

Regards,

Salman

[MKB]

This one was fun to make. I need to shorten the flange a bit.

[smk]

That is an interesting holder MKB - did you make it from clay?

 

Isn't it an amazing feeling to write with a holder you made yourself?

 

S.

[MKB]

That is an interesting holder MKB - did you make it from clay?

 

Isn't it an amazing feeling to write with a holder you made yourself?

 

S.

Yes, it's made from Kato Polyclay that you bake to cure. It's inexpensive and pretty easy to do. Here's a link to a thread about making this pen. https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/299379-bake-a-custom-dip-pen/

 

You're right, it's great to write with a holder you made for yourself. I wanted to try a holder with a larger grip, so this was a quick solution.

[dorothylim]

WOW! @MKB, I love the holder you made!

Here are a couple I made end of last year, using acrylic.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/uploads/imgs/fpn_1451754243__oblique_holder_27_clarion_05_sample.jpg

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/uploads/imgs/fpn_1451754485__oblique_holder_25_ice_queen_06.jpg

Edited January 2, 2016 by dorothylim

[httpmom]

Here are a few holders that I've made - the top two from Australian burls, the bottom from polyresin.

 

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l279/T-Caster/DSC_0817_2.jpg

 

Dan

the Australian burls are beautiful indeed!

I have three Obliques...two Michael Sull holders and one Century. I use them often and love them much. I also just acquired a Desiderita Daedalus pen but have not had time to ink it up. It is not oblique (I wish it was) but it is a fountain pen designed to hold a Niko G nib, which of course really sang to me. I will have to figure out a way to place the paper so it can write at the proper slant. these pens are handmade by Pierre Miller...he is such a nice guy.

[MKB]

WOW! @MKB, I love the holder you made!

Here are a couple I made end of last year, using acrylic.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/uploads/imgs/fpn_1451754243__oblique_holder_27_clarion_05_sample.jpg

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/uploads/imgs/fpn_1451754485__oblique_holder_25_ice_queen_06.jpg

Wow, those are very nice.

[dorothylim]

Hello, dear members!

My name is Valentin. I am new on this forum and I have the pleasure to share with you some images regarding my latest oblique pen holder. It is the 9th oblique pen holder that I made.

I never sold pen holders before. This was my gift for my uncle's name day :-)

It is made from walnut wood wich is a rare wood in my area. It is 100% hand carved - no lathe!!!!

I carved it with a cutter-box blade (the cutter's handle broke during the carving process so the blade was everything left for carving). This is why it took me about 15 hours to do this job which could be done in 10 minutes with a lathe. Because it is hand carved it looks slightly curved when rolling it between fingers.

Easy to hold, beautifull design, nice natural color! In order to finish the holder's staff I applied one coat of primer for wood and 4 coats of yacht lacquer.

Hope you enjoy it :-)

 

P.S. what can I use more in order to improve the wood finishing? Many thanks.

That's beautiful!

[dorothylim]

Wow, those are very nice.

thanks

[Rednaxela]

Thank you guys for this amazing thread. Your creativity and craftsmanship are simply astonishing!

This is my humble attempt at making my own holder.







Shapewise I guess it's nothing special, it was inspired by the straight Blanzy No. 1775 holder which seems to just nicely fit my hand. My holder was made from a 10mm beech wood stick. I don't have a lathe so I sanded it down while it was spinning in a drill on a drill press stand. It was finished with Talens Indian ink, which I think turned out quite well. The wood now has a very natural, non-slippery feel to it, and I'm pretty happy about the matte gloss and slight transparency allowing for the wood grain to shine through a bit. I like to think the ink's shellac makes it slightly water repellent, but I haven't tested this extensively.

 

In any case thank you once again for sharing your wonderful creations, and please keep them coming!

[smk]

That is a nice looking holder Alexander. There is something special about using tools one has made themselves. The India ink finish looks really beautiful.

 

What did you use to make the flange. It does not look like Brass in the pictures.

 

- Salman

[Rednaxela]

Thank you for you kind words Salman, much appreciated!

 

There's a certain satisfaction indeed to being able to write with your own creation. Also, making this holder made me realise how much fun woodworking actually is. There are so many options and ways to make something unique and beautiful, as you guys have shown yourself in the 40+ preceding pages!

 

The flange was made from an old cookie cutter. Probably not too high grade a metal, but it does seem to work. It is just a little bit springy, but not weak. I mean it has kept its shape quite well so far.

 

[goring_shmith]

Hello:) i will soon post my recent penholder. Is there anyone who carves penholders without any electric device, just using his own hands and some chisels? I would like to discuss some details regarding this aspect with a such a person. thank you so much.

[prasadvenkat]

Hello:) i will soon post my recent penholder. Is there anyone who carves penholders without any electric device, just using his own hands and some chisels?

 

Contact Salman, SMK on this forum and his posts are there on this page itself #833. He is the KING of hand carved holders.

[Kolagnostos]

Such beautiful holders here! I wanted to be in love with Obliques but not to keen on mine yet. I have used them but think I need more paper and ink use with them to get a better gauge, but it hasn't stopped me from starting to make one. One of the MANY projects I have going. (I'm wondering what you all find you use your Ink Dippers for most. I think I'll start a separate thread for that.) Truly great work here on the pens!

 

http://www.cruzcreate.com/uploads/5/9/6/2/59625999/published/obliques.jpg?1484283537

[Kolagnostos]

Thank you for you kind words Salman, much appreciated!

 

There's a certain satisfaction indeed to being able to write with your own creation. Also, making this holder made me realise how much fun woodworking actually is. There are so many options and ways to make something unique and beautiful, as you guys have shown yourself in the 40+ preceding pages!

 

The flange was made from an old cookie cutter. Probably not too high grade a metal, but it does seem to work. It is just a little bit springy, but not weak. I mean it has kept its shape quite well so far.

 

 

Brilliant! I have some that I do not use at all. Thank you Rednaxela!

[goring_shmith]

Here are a few holders that I've made - the top two from Australian burls, the bottom from polyresin.

 

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l279/T-Caster/DSC_0817_2.jpg

 

Dan

Thank you so much for posting this gourgeaus penholders! Aren”t they beautiful? I am fascinated too by the straight holders because I am carving them by myself. Yours look so much with luxury fountain pens. May I ask what technique did you use to carv this ones? Thank you so much.

[Rednaxela]

Brilliant! I have some that I do not use at all. Thank you Rednaxela!

 

Cool! After having used it for a longer period of time I must say it behaves very well, so if you have some lying around, give it a try indeed!