Illuminated Amber

[Scriptorium Pens]

Working on another unnamed prototype here in Illuminated Amber acrylic with black acrylic finials and section. The only change I plan on making for the final version is to hide the barrel finial threads. This one is Medium size with 14mm cap to barrel threads. Cartridge/Converter/Eyedropper filler with #6 JoWo nib.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gvhill]

Such a deep rich color, simply amazing! I really like the shape too.

 

- Grayling

[dcwaites]

Grouse pen! :thumbup:

 

But here I was thinking we would be getting piccies of tatts from a certain Las Vegan ink maven...

[TMLee]

Nice !

 

I like ...

[nakiana]

I really like the choice of material and the design is very pleasing to the eye.

[richardandtracy]

Looks very nice.

The barrel finial could be threaded on to a threaded barrel spigot, or simply glued to it.

Is it likely the user will ever need to take it off? Probably not. And would it be easier to turn if it were part of the barrel and you didn't have to worry about perfect concentricity? Probably. Both argue in favour of gluing a block onto a spigot then turning with the rest.

 

Regards,

 

Richard

[duncsuss]

Great looking pen, Renée -- I love the gentle swell of the barrel.

 

I ent through the same thing with threaded finial tenons visible through the barrel. Now I try to make the tenon on the more translucent material. I don't usually glue it though. I finish the turning with the finial in place (so I get the seamless look that Richard mentioned), it works well since I reverse the barrel onto a mandrel for the final cuts and polishing the end of the barrel anyway.

[Scriptorium Pens]

Thanks for the compliments, everyone!

[Scriptorium Pens]

Looks very nice.

The barrel finial could be threaded on to a threaded barrel spigot, or simply glued to it.

Is it likely the user will ever need to take it off? Probably not. And would it be easier to turn if it were part of the barrel and you didn't have to worry about perfect concentricity? Probably. Both argue in favour of gluing a block onto a spigot then turning with the rest.

 

Regards,

 

Richard

 

 

Great looking pen, Renée -- I love the gentle swell of the barrel.

 

I ent through the same thing with threaded finial tenons visible through the barrel. Now I try to make the tenon on the more translucent material. I don't usually glue it though. I finish the turning with the finial in place (so I get the seamless look that Richard mentioned), it works well since I reverse the barrel onto a mandrel for the final cuts and polishing the end of the barrel anyway.

 

That's exactly how I plan to do it, with tenon on the barrel, instead of on the finial, like I do with caps. I don't glue them until I've finished the pen. It holds together just fine simply being screwed on while turning down on the mandrel.

[Bruce Markwardt]

I generally glue down the finials. I am one who mindlessly "fiddles" with things. I could see myself mindlessly screwing the finial on and off and dropping it on the floor to bounce away and be lost forever. If there is no reason for anyone to need to remove the finial, why not glue it down?

[duncsuss]

If there is no reason for anyone to need to remove the finial, why not glue it down?

 

My aim with the fine nozzle of the glue bottle isn't always perfect ... CA glue in the wrong place can take a while to clean up. I just screw it on tight and avoid the mess

[Ted A]

I love it. It has an old-fashioned, very serious writing tool look to it.

[Bruce Markwardt]

By the way, I really, really like the pen!

[Brooks803]

 

My aim with the fine nozzle of the glue bottle isn't always perfect ... CA glue in the wrong place can take a while to clean up. I just screw it on tight and avoid the mess

 

I prefer not to glue mine in just in case a clip gets bend beyond repair. However, on the ones that I have glued in I just unscrew the final and brush on some 5min epoxy and thread it back on. You won't want to use CA bc when it off gases it can tarnish any metal on the pen. I wonder if shellac would work just as well and be removable later on??

 

LOVE the pen Renee!

[Scriptorium Pens]

Thanks, Ted, Bruce, & Jonathon!

[yort81]

Im currious.... How will you hide the threads?

[Scriptorium Pens]

Im currious.... How will you hide the threads?

 

As mentioned above, I'll make a tenon on the end of the barrel for the finial to screw down over, thus hiding the threads.

[Scriptorium Pens]

Someone pointed out that I didn't post the specs for this one, so here they are:

 

Exemplar in Illuminated Amber acrylic
Medium Fountain Pen

Nib: JoWo (Meisternib) #6
Filling system: Cartridge/Converter/Eyedropper

Dimensions:
Length capped: 142mm/5.5”
Length uncapped: 132mm/5.1”
Length posted: 168mm/6.6”
Cap length: 61mm/2.4”
Cap diameter: 16.9mm/.66” at widest
Barrel diameter: 13.6mm/.53” at threads, 14.5mm/.57” at widest
Section diameter: 12.77mm/.5” at widest, 11.81mm/.46” at narrowest

[dinuraj]

Beautiful. Which is this material ?

[Scriptorium Pens]

Beautiful. Which is this material ?

 

 

It's Illuminated Amber Tortoise acrylic, except the section and finials, which are black acrylic.