Roll Stopper - My First!

[Scriptorium Pens]

Having a recent client who wanted a roll stopper on his clipless pen was just the push I needed to go ahead and learn how to make roll stoppers. I owe many thanks to John Twiss for his willingness to help! It took lots of practice for me to learn how to do silver soldering so I could replace the thin post on an earring back with a thicker copper post to better hold the epoxy, but I finally got it, and here's the first result -- a little sterling silver dolphin. The pen had just the right place at the top of the cap to locate the dolphin so he would look like he was leaping over a whirlpool of the swirling, iridescent ocean depths:

 

 

 

 

 

[Keyless Works]

Wow what a stunning pen!

[Ceilidh]

Wow, beautiful!

[LeonW]

Beautiful and a classy solution to your clients request.

[twissy]

Fantastic Renee! :thumbup:

[KBeezie]

That roll stopper is an excellent match to the style/color of the pen.

[Scriptorium Pens]

  On 9/14/2014 at 6:26 PM, Keyless Works said:

Wow what a stunning pen!

 

 

  On 9/14/2014 at 6:27 PM, Ceilidh said:

Wow, beautiful!

 

 

  On 9/14/2014 at 7:00 PM, LeonW said:

Beautiful and a classy solution to your clients request.

 

 

  On 9/14/2014 at 8:52 PM, twissy said:

Fantastic Renee! :thumbup:

 

 

Thanks, everyone! It's been fun learning to do something new.

 

 

  On 9/14/2014 at 8:54 PM, KBeezie said:

That roll stopper is an excellent match to the style/color of the pen.

 

The customer selected the dolphin to go with the material, which is called Ocean Obsidian. I agree it was an excellent choice.

[rudyhou]

a very nice understated and simple look. i like how it seems as a mere accessory, thus does not compete with the finishing of the pen.

[Scriptorium Pens]

  On 9/29/2014 at 8:40 AM, rudyhou said:

a very nice understated and simple look. i like how it seems as a mere accessory, thus does not compete with the finishing of the pen.

 

Thank you!