Hand Carved Dip Pens

[JCunningham76]

Here is one of my hand carved wooden dip pens. This one is painted and has been given several coats of clear lacquer.

[fountainpenlady]

Absolutely beautiful!

[JCunningham76]

Thank you!

[delano]

Good job! I'd be interested in how you carved the inlet for the nib. Are you planning to insert a metal inlet or is it carved as well.

[JCunningham76]

Good job! I'd be interested in how you carved the inlet for the nib. Are you planning to insert a metal inlet or is it carved as well.

I drill out the hole and make a custom aluminum spring to hold the nib in place.

 

I have a picture of it with the nib in place at my online store here

www.etsy.com/shop/WoodenScribe

 

I have been experimenting with different ways to hold the nibs. I also use the metal bands from pencil erasers as an external band to hold the nibs on some of my other models.

[delano]

Nice!

 

As a sidebar question: did you paint the roses as well?

[JCunningham76]

Nice!

 

As a sidebar question: did you paint the roses as well?

Yes, I did.

 

I will be selling original prints on my WoodenScribe store and reprints can be purchased through ArtPal. Www.artpal.com/Cunningham76