A Visit To Ranga Pens ( Ranga & Co. ) Tiruvallur, Chennai.

[hari317]

nice informative video

 

thanks!

This is amazing Hari!

I don't own a Ranga pen yet but I am eyeing the ones that Peyton Street Pens has.

I like their designs and their quality is very high too. I played around with their bamboo pen once and liked the size, build quality, and finish of the pen.

 

Thanks for watching Steve.

That video was a treat. Thank you. Makes me look a little differently at the Ranga pens I have the pleasure to use.

 

Thanks!

 

Great video Hariji. Loved to watch. It helped to understand the skill and efforts taken by manufacturer behind each pen we enjoy to use. Thanks

Thanks!

[deepak23]

The model 3... My favorite among the Rangas...

Amazed at the skills on display. Wow...

[hari317]

Thanks Deepak.

[fountainpagan]

Thank you for responding, Hari.

 

Yes, I believe the bamboo will take much longer to make.

[bobje]

Terrific video Hari -- very helpful to visualize the origin of these pens.

[hari317]

Thanks Bob.

[drmithun2007]

Absolutely amazing video. Thanks for posting.

[rwilsonedn]

Hari:

Thank you for taking the time to make the video and for having the knowledge of penmaking to know exactly what the fascinating parts would be. In your debt as always!

ron

[mhguda]

Thanks for making the video and sharing with us. That looked like an incarnation of my daily writer of the moment, a flat top Ranga 3C in an even more astonishing red ebonite with black swirls. It was as if I were watching my pen emerge from the ebonite... a rare treat.

[I.M.]

Thanks Hari! It's great to see how Ranga pens are made, and the men behind them, and lucky you getting time to spend both time with them, and film the craftsman at work. Here's hoping that Mr Kandan and Thiru Pandurangan enjoy many more years of health so that many more fine pens will be made in Thiruvallur. There really is a world of difference between a mass produced pen and one that has been crafted by an experienced hand. I'm loving my Ranga 4C.

[Forsooth]

The model 3... My favorite among the Rangas...

Amazed at the skills on display. Wow...

 

Same here with the Model 3. I just ordered 2 with the recent Group Buy.

[Barkingpig]

try model 3... or model 4c...

OR 5?

 

I like the idea of 7 inches of beautiful ebonite.........& since I have a rippled olive 4C ...this time I could have the largest ORANGE pen I am aware of!

Edited October 20, 2015 by Barkingpig

[Sagarb]

Amazing documentation Hari..superb..thanks very much.

[hari317]

Absolutely amazing video. Thanks for posting.

Thank you.

 

Hari:

Thank you for taking the time to make the video and for having the knowledge of penmaking to know exactly what the fascinating parts would be. In your debt as always!

ron

 

Thanks for your encouragement as always Ron.

 

Thanks for making the video and sharing with us. That looked like an incarnation of my daily writer of the moment, a flat top Ranga 3C in an even more astonishing red ebonite with black swirls. It was as if I were watching my pen emerge from the ebonite... a rare treat.

 

Thank you.

 

Thanks Hari! It's great to see how Ranga pens are made, and the men behind them, and lucky you getting time to spend both time with them, and film the craftsman at work. Here's hoping that Mr Kandan and Thiru Pandurangan enjoy many more years of health so that many more fine pens will be made in Thiruvallur. There really is a world of difference between a mass produced pen and one that has been crafted by an experienced hand. I'm loving my Ranga 4C.

Definitely. Thanks!

 

Amazing documentation Hari..superb..thanks very much.

Thanks Sagar.

[terim]

Thanks so much for posting this, Hari. It makes me realize we should be doing a better job of promoting the unique process by which these great pens are made.

 

As someone who has seen probably a thousand Ranga pens, and customized dozens, I can tell you that the hand-made nature of these pens does not lessen the precision by which they are crafted. We've not had a single ebonite pen break or crack, and the threading work is always top notch .... consistently a tight seal.

 

TERI

[hari317]

Thanks so much for posting this, Hari. It makes me realize we should be doing a better job of promoting the unique process by which these great pens are made.

 

As someone who has seen probably a thousand Ranga pens, and customized dozens, I can tell you that the hand-made nature of these pens does not lessen the precision by which they are crafted. We've not had a single ebonite pen break or crack, and the threading work is always top notch .... consistently a tight seal.

 

TERI

Thanks! Nice to hear about their quality.

[mehandiratta]

Thanks so much for posting this, Hari. It makes me realize we should be doing a better job of promoting the unique process by which these great pens are made.

 

As someone who has seen probably a thousand Ranga pens, and customized dozens, I can tell you that the hand-made nature of these pens does not lessen the precision by which they are crafted. We've not had a single ebonite pen break or crack, and the threading work is always top notch .... consistently a tight seal.

 

TERI

Impeccable quality... I must say

[rwilsonedn]

Thanks so much for posting this, Hari. It makes me realize we should be doing a better job of promoting the unique process by which these great pens are made.

 

As someone who has seen probably a thousand Ranga pens, and customized dozens, I can tell you that the hand-made nature of these pens does not lessen the precision by which they are crafted. We've not had a single ebonite pen break or crack, and the threading work is always top notch .... consistently a tight seal.

 

TERI

 

If I hadn't seen the video I wouldn't have believed it possible to cut accurate threads by hand like that. I can't imagine how much practice that must have required.

ron

[avoiceinthedistance]

Hari, let me add my thanks for this post, especially that fascinating video. It's a real education to see all the delicate steps that go into making a fine ebonite pen. Kudos to Thiru Pandurangan and Kandan as well. I have to say I am enjoying my Ranga pens even more now.

 

Cheers.

Jim

Edited October 21, 2015 by avoiceinthedistance

[mike.jane]

Very good video, hari317.

 

In my opinion it will -same as you yourself are- be a great asset to the indian pen industry.

Surely, after watching it I wasn't the only onewho felt like shopping for another ebonite pen right away.

 

All together, delightful. Thank you for sharing.

 

P.s: It's fun to see that many of the tools used (can be seen in your photos as well) also are made with ebonite handles. Also ebonite looks like a fun material to work with.