Urushi And Wood Faceted Pens

[Pierre---]

Hi pen lovers,

Let me introduce my latest pens. Both of them are hand faceted, the first one is entirely made in Indian rosewood with a roll stop, adorned with mother-of-pearl cabochons :

 

 

 

The second nearly has the same design (well, 9 facets instead of 8), but in ebonite, covered with blue and vermilion Urushi in a style called Negoro:

 

 

 

Here and there, some blue powder is embedded into the vermilion lacquer to make the colors more vibrant :

 

The idea of Negoro style is to show - or imitate - the beauty of the passing of time through signs of wear considered as a quality. Here a vermilion upper layer has been lightly sanded to reveal the blue underneath, of course mainly on the ridges.

 

Thanks for looking.

Edited March 25, 2020 by Pierre---

[Lloyd]

Fantastic job!

[whichwatch]

Those look great! I hope to see more of your work!

[Newton Pens]

Wowwy! Those are awesome. Do you have one of those facet making machines usually for wood turners?

[Inspector]

Liked them when I saw you post them elsewhere. Still like looking at them.

 

Pete

[kpong11]

Awesome pens, they are twist in beautiful manner.

[Pierre---]

Thanks gentlemen!

Do you have one of those facet making machines usually for wood turners?

I don't, I have a pencil, rasp, file, scraper, sanding paper and honing compound. I love to work with my hands, and I don't think a Pen Wizzard could do that.

[25_15_3]

Very cool

[TheDutchGuy]

Extraordinary. Wonderful. Very inspiring.

[como]

Really gorgeous, congratulations! What's so fascinating about pen making is that even though there are already countless design, materials, filling systems on the market, someone always will come up with something unique and beautiful from a different angle.

[AGxM]

Really lovely pens

[Katduffy]

Those are awesome. Do you sell pens? Do you have an Instagram account where I can see more of your work?

[Pierre---]

Those are awesome. Do you sell pens? Do you have an Instagram account where I can see more of your work?

@Katduffy, I do sell pens. Just click on the link at the bottom of any of my posts. The two faceted pens are not in the shop yet.

[WLSpec]

Beautiful, nice work!

[MichalK]

Congrats, good job, i love the facets, and urushi. Negoro in this combination is beautiful, I must do it too. Blue spots - is it kanshitsu-fun?

 

Michal

[Pierre---]

Witam Michal,

Yes, it is Kanshitsu fun, embedded in the red lacquer and sanded flush. Working on two other similar pens with different colors.

Love your YT by the way!

[Estycollector]

WOW, love BR, but prefer mahogany on guitars...LOL!!

[Aysedasi]

Those are beautiful. I wouldn't want the roll stop, but other than that, outstanding!