BHR eyedropper

February 6

This is a simple eyedropper just 5 parts as advertised by Waterman a long time ago. This is my first attempt at a pen of this type, with vintage nib and feed, and turned pen from Japanese ebonite. I made it about the size of a Waterman 16 but with a 2/4 size feed. The Waterman feed should be ( and had been with use) well behaved and a Warranted nib. I am looking forward to making some other eyedropper pens too.

size compared with a 40’s Commando

February 25

I find myself returning to this post. I think the simplicity and clean shape of your pen is quite attractive. I have a weakness for ebonite slip-cap pens; everything that is needed, and nothing superfluous. There is beauty in that. Thank you for sharing.

February 27

Thank you I am partial to pens from that era, this one has been inked all week and working great may be beginner’s luck 😏. There is also some cool brown pattern in the cap mostly as was a bit close to the unfinished surface of the ebonite rod, I am quite pleased with how it worked out.

February 27

You do great work.

May I ask, which machine tools did you use? Do you need anything else beyond a good hobbyist lathe?
thx

February 27

You are a bit too kind I’m definitely learning but lots of experience with wood lathe. I recently bought a bench top (larger than a jeweler’s lathe) metal lathe and the possibilities are exciting. Mine is a Wen brand, and ebonite from Vermont Freehand they have been great.

March 25

Another homemade pen, this taper cap, in the early pen style again, getting a bit better but still having to redo some parts, to get the finished pen I’m happy with. I’m also working on a reliable homemade feed design, this one is based on the Lincoln pen by AA Waterman, Frazier and Geyer (sp?) after warming up and blotting it works really well without any flow problems, about as well a Waterman feed. I used a nice nib it’s a Ingersoll dollar pen nib, I like this nib alot,