I am still feeling rotten so this will be a bit briefer than I wanted it to be. I didn’t get the pens finished that I wanted to but I have a bit of a backup. I tried something new so I shall talk about that. * Pen making So I tried to make a demonstrator. Boy, was that a bad idea. I used one … Continue reading Pen making update Y2 Wk19: A demonstration of a demonstrator

* Pen making I have a few pens made this week and a bunch made last week. As usual the pens which have been made for clients have been asked to post images of their pen. I wanted to share a few of the more unique projects I have on the go too. I also wanted to go into some of the subtle differences of … Continue reading Pen making update Y2 W18: The Challenges

Ok so at the beginning of the week I posted up all my pen blanks up on to the uk fountain pen facebook group. In two days I managed to pick up 10 orders so I have been trying to arrange and deal with this all week. So I am going to talk about making pen blanks this week. * Blank making So first of … Continue reading Pen making update Y2 W17: Matchy Matchy

* Pen Making The pen in question is [this](https://i.imgur.com/Slt9QzE.jpg) The green sparkly band is also the grip section and the rest of the barrel screws on to it. The blank which makes up the barrel and the cap was poured over a number of different days. You can see the different pours better [here](https://i.imgur.com/t8U3Jqd.jpg), that’s what I mean by truly unique. I don’t think I … Continue reading Pen making update Y2 W16: Each to their own

So, first of all I would like to ask some questions. If you could answer in the comments I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance. 1. Do you still like these updates? 2. Is there anything you would like to see more of in these posts? 3. Is there anything you would like to see less of in these posts? 4. Is there anything that … Continue reading Pen making update Y2 W15: Full Steam Ahead