Mokume Gane Fountain Pen: Minimalist Design

wizard · Jan 2, 2021

Have not really made any pens lately as it has been a bit hectic. Made some time recently to make a pen from a bar of 3 metal twist pattern Mokume Gane. Made this a gift for a friend at Christmas who seems to enjoy simplistic designs and apparently liked just the rod. Polished to 600 grit, patinated and not sure how many coats of lacquer. Spray can top broke and and liquid started coming out so I just poured the contents on to the pen. Need exhaust fan in workshop/garage. Sports a Bock #6 polished nib with a German ebonite section. Apparently, I made a mistake by putting a clip on it. Couldn't help myself.

Was fun making it. Hope you like it.
I hope and wish for each and everyone of you and your families a Safe, Happy and Healthy Year. Warm Regards, Doc

magpens · Jan 2, 2021

Very beautiful pen !!!

TonyL · Jan 2, 2021

Fantastic!

Dalecamino · Jan 2, 2021

Good to see another nice pen Doc. Excellent work.

Curly · Jan 2, 2021

Thanks. Always a treat to open your threads.

its_virgil · Jan 2, 2021

Always nice to see your awsome work. Thanks for sharing. Like the clip.
Don

Aces-High · Jan 3, 2021

So cool!

m_kola · Jan 3, 2021

Awesome!

Pierre--- · Jan 5, 2021

Wow, this is a pen.
Is Mokume hard to play with? And I wonder what the weight is..

NT_2112 · Jan 5, 2021

Looks amazing. Any recommended sources for Mokume?

More4dan · Jan 8, 2021

Sakmar Enterprises – Unique Mokume Gane Materials

www.sakmarenterprises.com

I used some of Mike Sakmar's material, he does quality work. Pricey but great quality. There are lots of folks selling on ETSY and EBay, but no idea of the quality.

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CAS · Jan 10, 2021

I like it. Mokume Gane is one of my favorite materials. Where do you source yours?

NT_2112 · Jan 10, 2021

Wow. Not cheap. I am not that good yet.

More4dan · Jan 11, 2021

NT_2112 said:
Wow. Not cheap. I am not that good yet.

And you end up turning 80% of it into chips! Lots of labor to make the rods and a lot of material lost in the process too. I've used it for knife bolsters where a small amount is used for accents.

Danny

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