celluloid

I am pretty amazed by how Pelikan pens are made. here is the youtube video if you are interested. My question is what exactly the body material of Pelikan Soveran series? They say that it is cellulose acetate (another name for celluloid?). How are they made with stripes? Are there any pen...

I picked a piece of blue celluloid out of my “special blanks” drawer and made this pen yesterday. Celluloid (cellulose nitrate) is just lovely material to work with, the very best in my opinion. I added silver accents and used blue Italian acrylic for the cap finial and section. The nib is a...

Everyone has a favorite form factor in fountain pens, mine happen to be along the lines of some of the classic fountain pen shapes of Nakaya and Pilot Namiki. As homage to their art, I produced this pen in purple web celluloid. I tinkered with the notion of a clip on the pen, even installing the...