fountain pen

My first attempt at turning a Majestic Jr. rollerball resulted in a nice pen that wouldn't "post", as the plastic threads got bunged up. So for my second try I decided to do a fountain out of Amboyna burl. =0) It was also my first attempt at adding blo to the finishing process with the CA.

I finally picked up a few fountain pens to try. They’re all Jr. Gents. All are finished with BLO/CA. The first is ebony. The second is sapele (thanks paprgypc). Third is paduak. The ebony is my favorite, as I think the blank and the copper set each other off just right. As always, any and...

I bought my first Fountain Kit, a Traditional from Penn State. Followed the instruction to the letter and the pen came out just fine. The Problem is I had a part left over (always a bad sign). It is not pictured or mentioned in the instructions. Can anyone help me identify it and its...

Hello All, I sold a baron fp at a show a couple of weeks ago and got a message from the owner yesterday. Never had this problem arise before. Just finished reading the information on adjusting the nib in the library. Does this sound like a nib adjustment problem? Any and all comments are...

I made this for my 12-yr old daughter after she showed interest in some fountain pens I made for her aunt. My daughter is a lefty, and writes with the pen near vertical, so I don't know how well she'll adapt to a fountain pen, so I made this as a convertible rollerball -- the spring is glued in...