Ladies and Gentlemen. members of IAP! We have for your voting pleasure the final voting for the Best Pen in The Advanced Beautiful Pen Contest graciously sponsored by Exotic Blanks.
Congratulations to all who entered a pen and especially to those who made it to the final round.
Prizes are
First Place $150.00 gift certificate at Exotic Blanks
Second Place $100.00 gift certificate at Exotic Blanks
Third Place $75.00 gift certificate at Exotic Blanks.
The pens are posted in their original order. Voting will end on the 27th
You will have to pick one to be the best pen. Good Luck and Good Luck to the entrants as well!
Pen 5
Kitless fountain pen, made from damascus steel and titanium. Damascus rod was forged for me by local blacksmith from a steel wire rope and machined by me. Finial and centerbands turned from titanium rod, clip made with a dremel from 1.5mm titanium sheet. All titanium parts anodized, all joints threaded. Bock feed and holder with Heritance #6 nib.
Pen 10
Pen kit: Venus Roller Ball - Black Ti Blank: 250+ hand cut/hand laid pieces of Abalone and Mother of Pearl; Mosaic Finish: 100% CA build up & finish (blank was not cast) Details: Blank was created with 250+ Abalone and Mother of Pearl shell pieces. Each piece was cut and laid by hand to the desired design. I would classify this pen as a very elegant woman's pen. A very beautiful pen to look at under direct sunlight. Well balance and the roller ball fill makes it a pleasure to write with. This pen can easily become a family treasured heirloom for years to come.
Pen 12
Nouveau Sceptre Roller Ball(Rhodium and 22kt Gold finish). This pen is turned in Blue dyed Buckeye Burl and white Corian segments, separated with brass. Cap has a brass mosaic insert centered upon segmented intersection. Both ends also have custom finials turned from white corian with smaller mosaic inserts. Finish is CA.
Pen 13
Custom Lever Fill Fountain pen made with Circa 1920's Cellulose Acetate with a Japanese black ebonite front section. Pelikan F point nib. 10mm cap to body threads for a sleek slender pen.
Pen 15
Tell us about your entry:
Midnight Blue resin inlaid with pearlescent blue/green resin, reminiscent of abalone. Inlay elements are as small as 1/32 of an inch. Clear coated with clear casting polyester resin.
Pen 18
This is a look back at the flattops of the 1930s. The material is Mazzucchelli cebloplast in Cobalt Glow, a material Scheaffer selected for one of its last limited editions. The cap bands and finial washers are jewelers brass cut from sheet stock and turned to size on the lathe in a shop-made jig. The clip is a traditional ball like those found on the early flattops. I am using a size 6 steel nib made in Germany by Knox. The section is styled after the Wahl Eversharp Skylines.
Congratulations to all who entered a pen and especially to those who made it to the final round.
Prizes are
First Place $150.00 gift certificate at Exotic Blanks
Second Place $100.00 gift certificate at Exotic Blanks
Third Place $75.00 gift certificate at Exotic Blanks.
The pens are posted in their original order. Voting will end on the 27th
You will have to pick one to be the best pen. Good Luck and Good Luck to the entrants as well!
Pen 5
Kitless fountain pen, made from damascus steel and titanium. Damascus rod was forged for me by local blacksmith from a steel wire rope and machined by me. Finial and centerbands turned from titanium rod, clip made with a dremel from 1.5mm titanium sheet. All titanium parts anodized, all joints threaded. Bock feed and holder with Heritance #6 nib.
Pen 10
Pen kit: Venus Roller Ball - Black Ti Blank: 250+ hand cut/hand laid pieces of Abalone and Mother of Pearl; Mosaic Finish: 100% CA build up & finish (blank was not cast) Details: Blank was created with 250+ Abalone and Mother of Pearl shell pieces. Each piece was cut and laid by hand to the desired design. I would classify this pen as a very elegant woman's pen. A very beautiful pen to look at under direct sunlight. Well balance and the roller ball fill makes it a pleasure to write with. This pen can easily become a family treasured heirloom for years to come.
Pen 12
Nouveau Sceptre Roller Ball(Rhodium and 22kt Gold finish). This pen is turned in Blue dyed Buckeye Burl and white Corian segments, separated with brass. Cap has a brass mosaic insert centered upon segmented intersection. Both ends also have custom finials turned from white corian with smaller mosaic inserts. Finish is CA.
Pen 13
Custom Lever Fill Fountain pen made with Circa 1920's Cellulose Acetate with a Japanese black ebonite front section. Pelikan F point nib. 10mm cap to body threads for a sleek slender pen.
Pen 15
Tell us about your entry:
Midnight Blue resin inlaid with pearlescent blue/green resin, reminiscent of abalone. Inlay elements are as small as 1/32 of an inch. Clear coated with clear casting polyester resin.
Pen 18
This is a look back at the flattops of the 1930s. The material is Mazzucchelli cebloplast in Cobalt Glow, a material Scheaffer selected for one of its last limited editions. The cap bands and finial washers are jewelers brass cut from sheet stock and turned to size on the lathe in a shop-made jig. The clip is a traditional ball like those found on the early flattops. I am using a size 6 steel nib made in Germany by Knox. The section is styled after the Wahl Eversharp Skylines.
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Too many beautiful pens not get to a final vote...
