Gorgumplatz
Member
Salutations to all,
I recently found a new interest in fountain pens and in particular the restoration of vintage fountain pens. This has also sparked my interest in the fabrication of fountain pens. I am visiting this forum with the aim of exploring pen turning as a new "hobby".
I live in near Montreal Canada. I work as a professionnal geologist for major international engineering consulting firm. I was recently diagnosed with cancer (lymphoma) and have been on sick leave for several monts now while undergoing chemo therapy. Things are going well. So far so good!
This off-time has given me the opportunity to rekindle my interest in fountain pens, penmanship, pen restoration and to explore new areas like penturning. I and many people I know use fountain pens and the art of writing and drawing. As a like to make things I would like to make original fountain pens as gifts for my friends and relatives who use them.
Having and background in geology and mineralogy I would like to incorporate unique minerals or crystals within the pens that are made of various casting resins. I am therefore looking at tooling up for this new line of activity and look forward to learning skills and exchanging with others on this web site.
I recently found a new interest in fountain pens and in particular the restoration of vintage fountain pens. This has also sparked my interest in the fabrication of fountain pens. I am visiting this forum with the aim of exploring pen turning as a new "hobby".
I live in near Montreal Canada. I work as a professionnal geologist for major international engineering consulting firm. I was recently diagnosed with cancer (lymphoma) and have been on sick leave for several monts now while undergoing chemo therapy. Things are going well. So far so good!
This off-time has given me the opportunity to rekindle my interest in fountain pens, penmanship, pen restoration and to explore new areas like penturning. I and many people I know use fountain pens and the art of writing and drawing. As a like to make things I would like to make original fountain pens as gifts for my friends and relatives who use them.
Having and background in geology and mineralogy I would like to incorporate unique minerals or crystals within the pens that are made of various casting resins. I am therefore looking at tooling up for this new line of activity and look forward to learning skills and exchanging with others on this web site.
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