Tortoise shell and bronze fountain pen

[jalbert]

Here's a little number I finished up this afternoon. This was a commission I'd been working on for a couple weeks: a fountain pen in tortoise shell acetate and bronze. The prospective owner wanted to me to make him a pen with the base being this lovely tortoise shell acetate, with a bronze skeleton overlay, bronze cap, and clip that somehow tied into the overlay. The pen is about 5.5" long capped, with 1/2" diameter cap threads, which are 1mm triple lead. I used Rio Grande's pink bronze casting grain to rough cast the parts to keep the weight down, and fine tuned/formed them over my custom made mandrels. Overall it's a reasonably light pen (considering all the metal elements), weighing in under 50 grams. No adhesives were used in this pen, and all parts thread together. The nib is a jowo 6, and is filled via converter.

 

[skiprat]

Absolutely stunning.

 

[Dalecamino]

Amazingly gorgeous pen.

 

[jttheclockman]

Class of its own. Well done as always.

 

[jalbert]

Thanks all! As a side note, here is a fun pic of the pen prior to assembly.

 

[magpens]

WOW !!!

That is the most unique and beautiful pen that I have seen !!!

It looks so fragile !!!

Congratulations, John !!

 

[mrburls]

Beautiful, one of my favorites you have made and you have made some great pens.
Keith

 

[robutacion]

Wow, talking about "raising the bar"...!

I'm afraid to ask how many hours you put into this pen, you better say "plenty" before someone gives-up of trying...!

Cheers
George

 

[Bryguy]

Another gorgeous piece. I do love your work John.

 

[jalbert]

Wow, talking about "raising the bar"...!

I'm afraid to ask how many hours you put into this pen, you better say "plenty" before someone gives-up of trying...!

Cheers
George

Thanks! I would estimate somewhere in the12-15 hour range. I keep meaning to keep track of time for curiosity's sake, but always forget!

 

[Jim15]

That's beyond awesome.

 

[robutacion]

Thanks! I would estimate somewhere in the12-15 hour range. I keep meaning to keep track of time for curiosity's sake, but always forget!

Thanks for your reply, I was really expecting a lot more hours, you've done very well, congrats.

Cheers
George

 

[jalbert]

Thanks for your reply, I was really expecting a lot more hours, you've done very well, congrats.

Cheers
George

I've done it long enough now where I can get the actual machining operations completed relatively quickly. I have a good process down for the turning, boring and threading operations. Having two lathes set up for different operations helps as well
Also creating mandrels to help me form the metal parts and keep them true on the lathe for clean up, threading, and finishing cuts a lot of time off as well

 

[robutacion]

I've done it long enough now where I can get the actual machining operations completed relatively quickly. I have a good process down for the turning, boring and threading operations. Having two lathes set up for different operations helps as well
Also creating mandrels to help me form the metal parts and keep them true on the lathe for clean up, threading, and finishing cuts a lot of time off as well

Yeah, that may explain it, thanks.

George

 

[walshjp17]

The workmanship on this objet d'art is astounding. Well done.

 

[More4dan]

Just WOW! The quality of your work never ceases to amaze.


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[wizard]

That is stunning!! The tortoise shell beneath the overlay makes the pen come "alive"

 

[mark james]

Superb artistry John. Keep em coming! Lovely eye candy.

 

[PenHog]

Incredible.