drgoretex
June 10th, 2014, 03:22 PM
Some time back, I got a custom order for one of my 'Bamboo' style pens, but with a bit of a twist - the request was that it be made from Purpleheart wood, and that rather than simple recessed ends as I usually do with this style, that the ends be decorated with inlaid green jewels.
I must say that when I got this order, I thought 'no accounting for some people's taste' :) But, unusual requests are what custom is all about, so away I go.
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd231/kcavers/Custom%20Pens/Custom%20Fountain%20Pens/Designer%20Fountain%20Pens/IMG_9070_zpsea999e09.jpg
It seems I was wrong. As I put the combo together, I began to like it more and more, and now that it is done, I am rather taken by it. Of course, maybe that's just all the work that went into it, but still...
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd231/kcavers/Custom%20Pens/Custom%20Fountain%20Pens/Designer%20Fountain%20Pens/IMG_9073_zps87da153b.jpg
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd231/kcavers/Custom%20Pens/Custom%20Fountain%20Pens/Designer%20Fountain%20Pens/IMG_9077_zpsde72bf20.jpg
The pen is made of purpleheart wood, as noted above, and the end jewel inlays are of Arizona Jade Tru-Stone. The threads are cut into black acrylic inserts in the cap and barrel, and the grip section is also of black acrylic. The finish is done in polished CA.
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd231/kcavers/Custom%20Pens/Custom%20Fountain%20Pens/Designer%20Fountain%20Pens/IMG_9084_zps8c821644.jpg
One of the cool things about purpleheart is that when it is freshly cut or turned, it is a rather boring medium brown. But after exposure, it rapidly (over couple days) turns to a rich purple colour (which eventually turns to a rich dark brown months to years later with UV exposure).
Thanks for looking!
Ken
I must say that when I got this order, I thought 'no accounting for some people's taste' :) But, unusual requests are what custom is all about, so away I go.
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd231/kcavers/Custom%20Pens/Custom%20Fountain%20Pens/Designer%20Fountain%20Pens/IMG_9070_zpsea999e09.jpg
It seems I was wrong. As I put the combo together, I began to like it more and more, and now that it is done, I am rather taken by it. Of course, maybe that's just all the work that went into it, but still...
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd231/kcavers/Custom%20Pens/Custom%20Fountain%20Pens/Designer%20Fountain%20Pens/IMG_9073_zps87da153b.jpg
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd231/kcavers/Custom%20Pens/Custom%20Fountain%20Pens/Designer%20Fountain%20Pens/IMG_9077_zpsde72bf20.jpg
The pen is made of purpleheart wood, as noted above, and the end jewel inlays are of Arizona Jade Tru-Stone. The threads are cut into black acrylic inserts in the cap and barrel, and the grip section is also of black acrylic. The finish is done in polished CA.
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd231/kcavers/Custom%20Pens/Custom%20Fountain%20Pens/Designer%20Fountain%20Pens/IMG_9084_zps8c821644.jpg
One of the cool things about purpleheart is that when it is freshly cut or turned, it is a rather boring medium brown. But after exposure, it rapidly (over couple days) turns to a rich purple colour (which eventually turns to a rich dark brown months to years later with UV exposure).
Thanks for looking!
Ken