Den's Pens Pen Making Update 34: And the winner is…

* Pen making


Well I posted the spare blanks I had to spare last week and the results came in. The above blanks were the ones that one. A transparent Omas green blank and a kirinite teal and red swirl blank. With the clear one as a barrel and section then the other as the cap. I had enough for this to work and the goals I wanted were twofold. I wanted it to be a design I had tried before but I wanted to improve on it. This is what I was basing it on, this is what I ended up with. The other goal was that I wanted the pen to post. I managed the second, do you think I improved on the design? You know what though? Even though the colours look hideous together I kind of like it.


Random cat tax, her name is Lilly as in Lilly Munster.


The other pen I made this week was one I started last week. It was using a [URL"https://i.imgur.com/jnQKjLD.jpg"]red and black blank[/URL] which had the same material as this timelord one I did a while back. It is a great material to work with, turns very well and manages to look shiny and matt at the same time, well I think it does anyway. The reason for making it? I am practising putting clips on pens, sure they cost a little more to make because I buy in the clips but it makes the pen look a bit more complete than clipless pens. I have a relative who may be able to make custom roll stops for my pens though so that it something, I am looking forward to that if it happens.


I have a few more pens in the works, two for clients and I think I have 3 in the line up for just general pen work. I want to expand on my skills so when I have nailed putting clips on to the pens every time then I will put work into doing faceted edges and putting sculpted ends on the pens. I want to get to a stage where I can shape letters and things in the end of the pens, oh also engraving into the barrels I want to be able to do that too. I am getting ahead of myself though, well I can dream right?


* Workshop


It is coming along nicely. I have a second [URL="https://i.imgur.com/CRSMPiN.jpg"]workbench{/URL] now and a shelf. In the picture you can see I have a mascot at the back too. Yes I know it needs a bit of a tidy.


* Other


Nearly walked out of my job the other day when it took 4 days to programme a robot. It should only take ½ a day. When I am better at programming I want to see if I can make a 2 tonne industrial robot to write a simple message with a fountain pen. Probably something simple like ‘Hi!’ It will give me something to post on penmanship porn or here. Anyway, that is it for another week, have a good weekend and take care.

Great progress from the looks of it!!

Thank you. :)