Nakaya Decapod Twist, Ao-tamenuri

[quinden]

Hi all, I just wanted to post some pics of one of my grail pens that finally arrived

The color shifts from a deep turquoise to a funky greenish color, depending on the light and the objects surrounding it.

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The nib is a rhodium-plated soft fine. It's stiffer than my unplated SF, but still is nice and bouncy. I actually prefer this nib for jotting quick notes.

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When I ordered this pen, I was torn: clip or no clip? I'm glad, for this pen, that I went clipless. The twisted facets are fantastic, and I don't have to worry about the pen rolling off a table or desk. The full-sized Decapod is longer than I thought (I really like the Piccolo and Mini Decapods), but it's very well-balanced and I love writing with it.

[jacksterp]

Stunning!

Looks like you could fall into that pen - the color and finish is just so rich and deep.

A true masterpiece.

[Tony Rex]

Thank you. Real lovely to behold such beaut.

[quinden]

Thanks, jacksterp and Tony Rex!

The wait was agonizing, but worth it

[Laura N]

Pretty! Thanks for sharing it.

[snedwos]

You filthy, filthy pen pornographer...

That looks positively daedric.

I love it!

[quinden]

Laura N and snedwos, thanks!

snedwos, are you referring to the Elder Scrolls?

[reprieve]

This is a beautiful Nakaya. It makes my heart go pitter-patter. Congratulations!

[fountainpenkid]

That color is incredibly powerful to look at. Thanks for posting!

[earthdawn]

WOW !!!

Awesome !!!

Love the color burst coming out of the edges. Great pics too.

enjoy it and thanks so much for sharing it with us.

[quinden]

reprieve, fountainpenkid, and earthdawn, thanks!

I have some other Nakayas I want to show as well - hopefully I can get some more pictures this weekend.

[earthdawn]

reprieve, fountainpenkid, and earthdawn, thanks!

I have some other Nakayas I want to show as well - hopefully I can get some more pictures this weekend.

We all are looking forward to them ....

Nakaya... Nakaya.... Nakaya... !!!

[Nomdeplume]

Absolutely gorgeous!!
Thanks for sharing!

[GourmetPens]

:| :| :| Oh my. That is lovely. Thank you for the wonderful pictures!

[quinden]

Thanks Nomdeplume and Azizah!

Azizah, you might have already seen some of my Nakaya flock on instagram

[quinden]

I almost forgot; here are some shots under mixed natural and fluorescent light, against a more neutral background:

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It still reads (to me) as a lovely, lovely aquamarine/turquoise/blue-green.

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[tenney]

A truly decadent decapod!

What's the "official" name of that color... should anyone else want to try to order one?
Thanks

[manoeuver]

boy is that nice. wow!
How long was your wait for the pen? was it mainly shipping or did you have to wait for its manufacture also?

[quinden]

tenney, this color is ao-tamenuri; when I ordered it, the Nakaya employee called it the "new" ao-tamenuri, but I don't really know the difference - there is a link to a pen very much like mine on nibs.com: http://www.nibs.com/nakaya-cigar-dec...o-tamenuri.htm

manoeuver, I ordered my pen in September; the original 'due date' was in December, but they decided it wasn't up to snuff and started all over again. My understanding is that only one person is lathing these pen bodies (by hand) and there is a pretty big queue of work; the application of the urushi is also a time-intensive process, as you have to apply a single layer at a time and then let it cure for quite a while before you can apply another. The shipping was actually really quick!

[snedwos]

It was called 'new' because it's a new colour that wasn't previously available, I think, rather than a re-hashed version of ao-tamenuri.