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Don’t mix your inks
A good posting about the dangers of mixing… If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the precipitate.
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Mabie Todd dip pen
This Mabie Todd dip pen is made in gold-plated (or possibly gold filled) brass with mother of pearl. It holds a Mabie Todd 313 #4 flex nib. The pen probably...
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PM Pen Journal
After having heard that I’ve started trying my hand at bookbinding, a friend of mine recently asked if I could make him a tea journal for keeping track of the...
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Montblanc 20
This is a Montblanc 20 in coral red – but not a “taper cap” design, which means that it was made in Germany and not Denmark. Import restrictions on German...
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The Athlone
Having learned a couple of things after making the prototype, I made this pen the following weekend. The first step was to make a new brass coupler. In order to...
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The Athlone (Prototype)
This pen is a prototype design, using the brass coupler that I’ve started making from scratch. My plans for the coupler are posted here. The wood is initially turned and...
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Home-made kit
NOTE: I’ve designed a newer version of this coupler, which can be seen on this page. All of the wooden pens I’ve made so far have been based on heavily-modified...
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Parker 180 Green Malachite
The Parker 180 was released to the market in 1977, but the company had already trademarked the name back in 1974. The original advertisements from the 70’s stated “One nib....
