Fountain Pens

Artisan Fountain pen in Ash and brown acrylic

Artisan Fountain pen in Ash and brown acrylic
Artisan Fountain pen in Ash and brown acrylic
Artisan Fountain pen in Ash and brown acrylic
Artisan Fountain pen in Ash and brown acrylic
Artisan Fountain pen in Ash and brown acrylic
Artisan Fountain pen in Ash and brown acrylic
Artisan Fountain pen in Ash and brown acrylic

Artisan Fountain pen in Ash and brown acrylic
Designed and turned inhouse, this is a unique handmade fountain pen. Based on the simple and clean lines of a classic short cigar, the pen has been made with parallel sides and flat ends. The pen has been turned from a well figured piece of olive ash, lined with a brown semplicita acrylic. The section has a steel liner. Typically european or english ash is a uniformly light wood, with little or no difference between the heartwood and sapwood. Olive ash is not a distinct species of ash, but rather is a reference to the darker, streaked heartwood found in some ash trees that resemble the wood from olive trees. It is highly prized in the turning world. The pen is very small, making it ideal for bags or laptop cases. The cap is single threaded and can be removed within 3.8 turns.

Perhaps making it well suited for a handbag or laptop case - the cap will not turn off on its own. The section has a slight centre dip, allowing a good grip for your fingers. The cap and barrel have no step. The pen uses a bock nib (076 or #5) and is shown here with a steel nib (f), which you may change on request for any other bock nib, at no further cost (save for the precious metal nibs :-). A good variation would be to have a gold plated nib.

I will update the images to reflect this. The final image above shows the various options of pen cases available at no further cost - the wood cases are turned to fit the pen, whilst the black box is pretty standard. The wooden cases have a friction fit cap, and can be turned from most hardwoods. The image shows examples of cases in walnut (darker) and olive ash (smaller), but other woods such as ash, beech or oak could be used.

Finally the pen is supplied with an international ink cartridge and a roll stop which will be turned from a matching or contrasting acrylic or wood. Type - very small artisan fountain pen. Blank - ash lined with acrylic. Nib - bock #5 / 076. Closed length - 115 mm.

Open length - 111 mm. Cap widest - 14.91 mm. Barrel widest - 14.96mm.

Section length - 26 mm. Section pinch - 8.98 mm. Cap-barrel step - 0 mm.


Artisan Fountain pen in Ash and brown acrylic