First Fountain Pen

[Rob]

Not hard to do at all, and I even learned how to write with one. I've never wrote with one before.

Wood is african blackwood, cap is made out of antler.

 

[RandyJ]

Cool looking pen, Rob! I'd say you've got this pen turning thing down pat.:icon_thum

 

[Rob]

Nah, still making mistakes, the antler cap turned out of round for some reason, it doesn't meet the center band correctly. Still looks good, but I think I may have bent my mandrel. Only reason I can see that something would turn out of round.

I do like the antler/blackwood combo though. I might do a couple more like that.

 

[RandyJ]

May not be permanently bent. Tightening the tail stock too much can bend it enough to throw it out-of-round, until you loosen it up a bit. DAMHIKT:gar-Bi

 

[Rob]

May not, but I don't really tighten the tailstock, I just slide it up and lock it down. But I will check, getting ready to go turn my first Sierra pen.

 

[Trent Mason]

Sorry to hear about the cap. :BangHead: Looks great to me! :icon_thum

 

[TracyP]

Very nice looking pen Rob.

 

[Rob]

I took the rod from my mandrel and rolled it on the table saw. (cast iron table, I know it's straight.) The rod rolled straight so I think you may be right, I had the tail stock too tight.

 

[rcflyer23]

Good looking pen. I did the same thing with my Mandrel I had to loosen the tailstock and things became much better.