Turned fountain pen from a kit.

[CigarSmoka]

Rhodium & Black Titanium Majestic Jr FP with a TruStone blank I turned on my lathe. This will be a gift. I know it’s not like the high end pens many love, but sometimes a somewhat self made pen is nice to see.

 

[EB Newfarm]

Nice. I love cracked ice! A gift that is made with care is better than any purchased item!

 

[kcore]

Very nice, great job!

 

[jovan]

Great looking pen. Reminds me of the Omas pens I loved so much. The person that receives that fp will be very lucky indeed.

 

[cw62803]

You are an artist.

 

[DCRIII]

That's nice looking pen Jay!
Now, is the truestone blank a resin/stone composite or just resin made to look like stone?
I'd love to turn stone material, but that would definitely call a different setup than what I currently have.

 

[Graydog]

Very Nice Jay ! How she write?

 

[ajkel64]

Beautiful pen, well done.

 

[rockviper]

Nice! The only think I can turn is ..... around.

 

[CigarSmoka]

Thanks for the kind replies everyone. This is one of my favorites.

That's nice looking pen Jay!
Now, is the truestone blank a resin/stone composite or just resin made to look like stone?
I'd love to turn stone material, but that would definitely call a different setup than what I currently have.

Thanks Dave. It’s powdered stone and resin, as much as 90% powder and 10% resin. There are varying degrees of how hard TruStone is to turn, this being the easiest, and judging from how it turned I’d guess this has a much higher resin content. I *think* the white is stone with resin while the black is all resin, or at least a much higher ratio of resin. It’s obvious it’s not homogeneous when turning.

Very Nice Jay ! How she write?

Thanks Steve. Being a gift, I left it virgin, but I’ve written with this nib before (#5) and it’s quite nice, a lot better than ones on the cheaper kits.

 

[John Rose]

It’s powdered stone and resin, as much as 90% powder and 10% resin. There are varying degrees of how hard TruStone is to turn, this being the easiest, and judging from how it turned I’d guess this has a much higher resin content. I *think* the white is stone with resin while the black is all resin, or at least a much higher ratio of resin. It’s obvious it’s not homogeneous when turning.

That pattern and colour combo would make a killer shaving brush handle, for a Tuxedo or Cashmere knot.

 

[CigarSmoka]

That pattern and colour combo would make a killer shaving brush handle, for a Tuxedo or Cashmere knot.

I wish I could make a brush handle with one. Unfortunately these blanks are only made in two sizes, the largest being 7/8” square, not nearly big enough for a brush handle. Hopefully they’ll manufacture larger blanks in the future. I’ve considered gluing some together, but the lack of pattern match - and likely glue lines - would be obvious.