Shotgun pen in Bakelite

Similar to the shotgun Kit pen shown earlier here, this is another Shotgun pen in polished Bakelite ( Micarta ).The theme was to make a shotgun pen using same material for cap and barrel.

The treatment to the micarta involves dry sanding , followed by oil sanding to grit 1000 in steps, then 4 coats of thin CA [ indian fevikwick] and one coat of medium CA Loctite. After drying /curing overnight the surface is wet sanded with water in stages and finally with 3M rubbing polish. This is one difficult material to drill as it does not conduct heat, the accumulated heat from drilling cracks the tube .. I lost two pieces that way, very frustrating !

Kitless pen in red sparkle acrylic material

A red sparkle kit-less pen. The pen came out generally OK but there were deformations from the heat of polishing at places.Also the cap finial shifted to one side and bottom of the section cracked at one place. This is a beautiful blank but working with it is difficult as it is too brittle and since I am using this for the first time it was difficult to decide on the correct cutting speed. Too slow - the material tend to chip off, and faster it causes plastic deformation!

A Kit-less pen in pink

A kit-less pen in pink resin. The resin was cast by me using 3m repair resin and acrylic paint and it is a wek material compared to acrylic. So internally a metal tube structure is fitted. Making the metal structure took some more time. The pen element ie the section  converter and nib unit is from an unknown brand ex-Malaysia. Writes very well though. hanks for viewing. Welcome your comments.

A shotgun pen in brown ebonite

I have mostly seen shotgun kit pens in two different contrast colours. But wanted to make one in same colour for cap and barrel and in ebonite. So here it is. Thanks for viewing, as always, welcome comments.

Kit-less pen in rippled blue green ebonite.

Kit-less pen in rippled blue green ebonite. Thanks for viewing. Welcome your comments.

Kit less green ebonite pen.

I had made a kit-less green pen in ebonite. The section is made a bit un-conventional but it is comfortable to hold. Thanks for viewing. welcome comments.

Some Vintage Pens won in ebay auctions

Here are some Vintage pens won in ebay auctions. All are in good condition of nib and body some needed fitting a converter. Sharing the photos.

A vintage reform in gold nib. Need to find out the model number.

A Lady Sheafers with wrap-around steel nib. Small bite marks found on the section.. otherwise intact. Came fitted with a Chinese converter.

A Japanese vintage Pilot in Gold nib. Perfectly preserved.

A Parker 45 in 14K gold nib. Perfectly well preserved.

A Parker Frontier in 14 K Gold nib. Fitted a Schmidt converter. Nib was slightly bent, needed to dress a bit. Well preserved otherwise.

Faber Castle Loom Pen- a user review.

This is a user review of Faber Castle Loom pen. Thanks for viewing and welcome your comments.