pennabilli Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Photos of two finished dip pens. One photo showing the handles of dip pens in preparation. I carved the boxwood with fretsaw, files and gravers, the same tools used in jewelry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Way cool, pennabilli! What is the metal the nibs are in, and how did you work that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Are you having too much fun Pennabilli ? They are delightful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergio Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 It's beautefull pens, they came from Alice's country ? I like it, it's "original". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastián Urresti Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Dear Pennabilli: Worthy of a Sorcerer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennabilli Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 The nibs are interchangeable ones, usually in iron, sometimes blued or bronzed. You can still find them in specialistic shops. Anyway as I am in, I'll describe how I make that part of the pen that holds the nib; FIRST PHOTO I first prepare the inner tube and outer conical tube and solder them together. Then a piece of boxwood is rounded, drilled throughout, sawed axe-wise up to near end. Drill a hole and enlarge it with burrs in the handle, make things fit. SECOND PHOTO I drill a hole passing handle, inner tubing and rounded piece and fix it all with a silver rivet ( you can see it near the end of the handle) so that you can dismantle and repair it if necessary, I don't like things that you cannot accomodate. Then with file, jeweler'saw and gravers I decorate both silver and wood. Likewise I polish both materials on a buffer with tripoli and rouge, after which with a steel point on a reciprocating mandrel I make a matt surface on wood and silver. THIRD PHOTO You can see the inner split boxwood peg, the end is rounded to help inserting the nib. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Thank you, this is very interesting! Is the technique of holding the nibs an historic solution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Janel asked the question I was going to ask. Anyway, an elegant work- thanks for showing and explaining. I would never have thought to make a boxwood collet. Now the little wheels in my head are starting to turn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 I'll bet they are Tom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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