Not yet! I am looking for an auction on e bay so I can add to the excitement and besides I have to save some money to pay Duncan for the grand pen he is crafting for me. I am having the trims done in sterling silver and the best steel italic 1.1mm nib we can find tuned by a nib master.
I can’t wait to see your pictures chum. :ohmy:
Best regards
Leo
Wayne Reimer where are you mate? I was hoping you would post some pictures of your pens too. BTW what kind of camera equipment do you use. I am a Pentax user…I have a K-5 camera with a slew of lenses from 14mm up to 200mm plus flashes and tripods. Hmm! It just dawned on me how much stuff I have. :woohoo: The better to shoot my pens with!
I hope to hear from you Wayne.
Best to you
Leo
Originally from Calgary Alberta. Since retiring, I have been following my wife around the country with her career, currently in Regina Saskatchewan.
As for Camera equipment, I was a die-hard Fuji fan for many years, and still shoot an S5Pro for weddings and portraiture. I started an independent video production house a couple of years ago and began shooting Sony products for video work, and eventually moved into their mirrorless systems for stills. I currently have a NEX 3, a NEX 5N and a NEX7, and many more lenses than I need, Sony E and A mount and many Nikon lenses as well from my Fuji days. Astonishing that they are able to fit an APS-C sensor and 24 megapixels in a camera as small as this.
I will try to shoot some images of my pens in a few days. I am being admitted to hospital in a couple of hours for surgery so I’ll be off-line for a few days
Good luck and good health Wayne!!!
Leo
That is absolutely stunning! I’m going to say goodbye to my knives and start collecting pens. I didn’t even realize there are custom-made pens, too. Drool… What an incredible craftmanship…
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That is absolutely stunning! I’m going to say goodbye to my knives and start collecting pens. I didn’t even realize there are custom-made pens, too. Drool… What an incredible craftmanship…[/quote]
Well I will tell Duncan you said so my friend. He will appreciate your kudos. Please don’t give up your knives yet, but you might want to save your shekels for a fine custom made pen. 
Later my friend!
Leo
I did manage to find some time so I shot a few quick and dirty pics of some of the remaining creations.
Left to right:cocobolo with beech or maple accents,rosewood black walnut and copper,corian, acrylic(opal with deep purple and cotton candy accents), segmented walnut, crepe myrtle, acrylic (my own poured blank), opal acrylic, corian, beech with a black walnut accent, corian, bubinga.
Hi mate!
Good of you to put up those beauties!Some mighty fine writing instruments in your collection!!! And BTW the case is awesome!!:woohoo: More please!
Leo
That’s just a quarter of the case. I shot the whole case but am trying to remember all the different woods/materials so I can caption the pics. coming soon!
The first 4 are antler, another crepe myrtle, cotton candy with deep purple accent acrylic, jobillo, olivewood, black walnut, shredded cash!, lacewood (really prone to tearout and difficult to turn), spalted maple (I think). That last one is a fountain pen, but I really doubt the nib is on par with yours.
The first one I am unsure on species but the accent is acrylic, black walnut, pink opal acrylic, another of my own blanks (the white shows blue fire in the light), one of my experiments; a mix of three different shavings in acrylic, black walnut with a matte finish, another of my own blanks, a kingwood baron.
Last ones coming up…
the first one is an Apollo infinity in Persian turquoise, A Washington in Jobillo, another Baron in Coolibah, one of my own blanks, a segmented olivewood and antler, azurite web (another tru-stone blank), a banded Malachite Phoenix (also tru-stone), one last of my own blanks. The keyrings from top to bottom: Jobillo, one of my own pours(my daily pen is out of this same batch), walnut, antler, segmented Jobillo.
The Tru-stone blanks are actually stone that is crushed and then reformed under very high pressure to make a turn able stone. They are really striking and beautiful and are also an extremely hard material, pretty close to antler but just a bit harder in my opinion.
This is not how I normally shoot my pens but since I’m pretty pressed for time, I went quick and dirty. I hope the real beauty can be seen but as you know, a still picture just cannot show the fire as the light hits many types of wood and even the acrylics. There is a depth that can’t be seen except in person or possibly a video. Enjoy!
Now that is pure excellence my friend! If those are what you haven’t sold yet, I can only imagine how wonderful the sold instruments were.
Very well done mate!!! I applaud you…but I am green with envy for your pen case! LOL!
Kudos from
Leo
Thank you for the very kind words.
leather pen bindersI can not remember offhand where I got the case but I will see if I can find out for you. [on edit] Here you go:
I have also been working on a blank that will give the appearance of stained glass on the finished pen. So far it has not given me the look I am trying to achieve, but I have a new pour I will try to get turned this weekend. I will keep you posted and if it works out, pics to follow.
Leo
Any thoughts on the TWSBI fountain pens as inexpensive, nice writing instruments?
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Any thoughts on the TWSBI fountain pens as inexpensive, nice writing instruments?[/quote]
Hi Mike
Good to hear from you. Yes it is a very fine set of pens(from their cheapest model to the more expensive vacumatic pen) and for the money spent you can’t do much better. They are great writers and I believe they can be filled with an eye dropper instead of using a converter or piston…that way they hold a whole truckload of ink. Very worthwhile to own.
Leo