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X_Digger

(18,585 posts)
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 05:50 PM Dec 2015

Whew, finally caught up.

This the last of the custom orders to go out before Christmas. Got it in the mailbox right as the truck was coming down the street.

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Whew, finally caught up. (Original Post) X_Digger Dec 2015 OP
Those are beautiful! Staph Dec 2015 #1
Oh my god, those are gorgeous! SheilaT Dec 2015 #2
Yup! X_Digger Dec 2015 #3
Also, what is the "magnetic" pen? northoftheborder Dec 2015 #5
The cap posts to the body or the top with a magnet instead of threads. X_Digger Dec 2015 #6
These are beautiful. northoftheborder Dec 2015 #4
I am not that into fountain pens (I'm left-handed). X_Digger Dec 2015 #7
It looks so beautiful _Calm Dec 2015 #8

Staph

(6,355 posts)
1. Those are beautiful!
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 06:21 PM
Dec 2015

If my dad was still around, I'd want a pen for him. He loved beautiful, well-finished wood.


X_Digger

(18,585 posts)
3. Yup!
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 12:42 AM
Dec 2015

Last edited Sun Dec 20, 2015, 09:42 AM - Edit history (2)

I make two styles of fountain pens- one a large beefy version, one smaller.









X_Digger

(18,585 posts)
6. The cap posts to the body or the top with a magnet instead of threads.
Mon Dec 21, 2015, 07:39 PM
Dec 2015

Cross-threaded caps are the bane of pen aficionados.

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)
7. I am not that into fountain pens (I'm left-handed).
Mon Dec 21, 2015, 07:48 PM
Dec 2015

I know that they can be replaced (it's a 'standard' nib holder), but I've never gotten that into the fountain pens. The small ones I sell have a #6 german nib, but that's about all I know about it.

My writing style would leave a blurry slur across a page with fountain pens. I normally use a parker ultra-fine so that the ink is more or less dry by the time my hand wipes across it.

 

_Calm

(11 posts)
8. It looks so beautiful
Fri Dec 25, 2015, 04:22 PM
Dec 2015

My favorite.It is a good choice to send a pen as Christmas gift for your friends.

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