Eversharp With A Slip On Cap

I got this vintage nib a bit ago and today was the day to make a pen.  I used Delron on this one.

I had a customer who challenged me to make a pen with a matching friction fit cap.  After I made his I had to have one of my own.

I made two of them for him but they are in the mail so I will wait until he gets them before I post them. 

Eversharp 14K Flexible

Roughed out section

Roughed out body

Finished cap

All Finished

Pen Built Around a Nib

 I had got some Parker Sonnet nibs that I got a long time ago and had installed one in a pen I sold a bit ago.  At the Toronto pen meeting someone tried it out and really liked it a lot so they contacted me about buying one and to make a pen around the nib.

Always up for a challenge we set about designing a pen around the nib.

We decided on Delron with a matte finish to match the shape and style of the body.

With some rough measurements as a guide off I went.

Final Result

Mini Lead Holder Repair

Went to my pen case the other day and my small lead holder was broken.

It seems that the threads had broken off the final.

I am thinking that the clip may be putting pressure on the threads.

So I started turning

Now the taper

I used Delron so hopefully I will not have the same problem

Done