Author: geoff
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Making of a Pelikan Souverän
A promotional video (with German narration, and an excellent soundtrack!), but it still has some good info on how pens are made. This shows a hybrid of mass production techniques...
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Richard Binder on National Geographic
Richard Binder is well-known in the world of fountain pens, particularly for his work as a nibmeister.
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A pod of Pelikanos
Two Pelikanos from the mid-to late 1960’s. Both are cartridge fillers with ink windows. The black one is in good shape, but the blue one looks like it has some...
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Ranga pen
The making of a traditional hand-made ebonite Indian pen. Notice how he cuts the threads with a toothed chisel… This makes me very jealous.
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Kiyoshi Kato
Another inspiring video of a Japanese fountain pen maker.
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The Petley
Material: Metallic Chocolate brown swirled acrylic Nib: Bock Extra Fine (other nibs available) Nib size: #6 Length, capped: mm Length, uncapped: mm Barrel diameter: mm (max) Cap diameter: mm (max) Postable C201703
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Onoto Magna 1861
This was a very nice gift from a friend (who also happens to be a fan of vintage Bang & Olufsen equipment…) – so it will remain in my collection....
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Harumi Tanaka
The “Masters of the Fountain Pen” series has been a great inspiration. The videos show the simple, basic craftsmanship that goes into the making of a hand-made fountain pen.
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Turning a section with a wooden grip
This article is a great tutorial on how to modify a larger kit pen to have a wooden grip on the section. This also works for acrylics.
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Fude modification of a Lamy Safari
This post shows how to convert a Lamy Safari into a fude nib. This page is a good place to go to buy replacement nibs for your Safari after you’ve...