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Penol 3K
In the mid-1930s, Penol introduced two faceted models, the 8K (for “kanter”, the Danish word for “edges”) and the smaller 3K. In 1937, the 3K was updated to have a...
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The Barachois
This is my first attempt at making a “self filling” pen in the style of vintage pens. This one is a button-filler, which uses a latex sac shellacked to the...
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The Petley: Construction
This is a pen made for a friend who makes hand-crafted knives in the Scandanavian tradition. I already own one of his knives, and it was time for me to...
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The Petley
This pen was made for a friend, primarily to be used as a signing pen. It’s made of desert ironwood, with bands of mammoth tusk, brass, and and ebonite section...
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Paper sizes in mm
It drives me nuts that I search for this at least once a week. So, now at least I’ll know where to look…
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Dating a Montblanc 146 or 149
Some people do a great job of reverse-engineering the past… This page has a good chart showing the various dimensions and identifying features of the 146 over the years. This...
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Montblanc 146
The Montblanc 146 is one of the icons in the world of fountain pens, with a long history running from a start of production in 1950 through to the present...
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Cutting threads for a Bock 250 insert
When I made my first fountain pen, it was based on a kit. This involves drilling a hole in a piece of wood, and gluing in a brass tube. The...
