Speckled Oak Fountain Pen with Gold Plated Fittings (820)
Stunning Handmade Mid Range Speckled Oak Fountain Pen, made in Devon, making a great Retirement, Anniversary or Birthday gift. Possibly for Yourself or that Special Event
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Speckled Oak Fountain Pen
This lovely mid-range “Speckled Oak” Fountain Pen with Gold Plated Fittings with Chrome Accents. It is nicely balanced and pleasant to use. The pen is “pillared” so that the cap can be screwed on the back of the pen to extend it for anyone who likes to use a longer pen. The nib has an iridium point. This pen has been made and is ready to post. It comes complete with a ink cartridges, a converter so that bottled ink can be used and in a velvet pouch for protection. A black velvet pen box with white and blue interior is available for an extra charge).
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Pen Details
Type of Pen: Fountain Pen
Plated Fittings: Gold and Chrome Plate
Body Materials: Speckled Oak
Nib Colour: Chrome Plate with an iridium point
Nib Size: Size 5 Medium
Pocket Clip Type: Standard Type Clip
Pillared: Yes
Weight (pillared without ink): 45 grams
Weight (unpillared without ink): 22 grams
Included: Ink converter and ink cartridges. Comes complete with a black velveteen pen pouch (or black velvet pen box with white and blue interior for an extra charge).
About Your Timber
This pen is constructed from oak that has started to decay giving wood a colouring that can vary from cream with dark specks to brown/black with cream specks. This rotting can be so spectacular that one blank can sometimes look like two or three different pieces of wood instead of one. Most pieces have been stabilised by extracting the air from the wood in a vacuum chamber and replacing it with a stabilising solution. It is then “cooked” in a oven to harden it off. The reason behind this process is to harden the timber stop further decay and make is workable on the lathe.
About Oak
Oak is probably one of the most well-known deciduous timbers. There are said to be over 500 different knowns varieties of this tree and is known for its strength and was extensively used in ship building from at least the Viking era. It was also used in the making of good quality furniture, barrels and numerous other items.
A lot of people do not like using oak as the grain can be very course, difficult to work and get a glass like finish. Most of the oak that I use is English, but it is not always easy to tell particularly that sourced from old furniture.
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More Pen Details
Each pen is made using sustainable or recycled timber and top quality components. Once turned and sanded, to give the best possible protection it has up to ten coats of finish and then a good quality polish. It comes complete in a velvet sleeve. Full instructions on the care of the pen and a certificate of authenticity, confirming that I have turned the pen personally and in most cases the date it was constructed.
This pen is constructed from timber. Being a natural material each piece is unique in colour and figuring, which will slightly change colour and darken in time. The pen may be smooth to the touch or you may be able to feel the grain, blemishes and faults in the wood under the finish. Pens that are really smooth, with no blemishes are made of plastic!
Delivery
All of my pens are UK post free and are usually dispatched within two days by 1st Class Mail (24 Tracked). For orders outside the UK please see the overseas postage charges and these will send by Tracked Royal Mail International Standard. Also be aware that the buyer is responsible for any import and custom tax.
Price Including tracked UK Postage
from £38.00
Price Including Overseas Tracked Postage
from £48.60
Please note that non UK buyers are responsible for any taxes and custom charges made once the pen has been posted and left the country.
If you have any questions please email me