Olive Fountain Pen with Gold Plated Fittings (880)
Handmade Olive Fountain Pen that would make a great retirement, anniversary or birthday gift
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Olive Wood Fountain Pen
One of the most beautiful woods for a Fountain Pen is Mediterranean Olive Wood. This particular pen has Gold plated fittings and the finished pen is “pillared” meaning that the cap can be screwed on the back of the pen. This is good for anyone who likes to use a longer pen.
The nib has an iridium point and the pen comes in a black velveteen pouch (or the chance to have a black velvet pen box with white and blue interior as an added extra) and three ink cartridges to get you started.
Please make sure that you inspect all of the pictures as this is the pen that is for sale and the one you will receive.
Pen Details
Type of Pen: Fountain
Plated Fittings: Gold Plate
Construction Material: Mediterranean Olive Wood
Nib Colour: Gold with iridium point
Nib Size: 5 Medium
Clip Type: Roller Pocket Clip
Weight Pillared (without ink): 36 grams
Weight Not Pillared (without ink): 19 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 the Timber
Olive wood is a beautiful type of wood and is used in many luxury goods. Olives are a huge economic importance in the Mediterranean and the trees are never usually harvested for their wood. So, most olive wood is limited to tree clippings, branches, and trees destroyed by storms or disease. The trees themselves grow from 25 to 50 feet tall. The diameter of these trees can reach anywhere from 3-5 feet and the colour is a creamy yellow/brown with dark brown or black contrasting grain. It is this that really makes olive wood stand out so much as the grain can be curly or wavy in shape and also may be straight, interlocked, or wild.
Olive trees have been around for a very long time. The earliest record of olive tree groves were recorded to be around 4000 B.C. Many people draw olive trees in backgrounds of religious paintings because they are prevalent in the holy land of Jerusalem. Olive trees are actually quite significant in most religions, however for everybody olive trees are a symbol of peace and beauty. The wood itself is fairly easy to work with, the only problems that may occur is that the wood is subject to cracking when working with a lot of grain
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More Details
This pen is unique and made using sustainable or recycled timber or resin and top quality components. Once turned and sanded, to give the best possible protection it has a number of coats of finish and then a polish. It comes complete in a pouch, full instructions on the care of the pen. Also a certificate of authenticity, confirming that I have turned the pen personally and the date it was constructed.
Delivery Information
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.
from £30.00
from £40.60
any taxes and custom charges made once the pen has been posted and left the country.
If you have any questions please email me