Thread: My first Fountain Pen - Cypress Baron

Nice looking pen
the recipient should be mighty pleased with the pair
well done

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Nice looking pen
the recipient should be mighty pleased with the pair
well done

Thanks Nick.

Here are both pens together in the gift box... definitely not my best photography, but I'm in a bit of a hurry

Looks good to me ,is it a "Baron" ? as you can see the better kits rely less on the dressing you give them , and still look good. With a proper set of pin punches you can get almost any kit apart without damage as you can get much closer to the size of the tube ,so less chance of slipping off the small edges you have to deal with in some cases.Doesn't matter how many you do, mistakes happen and the trick is how to fix them hehe. Cheers ~ John

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

Looks good to me ,is it a "Baron" ? as you can see the better kits rely less on the dressing you give them , and still look good. With a proper set of pin punches you can get almost any kit apart without damage as you can get much closer to the size of the tube ,so less chance of slipping off the small edges you have to deal with in some cases.Doesn't matter how many you do, mistakes happen and the trick is how to fix them hehe. Cheers ~ John

Yes it's a Baron kit which I purchased from Addictive Pens. Definitely a beatiful kit.

I can't picture what you mean by "a proper set of pin punches" - I'll do a bit of research next time I need to pull a pen apart. I stupidly tried to pull it apart using pliers, but very quickly ruined the kit even though I thought I was being careful - still didn't get the thing apart either

This is the set I got goes from 1/16 th to 1/2 inch in 64ths very useful indeed ?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/28PCE-3-32-1-...713.m153.l1262

Simple yet elegant - nicely done.

Russell.

Very nice looking pen - love the wood.

Stewart