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7th December 2012, 11:43 AM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Shiraz vine fountain pen. Matching wine.
Hi everyone.
Here's a fountain pen I made the other day. It uses a gold Baron kit from Timberbits, and I have upgraded the nib to a high quality one.
The pen is coated in 21 coats of thin CA, then sanded with micro-mesh through to 12,000 grit.
The blank is a shiraz vine. As a special treat for this one, I have sourced some of the shiraz that was produced by this exact vine.
Wrap it all up in a nice presentation box, and becomes a great purchase / gift. Pretty special, huh?
Now the hard question. I know this question is always a pain, but any idea on how to price this? As a guide, I have been selling fountain pens so far for about $50 to family friends. Add in the upgrade nib (cost me $10, so add $15 including labour), the shiraz (cost me $20), the presentation box (cost me $15). I'm thinking possibly $120 or so? The extra $20 being for the wow factor and the hassle. Is that a reasonable figure, or am I under/over-selling this?
Hope you like. Simon.
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7th December 2012, 12:56 PM #2Skwair2rownd
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Nice pen and a great presentation idea.
I think your pricing is pretty spot on. After all this is an unusual gift.
Perhaps a certificate from the vine owner to verify the pprovenence
would be a good idea.
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7th December 2012, 01:18 PM #3
Hey Simon. Great unusual idea & pen mate. I reckon the price is about right. If you do another one of these I would be using an up-market pen kit rather than a cheapo Baron kit. The significant & special piece of wood deserves at least a 'Roman Harvest' or a 'Majestic' kit. Great work mate !
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7th December 2012, 01:27 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks Paris.
I have already drilled and glued up 2 more blanks with Baron tubes. Are there any other kits which use the same size tubes and bushings? I know Timberbits sells the "Sedona" but or me it looks a bit weird with the round top. Any advice?
I would love to do some roman harvest pens. Do you think the required 13.1mm drill bit would fit in a standard 13mm drill chuck?
simon
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7th December 2012, 10:20 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Good idea and execution. I'm not sure of the Roman Harvest (suspect it is the same) but the Cambridge, which is similar, has bunches of grapes and leaves on the clip and centre band. That alone make them a good choice for pens with a wine theme.
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8th December 2012, 04:49 AM #7
Your 13.1 mm drill should fit no problem ,as long as 13 mm fits ok. There is only .004" inch difference in the 2 drills . I would be inclined to drill 13 mm and sandpaper a little out of the drilled hole if needed. Most standard sets of drills will go up to 13 mm ,getting a 13.1 may be a bit difficult for some folks , Cheers ~ John
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8th December 2012, 11:18 AM #8
Nice pen Simon Selling it with the wine and presentation for a box is a great idea. Your price is not too expensive. I think I paid about $70 a couple of months ago for presentation wine box.
Timberbits sell the 13.1mm drill. I should fit without any problems. Its only the 14mm and 14.5mm you will have trouble with.
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8th December 2012, 11:21 AM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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8th December 2012, 11:41 AM #10
Do you use your lathe for drilling? You can get a MT2 chuck from McJing tools online (Sydney) that will take all the drill sizes you will need for pens. They also sell a headstock screw on 2 jaw vice made especially to hold blanks. You may need a converter with it to match the thread but they sell them also. Other companies sell them as well but may not be as cheap. That is all the equipment I use now as I get a far better result from drilling on the lathe as opposed to a bench press drill or a hand drill.
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8th December 2012, 12:22 PM #11SENIOR MEMBER
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Yes i drill on the lathe. I have a MT2 Jacobs chuck which i use by having the lathe on the lowest speed possible.
I hold the blanks in a standard Nova chuck but with 25mm jaws. It holds both round and square blanks just fine. Never had any real problems drilling this way. I know a lot of people prefer a drill press and jig, presumably because it is more time saving than loading blanks into the lathe. But I don't have a drill press, and only do this as a hobby, so don't mind the extra 15 seconds per blank.
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8th December 2012, 12:43 PM #12
You can buy most drill sizes over 13mm in 0.5mm graduation with a 1/2" reduced shank.
For example
Cutting - Drills taper & reduced shank - Reduced shank metricCheers
DJ
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8th December 2012, 07:41 PM #13
I love the look of this set, well thought out and very well executed
Cheers
Tony.
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8th December 2012, 08:49 PM #14
Re: Shiraz vine fountain pen. Matching wine.
That is very awesome hey well done )
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