Winner! Fountain pen

By Ian Davenport at Davenport's Handmade in Leeds, GB

Winning Category

Fountain pen made from Walnut. The pen blank was cut to length and drilled to accept the brass tubes which were fitted and superglued in place. The blanks were then trimmed to length and turned on the lathe using a pen mandrel. After turning the wood was sanded up to 1200 grit, sanding sealer applied followed by 2 coats of beeswax and then 2 coats of CA glue to protect. 

Project Category

Wood TurningPens

Products Used

  • Sanding sealer
  • Natural beeswax
  • CA glue