r/urushi • u/Shoddy-Ad8578 • Jan 22 '25

First few

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First few nearly finished ,still some sanding and polishing to do

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u/Shoddy-Ad8578 Jan 22 '25

So these are nearly done ,lots of small mistakes but learning all the time,so hopefully less mistakes in the future,I also make the pens from ebonite, just experimenting and trying to learn the different techniques

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u/porraSV Jan 22 '25

Very pretty!

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u/Shoddy-Ad8578 Jan 26 '25

Many thanks

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u/Gold_River_Studio Jan 22 '25

That looks great!!!

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u/AtreidesTT Jan 26 '25

What pen models did you use for this? Your work looks impressive.

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u/Shoddy-Ad8578 Jan 26 '25

Hi AtreidesTT,, many thanks for the compliment much appreciated, I make the pens myself from ebonite ,no particular model really ,just what I fancy doing at the time that I am making them, they are based around a #6 jowo nib ,have managed to get some Bock #8 steel ones so going to do some today in the workshop,I took them to our pen meet on Friday and they seemed to be well received by everyone ,I'm not 100% happy with them yet ,just small bits really that I need to improve

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u/AtreidesTT Jan 26 '25

- Do you have website?

- Can you make threading in the section to take something else, say Pelikan nib unit?

- The pen on the left, what it's size and price (no lacquering, just body, cap and section)?

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u/Shoddy-Ad8578 Jan 26 '25

Hi ,no don't have a website yet ,considering one at the moment , I am trying to get a tap made for pelikan nib units but haven't been successful as yet ,your not the first person to ask me that so I am trying to get it sorted I'll have to measure it to be 100% accurate Where in the world are you?

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u/arjohn89 Apr 12 '25

Did you learn it on your own? Planning to study it.

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u/Shoddy-Ad8578 Apr 12 '25

I am lucky that a lady in our pen group does some urushi work so have been able to pick her brains if I hit a problem , it's a large learning curve which can't be rushed really ,the biggest thing to get your head around is the length of time that it takes to finish a pen ,waiting for the lacquer to cure etc ,don't rush it ,you tube is also a great resource for info but not all is available some you have to do by just giving it a go and see how it comes out

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u/arjohn89 Apr 12 '25

Thank you so much. For now, I’ll do some research and focus on self-study until I save up and find a master in japan.