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which pen looks nicest of these? (lemmy.world)
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[-] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 17 points 4 months ago

I mean I like the red colored wood.

[-] original2@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Redheart, by far the most pricey of the 3

[-] Kneew@lemy.lol 2 points 4 months ago

800-ish?

[-] erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

Tree fiddy.

[-] Kneew@lemy.lol 1 points 3 months ago

(ಥ_ʖಥ)

[-] original2@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

800 what? It was an offcut of a much larger piece.

[-] Kneew@lemy.lol 1 points 3 months ago

I was just wondering about how much these would go for.

[-] original2@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I would sell them for about £35 (im British) but if I were in to use a fancier mechanism and a burl wood then it could go into the hundreds

[-] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago

Well my second favorite is the dark wood.

[-] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago

Could redwood be used?

[-] original2@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Yes, but i have some offcuts from bigger projects

[-] elbowgrease@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

never heard of red heart. is that the same as paduk?

[-] original2@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

nope. It looks far richer in person, paduk is more orangey.

[-] eating3645@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

Not sure, hard to say in photos, mail them over and I'll take a look!

[-] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 months ago

The second one, I think the color and undertone of the wood and it's darkness complements the gold accents perfectly.

[-] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

I'm not a fan of slimlines because to give any heft to the pens you end up with that muffin top look or wild shapes on the lower tube. That said the light brown pen looks best overall, I do like the grain pattern in the darker one though.

[-] original2@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

That makes sense. I am gonna make some fountain pens soon. I just had a few of these mechanics lying around.

[-] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I make a couple of slimlines a year but I prefer cigar pens or majestic rollerball, I have made a few fountain pens but the kits were fairly cheap and I had problems getting ink to flow consistently through the nibs.

[-] ynazuma@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

All are beautiful, but I’m partial to the one that looks looks roasted maple (light brown)

[-] original2@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

It's ipe, with a few layers of teak oil and beeswax

[-] ynazuma@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Nice

[-] mugthol@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

I like the dark one the best since it looks the best with the gold

[-] original2@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

wenge. I like it too and so i got some more blanks.

[-] Sunny@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago

All of them really nice, but the second one looks the most natural to me. The darkness and the contrast of gold is superb 🙌

[-] original2@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

thanks. Ive bought some more woods and hopefully african blackwood will be almost as pretty

[-] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

2nd pic. The darker one fo sho

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