Specialty Finish

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Specialty Finish

Custom Materials

Reviews and Publications

Materials

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@newtonpens Prospector model made from black ebonite. Black urushi with cherry blossoms in gold leaf. Tamenuri finish over everything. One of my favorites to date! It's going to be hard to put this out on the table in DC.

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Recently finished commission. Georgetown model made with Arctic Blast.
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Recently finished commission. 2 Charleston models. The first in Oliver Twist. The second in Primary Manipulation 3.5. Both with a matte finish.
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Another finished urushi commission. Charleston model. Bronze background with handpainted neurons. Inspirational artwork by Greg Dunn shown in the last image.

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Recently finished urushi project. A new version of the Brush Stroke style. Blue, green, and purple lacquer with silver powder. I used egg whites to thicken the urushi to keep the ridges created by the brush. I then filled in those ridges with silver powder. I think it came out really cool! It still has some texture to it.

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Awesome photo @heymatthew!

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The Nakaya Dorsal Fin 2 has always been a dream pen for me. The shape/design is stunning! It works with any type of urushi finish. Well...not only has my dream come to fruition, but I was able to get two of them! One in Heki Tamenuri and the other in Kuro Tamenuri. My little Nakaya collection is growing fast!

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I'm not a repair expert, but I can fix an issue or two. Had a customer ask if I could help with his LE Sheaffer Balance. I'm not sure what happened but there was a big chip in the body. Luckily I have some of the same material and used it to fill in the cavity. With some careful sanding and polishing and you can barely see it.
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Today's urushi project. A Charleston model made from black ebonite. Sumiko Shiage (charcoal) urushi finish.

This pen will not be available until the DC pen show.
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Today's urushi project. A Charleston model made from black ebonite. Ivory and black urushi with flakes of raden (abalone shell) embedded into the ivory base layers. Very subtle until it's in hand...then the colors of the abalone light up!

This pen is not available until the DC pen show.
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Today's urushi commission. A Charleston model made from black ebonite. It has a Seirei Tamenuri urushi finish with lots of gold powders and gold flake. Pics don't do it justice as it comes alive in the light!

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Today's urushi project. A @newtonpens Prospector made from black ebonite. From there I took some inspiration from a pen I did for @attilasultis a while back. The base urushi color of this pen is an off white or Shiro. It has a random pattern of urushi on top that was covered with gold leaf. From there a Tamenuri finish was done to cover everything with careful sanding to expose all the edges. The nib is a 18k F Pelikan M1000 in Rose Gold. This one really needs to be seen in person to truly see the depth!

Not available until the DC pen show.
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Today we have an oversized Charleston model made from clear acrylic. From there I painted several areas with a honeycomb pattern. Those were covered in silver powder and a Tamenuri finish was built up over everything. 18k size 8 Jowo nib in Fine.
This pen will not be available until the DC pen show.
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Today we have a urushi commission. This is a @conidpen Kingsize Bulkfiller made with Titanium and Clear Acrylic (last pic for reference) . I laid down a random pattern of urushi and dusted it in pure silver powder. From there I built up a Tamenuri finish to cover everything. I love how it all came together! The amount of depth is amazing and will only get better with time. As the finish will lighten and become more translucent. This is the first of two Conid pens that I'm working on.

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A special urushi commission. I receive many requests to do celebration/tribute designs for pets or loved ones that have passed. This one however is to celebrate one feline's fight for survival. Cassie was diagnosed with cancer and through medications and chemotherapy she beat the odds and went into remission. Her owner asked me to come up with a design to commemorate this moment.
What I came up with is a Charleston model with a Midori Tamenuri urushi finish. Green to match Cassie's eyes. A galaxy pattern with abalone. Which made me think of the Rainbow Bridge so I have miss Cassie walking away bc it wasn't her time yet. One tiny detail that stuck out to me in the many photos I received was this tiny dark spot on Cassie's front left paw (last pic). So I made sure to include it! On the section is a subtle nod to the letter C for Cassie (as well as my customer who is also a C). I also made a matching pen rest in Midori Tamenuri with an Ishime bottom for traction. A 14k Medium Jowo nib to finish it all and now it's ready to go to it's new home.
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