Happy National Ballpoint Day!
Today is a day to celebrate "that other pen" (just kidding--our club members *aren't* fountain pen snobs 😉), so here are some photos I took of a lovely handmade twist-action ballpoint I recently acquired. The pen is the "Copper Diamonds" model and it was made by Dylan Swain of The Pen Den in Gatineau, Quebec...
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Since I don't know the first thing about making handmade ballpoints, I'll let Dylan explain how he made this lovely writing instrument: "I designed the mold for this pen, printed it in white resin, and cast copper and pearlescent black mica before shaping and polishing to a high gloss."
Dylan adds: "I like how the black is reminiscent of marble and the copper has depth and captures the light very nicely." He's correct on all counts, and I hope my photos captured the beautiful colours and depth of the materials. I'm so glad that Dylan chose metal trim with an "antique" finish---it goes so well with the rest of the pen :)
Dylan's pens can be found for sale in his Etsy online store - ThePenDenShop. I've bought several handmade ballpoint pens from him over the years (they're featured in this post) and I've never been disappointed. Dylan--thank you again for another great handcrafted one-of-a-kind ballpoint!
(~Blog post by Maja~)
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