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Feathers, Snakeskin, Lizzard, Shell, & Others
johnmrussell
Tetra Stylus Pen
$120
The Terta stylus pen has a woven microfiber stylus. For right or left-handed use, it twists R or L to open and center to close. It takes a Parker™ or Visconti™ ballpoint or gel refill. This one is Timber Rattlesnake skin with a gold & gunmetal finish.
Sierra Pen
$140
The Sierra is a nice everyday pen with a great balance. It twists to open and close with a locking action for left-hand users to prevent retracting. It takes a Parker™ or Visconti™ ballpoint or gel refill. This one is Ring tailed lizard skin with a gold & black chrome finish.
Standard Fountain/Rollerball Pen
$185
The Standard fountain pen is styled after the 1920's Parker™ Duofold. The cap screws on to post as well as to re-cap. To index the nib to the clip when posting you start with the nib up and the clip at the 6 o'clock position. When the nib and clip align the pattern will line up. This one is made out of pheasant, woodcock,& Eurasian bluejay feathers.
New Style Fountain/Rollerball Pen
$185
The New Style can be made as a fountain pen or rollerball. It is similar to the Standard fountain pen with a more modern look. The cap screws on to post as well as to re-cap. To index the nib to the clip when posting you start with the nib up and the clip at the 6 o'clock position. When the nib and clip align the shell pattern will line up. This one is Paua Shell with a chrome finish.
Virage Fountain/Rollerball Pen
$185
The Virage style has a roller on the clip styled after the 1920's Wahl-Eversharp. The cap screws on to post as well as to re-cap. To index the nib to the clip when posting you start with the nib up and the clip at the 8 o'clock position. When the nib and clip align the pattern will line up. This one is Cobra snakeskin with a tanned pattern in a chrome finish.
Arete Fountain/Rollerball
$185
The Arete (ahr-i-tay) is a hooded fountain pen & can also be made as a rollerball. The cap screws on to post as well as to re-cap. It is a little heavier than most fountain pens. The plating in a high-quality chrome and the clip has a gem accent. To index the nib to the clip when posting you start with the nib up and the clip at the 3 o'clock position. When the nib and clip align the pattern will line up. This is pheasant, woodcock, parrot, & Eurasian bluejay feathers in chrome finish.
Havana Fountain Pen
$280
The Havana fountain pen is a short but fat pen. These dynamics shifts the center of gravity giving a unique balance. Writing with it is like the pen is an extension of your hand. The cap screws on to post as well as to re-cap. The pen has straight threads so it will always line up when posting. This one is pheasant feathers with a gold finish.
Havana Rollerball Pen
$280
The Havana rollerball is a cap style pen. The cap screws on to post as well as to re-cap. It is a little heavier than most rollerball pens. The pen has straight threads so the pattern will always line up when posting. It takes a standard rollerball refill like the Schmidt® 888 and will use the Pilot® G2 gel refill. This one is Marsh Snakeskin in a gold finish.
Magnet Rollerball & Fountain Pen
$185
The Magnet pen comes in either Fountain or Rollerball style. The capture both closed and posted is magnetic using rare earth magnets. I can make it in chrome, brushed satin, gun metal finish. In gold in rollerball only. This Fountain pen is Hornback Gator in Brushed Satin finish.
Other Special Materials
Circuit Board
$140 - $250
The Circuit Board pen can be made in a ballpoint/gel style as well as a fountain pen. It's a larger and a little heavier pen. For right or left-handed use, the ballpoint twists R or L to open and center to close. The ballpoint/gel takes a Parker™ or Visconti™ refill. The fountain pen comes with a cartridge and a converter. This one is a ballpoint in the Ultra style in a gold & chrome finish.
Spirit Bottle Labels
$100
The Sierra is a nice everyday pen with a great balance. It twists to open and close with a locking action for left-hand users to prevent retracting. It takes a Parker™ or Visconti™ ballpoint or gel refill. This one is a Bayou Rum label with a gold & black chrome finish.
Bottle Caps
$80
I make the Bottle Cap pen with a real cap that I hammer flat with a jeweler's hammer and anvil. After picking a background to compliment the cap I roll it around the pen barrel. I then cast it in resin and turn like any other pen. This one is in a Serra style with Carbon fiber and Copper foil background.
Stickers Pen
$80
With the Sticker pen, I choose a complementary background then apply stickers some of them from the 50s & 60s. I then cast them in resin and turn like any other pen. I've done them with Micky and Mini, Betty Boop, Jetsons, stickers, etc. This one is Betty Boop in the Elegant Sierra® style in satin chrome and chrome.
Jeweled beetle wings
$160
I make them from the hard shell of the jeweled beetle from Asia. I cut them and glue them in several patterns and cast them in resin, hand turn each one and polish. I make them in most styles of pens. This one is a Sierra style in chrome & carbon fiber finish.
Cactus Skeletons, Pine Cones
$80 - 185
I use the skeletons of the Cholla & Prickly Pear Cactus, Pine, Spruce & Hemlock cones that I cast in different resins. I then cast it in resin and turn like any other pen. This one is in a Serra style made with Cholla cactus and resin.