I made this pen from a blank created by an early master—an original artisan. If you’re interested, look on the IAP (penturners.org) for pens and blanks created by Eagle.
Eagle's blank in this pen is called a Wave. He made this one using Maple, Walnut, Walnut, Maple—it was a combination of 4 waves. I’ll never know why he sent me the blank; he just did. What a joy and blessing to have completed this pen. His blank is a masterful work. There are 154 pieces of wood in the blank glued up in 8 different gluing sessions. There are 148 strips of veneer with a glued up "base blank" to try to get diamonds of different colors. It requires more than 2 ounces of CA to make the blank. The kit is a Rhodium/22K Gold Jr. Statesman Fountain Pen. The finish is CA—about 12 layers of thin CA.
This pen was completed in 2007. William “Eagle” Prisavage passed July 4, 2008.
i was never a member on that site but i used to go there all the time to get info. i remember eagle, he was quite a character. did some amazing pens. you did his blank justice gary.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
What I find great about these pens is the unlimited patters/colors that can be created. Making a small block doesn't require a huge amount of material so one can experiment for not much $$.
Thanks everyone. There was a time when I was making lots of pens as gifts, for our Service men and women, and selling some. It was actually pretty good money.
Sort of reminds me of black palm, which is what I use for all my display pens... that way clients could concentrate on the choice of pens and not the blanks... the choice of blanks came later.... (damn, that close up shot revealed some left over sanding marks undetected by normal eye... gotta downgrade the camera or upgrade my sanding).
Only 12 coats of CA??? This black palm cigar has been in my top pocket mostly for the last 14 years, The gold plating has worn off and I've only buffed it up once in all those years... I use 20 coats... those extra 8 coats got me an extended 5.6 years of shine (according to my slide rule calculations). Don't care what those naysayers say... plenty of coats of CA, properly applied, gets plenty of years of longevity.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
I agree that pens can be good money... as long as you keep away from ("distorted") slimlines and pick your clients/marketplace carefully. There are a few people that are prepared to part with their shekels for quality products... a finely crafted pen/rollerball (not ballpoint... there is a big difference) will always attract discerning customers.
Loved your celtic knot... and fully appreciate the effort put into it... however, most customers could not appreciate the effort and cost (time) involved. I bought a Beall Pen wizard years ago thinking to revolutionaise the pen industry and woo sophisticated customers... sold 3 pens designed on it, and gave away the rest (4)... it is now object of my box making blogs.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
Very unique pen! Nice work on it an all the others. I have made a few pens but as Ducky says, you have to make good high end pens to attract the right customers!!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
LBD, Black palm is 😎 stuff—I’ve done two of them so far. If you’re talking about the dark cigar—the first one after the wave—it’s actually dark wood and blue acrylic pinstripes. And the Beall Pen Wizard looks pretty good too. Never used one.
