In 2016, I purchased an ABSURD quantity of dramatic cast acrylic to use in pens. Most of it was transparent, colored, and decorated with little accents that looked gorgeous. The only problem was I had almost no experience working with it! Without great care and an almost impractical amount of hand finishing, a presentable (not exemplary, just presentable) appearance was not possible. So I put away the material, and every so often picked off little bits of it on which to practice in the hope that one day I might be able to do it justice without undue effort.

I finally reached that point last year, and I sold the first pilot run of them at the San Francisco in 2022. To be sure, I’ve sold transparent cast acrylic pens before, but they required a beastly amount of work to be presentable.

These pens are beautiful and I’m extremely proud of them.

For many of these colors, this will be the LAST time you see me working with them, so if you see something you like, don’t delay.

NOTE: Some people (myself included) believe the ink should match the pen, and for them, I’m including an ink recommendation for pens which color match nicely with inks I have enjoyed using.

Ink recommendation: J. Herbin Vert Réséda.

Further information:

• New Ball clips!

• Click here for more detailed product description.

• Handmade in America; I designed and made all the parts except for the nib and the ink feeders that are not ebonite.

• This is a fountain pen that is designed around the Zebra G dip nib, with provision for other nibs; You must make your selection after clicking “ADD TO CART”.

• Pump Piston filling mechanism.

• If you require your nib to be tuned, please say in the “Additional notes” field on step 3 of CHECKOUT.