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Old 2016-03-21, 5:12am
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can someone please explane how you make the point of a glass pen like they are in this: http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/6738..._met_glas.html

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Old 2016-03-21, 6:47am
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I have made quite a few of them. There are a couple ways.

1. Take a gather of clear and use a tool to put grooves in it all the way around. I use a stump shaper and put maybe 6-7 grooves around it.

2. Take a gather of clear and lay stringers on it.

Then heat, twist, and pull down.
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Old 2016-03-21, 7:04am
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If you are making separate nibs that will be attached to a pen: after pulling the tip down and before you remove the rod, use it as a punty to remove the rod from the other end. Then break the rod off; don't burn it off. You don't want a rounded tip, your pen won't write with a rounded tip...Cosmo, correct me if I'm wrong on that.
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Old 2016-03-21, 7:13am
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You're right, Norma - needs to be snapped off. You may also need to do a touch of fine sanding so that it writes smoothly. You can buy the pre-made cane in soft glass (Lauscha Lady, maybe?) and then pull the points from it but I'm not sure about boro.
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Old 2016-03-21, 7:16am
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Boro works great
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Old 2016-03-21, 7:27am
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Boro works great
Sorry....meant I didn't know if anyone sold pre-made nib cane in boro.
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Old 2016-03-21, 10:32am
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thank you all for the tips.

I would love to try this in boro so now I know how to make the point i will go on, thanks

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Old 2016-03-21, 11:03am
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You do need to work with the tip of the nib. I flame cut it and then shape it with a fine wetstone. Takes some practice to get it right. You can cut it off instead of flame cutting it, but it takes a LOT longer to shape it up and get it writing.
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This site isn't working, now. Although the question has been answered already, could someone please link to a picture of what you guys are talking about? I can't quite picture it in my head.

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can someone please explane how you make the point of a glass pen like they are in this: http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/6738..._met_glas.html

thanks for answering

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And her etsy shop- https://www.etsy.com/shop/GypsyRoadCanada
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I learned a few new things from this video...it's great
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Seems like there's a tut for that in Bandu Dunham's Contemporary Lampworking.
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Old 2016-03-22, 9:47am
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How cool would it be to make boro jar/inkwells to match the pen? I know what I'm doing when I get back from my son's wedding. lol
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How cool would it be to make boro jar/inkwells to match the pen? I know what I'm doing when I get back from my son's wedding. lol
I do those. I'm a long time fountain pen collector and the fountain pen world loves anything handmade. There are certain things that they prefer in ink bottles to make them easier to use. Specifically a way to get the last bit of ink out of the bottle. There are several ways to do that. Look up some old Sheaffer Skrip bottles, Iroshizuku bottles, Montblanc bottles, or Akkerman bottles. Four different solutions to the same problem.
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Thanks! Def will look those up.
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Seems like there's a tut for that in Bandu Dunham's Contemporary Lampworking.
That is who showed me how to make them. I asked him if he would pretty please show me how. He not only showed me how, but also gave me the one he made to show me how...sooooo cool!
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Old 2016-03-23, 3:49am
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hi mina it is the same video i showed on top of this topic, she showed how to make the pen but not the writing part I asked for.


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