"The Earth" flamed ballpoint pen

Description

Hello
I’m Gerhard the French penmaker ! I show you here one of my flamed "The Earth" pens.
"The Earth" is c
reated from wood and "flamed" natural color pigments, what symbolize love, passion and beauty.
Every pen is absolutly unique.
Lenght around 135mm and a weight of 38 gramms. Parker style refills.
Comes with a case and Certificate of authenticity.
Its possible to have your name in the certificate. Send me an email if you have any questions.
You can also visit my blog on Facebook
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PLease have a look at my other pens in my
Ebay-Shop
Best regards
Gerhard
History of the flamed pens
Everything started with a client who came into my workshop with a piece of resin. He asks me if I want to make a pen for him from that very colorful piece of resin. Normally, I only work with wood, but he was a nice man and a good client, so I agreed to make the pen. It was a very quick job and I can make five in the same time as one of my wooden pens. You don't need varnishing, only a bit of polish, ready. I wasn't satisfied with the result and I knew why I don't make these pens. That's Ok for industrial   productions and standard pens but not for me. There is no depth, no class. So I thought about, how to make high-class colorful pens. This was the birth of my Pop Art pens. Natural color powder applied on a wooden body and at least 10 coats of varnish. I loved it, it was incredible, nearly a three dimensional surface. A lot of work, but absolutely worth every minute to spend on it. One day, a pen failed and as I love to try new things, I had the idea with the flamed pens. Men like to play with fire, so I burned it with a welder. In the first moment, it looked only like burned wood, but when I sanded it two days later, a golden shimmer came out. With every coat of varnish, the colors came out brighter and deeper and when the first “flamed pen” was ready, I was more than happy with the result. For sure, I won't tell you all the secret about the flamed pens, but here some facts:
Natural color powder applied in several coats on a Cherrywood body. After burning, it needs up to 15 coats of varnish with sanding between every coat (For sure by hand with  a brush) to have a perfect surface and an absolutely unique pen.
I hope you like it.