If you're interested in making yourself a lovely looking fountain pen then here's how: For those who are into woodworking you can make yourself some very spiff

If you're interested in making yourself a lovely looking fountain pen then here's how: For those who are into woodworking you can make yourself some very spiffy looking fountain pens (in fact they can be as beautiful as anything you can buy). First, get some very pretty wood in the form of pen blanks (that's their correct name) and there's plenty to choose from. Many woodworking suppliers sell wooden pen blanks like these: https://www.etsy.com/market/wood_pen_blanks https://www.etsy.com/market/wood_pen_blanks Then you use your woodworking skills as follows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcRsuJeWQlI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcRsuJeWQlI This video is a bit over the top though, most woodworkers won't want to forge the metal bits as well. Usually all the 'metalwork'—the nib/ink/cartridge assemblies can be bought from the same place as the blanks. Incidentally, here's an unrelated but useful tip: if you've some broken furniture a table or wardrobe, etc. and there are small bits or chips broken off it and you want to find some matching wood to patch it up then a cheap source of wood can often be found by selecting a pen blank that matches the missing piece. There is such an enormous range of pen blanks available that you're almost certain to find one that's a pretty close match.