Pen Porn: 3D Scrollwork Sleeve

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Per usual, you can click on the images to view them larger. I do my best to provide you with high-quality pen porn. 😉

A few years ago, Country Made Pens posted an absolutely gorgeous pen with 3D scrollwork engraving on it. From the day I saw it, I fell in love with the work. The only thing that stopped me from buying that one was the base material — the resin — wasn’t to my liking.

I planned to save up for it, as it’s an expensive pen — understandably so, with the amount of work that goes into it. But, other wants and needs kept popping up. Finally, at the end of last year, I decided to just go for it, as that would make me save up. I put my name on Troy’s list, and waited for my turn.

Then, it was just a matter of choosing my material and waiting for it to be ready. Once it arrived, I could hardly believe how beautiful it was. And that leads neatly into the pen porn.

Once I got the notification that it was my turn, I went looking for materials. I wanted something that’s pretty, but wouldn’t outshine the engraved sleeve. And it had to go with silver.

I ended up choosing Stormwind’s Blanks Calypso, which is not currently available. The multi-chromatic shifts are stunning and very hard to capture. The video below does a decent job of showing off the material.

I wanted a different material for the section and chose Stormwind’s Blanks Abominable, also not currently available. Online, they looked like they’d go well together. In person, the base turquoise of Abominable is too bright to be truly harmonious with the darker Calypso. I’m considering asking Troy if he’d accept a commission to make me a different section, but I haven’t decided for sure yet.

I could take all the photos in the world and they wouldn’t do the expert engraving justice. Instead, I focused on the scrollwork aspects with the most detail.

The small engraving on the cap finial is a perfect cherry on top.

Just look at this beauty. I’m so happy I put myself on Troy’s list so I could finally own one of these.

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