{"id":8373,"date":"2022-10-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=8373"},"modified":"2022-10-11T18:44:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T22:44:58","slug":"dandelion-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/dandelion-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Cypress Dandelion Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No, this isn’t a duplicate post<\/a>. I find the construction of the Dandelion pen so unique and interesting that I want to give it its own post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous pens I’ve purchased from Cypress<\/a> (formerly Mr. Cypress) have had a standard cartridge-converter construction (cap, section, and barrel). This Dandelion pen, however, is very different.<\/p>\n\n\n

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To start, the Dandelion does not have a section. Instead, you hold the pen by the barrel. As I tend to hold my pens close to the nib, it’s taking some time for me to get used to holding the pen further back. The lack of section also means that you’re dealing with a rather girthy pen \u2014 15.2mm vs 11.2mm on my skull and crystal pen<\/a>. For myself, it would be nice to have a narrowing near the cap to make the pen more comfortable to hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, we have the actual parts. Most cartridge-converter pens have 5 parts: cap, section, barrel, nib, and converter. The Dandelion, however, has 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And these aren’t just off-the-rack parts. Parts number 2 and 5 are customized for Cypress, with the logo and company name, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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