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We'd like to introduce you to our brand new pen kit - the Beaufort Zephyr. and to celbrate its launch, we're giving them away for free. Designed by us here in the UK, and manufactured to our usual hih standards, The Zephyr follows on from the success of our hugely popular Sirocco pen kits, and uses the same mechanism, tube and bushes. It is compatible with Sierra tubes for people using pre-cast tube-in blanks, it has its mechanism mounted in the finial, it comes with a Parker style, ...

If you make custom pens, often called kitless pens, or it’s something you’ve been considering and been daunted by the prospect, we’ve just made things a whole lot easier. We have introduced a range of ready-made sections for fountain pens, that are already engineered and threaded to take Bock nibs. The section is the component into which the nib assembly is screwed, and is possibly the most complicated element of making a pen from first principles. Made by Bock ...

Having launched our brand new Sirocco pen kit at the end of June, we thought it was high time we mentioned it in our blog – in fact long overdue. The Sirocco, like all our other pens kits, is designed by us and manufactured to our usual high standards and tolerances. It uses exactly the same size of tube as a Sierra kit, but there the similarity with a Sierra stops. Unlike a Sierra, the Sirocco has its twist mechanism mounted in the finial, not in the nib, which means that the ...

With thanks to Vasilev Eftim who sent us this link to the processes he used to create this outstanding pen he’s just made. You’ll need your Google translator if you don’t happen to speak Russian, but it’s most definitely well worth a look. http://steampunker.ru/blog/our_workshop/15287.html   Custom steampunk fountain pen by Vasilef Eftim ...

HRH Princess Sophie Countess of Wessex has recently taken over from the Queen as Patron of the Blind Veterans Association. To mark the occasion of her visit to open their new Llandudno centre, the Association decided they would present Sophie with a hand made pen, and Bill Mooney, a member of the Association who is both a veteran and almost totally blind, was asked to make it. We were asked if we would help, and were happy to donate some Mistral pen kits for Bill to use. We also happened to ...

The boss is a pen maker, and he is  frequently asked what finishes he recommends for our pen kits, the answer to which will of course depend on what the pen is being made from in the first place. However, in his opinion, as far as wood is concerned you are never going to achieve a good, strong, lasting finish from wax products alone, and CA, which was never intended as a finish, simply serves to encase the wood in a plastic shell, thereby losing touch with the wood itself. It’s a ...

If you’re looking for a click pen with a reliable mechanism, here it is. With a specially engineered mechanism designed to keep on clicking, it’s available to buy online right now. Tempest pen kits   Introducing the new Tempest click ballpoint from Beaufort Ink ...

Have you seen the new Mistral ballpoints and pencils yet? They’ve been on line for a couple of weeks now. Long awaited, we now have the the final additions to out world class suite of Mistral pen kits, which we believe are possibly the only suite of kits available word wide that truly do match. Choose from a fountain pen, rollerball, ballpoint and pencil. All kits in the suite are designed by us and made to our renowned  exacting standards and tolerances, and feature premium ...

Great news for makers of kitless pens or custom pens. Triple start threads, or triple lead threads are popular amongst pen makers because it means the  pen cap can be removed or replaced with fewer turns.  Whereas, depending on the length of your thread,  it takes several turns of the cap to screw it on with a single start thread, a triple start thread will do it in a couple of turns or less and is far more professional that way. They’re not cheap, but there again ...

Our latest extravagant indulgence has arrived at last, a Baoer 388 for which we had to splash out a massive £1.97  –  delivered. Rediculous!! And what a great little pen it is – we can’t fault its appearance, balance, feel in the hand and so on, but the nib is truly horrible. Nothing wrong with its looks –  well, we could live with it anyway, considering what we paid for it. Nothing wrong with the ink flow either, but scratchy? Scratchy is not the ...