This reminded me of a question I had. Perhaps some of
the midwest Galoots could enlighten me. Some years ago
(5-10?) some divers found a load of old-growth wood
deep in the waters of Lake Superior off, I think,
Wisconsin. The wood had been submurged in the clear,
cold water for almost a hundred years, something like
that. The last I heard some company was trying to get
salvage rights to bring up these huge, old-growth
hardwood logs. Anyone ever hear what happened?

As for wooden pens, this may be heresy on this list,
but frankly, it's not the body that makes the pen,
it's the nib and feed mechanism. Today's nibs that are
available for the pen kits are pretty lousy stuff,
kind of like the quality of a complete set of wood
turning chisels from China for $9.99. If any of you
out there are looking to make a fountain pen by
turning wood I would suggest trying to make a replica
of an early Sheaffer that uses a lever-fill mechanism.
This is a relatively simple filling mechanism and it
would be an interesting challenge to cut out that
small opening for the lever. Hmmm. If anyone's
interested I can direct them to much more information
about the "technology" involved.

Andrew

--- zhenya  wrote:
> Nice to met you, Andrew.
> You have written on pens:
> This from the other new guy here in Maine.
> As you wrote of pens, just to mention that two
> fellas here in Maine
> have made a business of making pens by hand from the
> wood salvaged from
> shipwrecks. I don't know any more except that they
> say it is going very
> well. I don't know their routine of getting the
> wood, or the legalities
> there, and I don't know what their shop is like;
> so, forgive me for not knowing more, just that it
> seemed interesting to
> mention that.
> 
> jim
> 
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