Fine Writing - Stylus Magazine
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The body is crafted in titanium with<br />
hand-rubbed satin trim and blued<br />
accents. The titanium clip is guilloche<br />
engraved and selectively blued.<br />
The Twist Damascus fountain pen<br />
retails for $1,400 while the rollerball<br />
model is priced at $1,300.<br />
Also crafted in Damascus stainless<br />
steel is the extraordinary odin’s eye<br />
Damascus. As the name indicates, the<br />
barrel and cap are made of Damascus<br />
stainless steel in a bold odin’s eye<br />
pattern. Like the Twist Damascus, the<br />
body of odin’s eye is in titanium, with<br />
hand-rubbed satin trim and blued accents.<br />
The titanium clip is guilloche<br />
engraved and selectively blued.<br />
odin’s eye Damascus is priced<br />
at $1,400 for the fountain pen and<br />
$1,300 for the rollerball model.<br />
Blending bold, earthy tones with<br />
strict attention to detail is the striking<br />
mokumé-Gané model. Pronounced<br />
“moe-Koo-may GAH-nay,” this ancient<br />
Japanese metal working technique<br />
was developed in feudal Japan<br />
by master sword smiths. The name<br />
translates as “wood grain metal,” referring<br />
to one of the most popular<br />
patterns created with this laminated<br />
metals technique, which is akin to<br />
Damascus steel. In this process, layers<br />
of contrasting colored non-ferrous<br />
metals, such as copper, brass, nickel,<br />
gold and silver, are fusion welded, using<br />
very high heat and pressure, into<br />
one solid block or billet of metal.<br />
This billet is further manipulated by<br />
forging, twisting and carving to develop<br />
more and more complex patterns.<br />
The barrel and cap feature copper<br />
and German silver in a bold twist<br />
pattern while the titanium body<br />
with hand-rubbed satin trim boasts<br />
browning on the accents. The titanium<br />
clip is guilloche engraved and<br />
selectively colored.<br />
Brightly polished with the copper<br />
etched in relief and colored with a rich<br />
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