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Tor fountain pen (spalted beech), in rose gold

SKU: Tor_FP_RoGo_SpBch
£55.00
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A classical pen, with double banding on the cap and shaped finial on both the cap and pen. The cap screws to the pen firmly when not in use, and can be posted, if preferred, when in use.
The fountain pen comes with a standard ink cartridge and an ink convertor, whilst the roller ball comes with a premium quality refill.

Features:
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  • Classic design
  • Shaped finials
  • Postable cap
  • Various hardware finishes available
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Available finishes:
  • Gold
  • Chrome
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  • Rose gold

Spalted beech fountain pen

Materials used to create this pen:
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What is Spalting? Many timbers can spalt but beech is one of the most common. Spalting is a term used to describe the process by which certain fungi grow on dead or fallen trees and after colonising the wood via travelling up the wood cells from the ends or from broken off branches,  leave a most attractive pattern. The process takes 2 to 3 years to reach the ideal stage to cut & season the timber.

The black lines are zone lines created by different species of fungi erecting barriers around their territory! There are primary colonisers who come first and establish territories and then have to defend them against secondary colonisers who are only able to colonise the wood because the primary colonisers have changed the ph of the wood & its structure.  A microscopic army!  If left unchecked eventually the whole tree is eaten & consumed, part of nature’s process of dealing with dead & fallen trees.

Once kiln dried the fungi spores are inactive and whilst there could be a slight risk during manufacture of inhaling dust particles, our pens are perfectly safe.

source: thewoodplace.com

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