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Fordite & Micarta Pen

Fordite & Micarta Pen

Motor Agate paired with monochrome layered fabric blend in this stunning pen

Specifications

  • Style: Twist Pen
  • Metal Plating: Black
  • Body: Fordite & Layered Fabric Micarta
  • Ink: Parker Style Ballpoint
  • Comes in gift box
  • What is Fordite? Fordite, also known as Motor Agate, is a unique automotive enamel material with an interesting history. The original layered automotive paint slag “rough” was made incidentally, years ago, by the now extinct practice of hand spray-painting multiples of production cars in big automotive factories. The oversprayed paint in the painting bays gradually built up on the tracks and skids that the car frames were painted on. Over time, many colorful layers built up there. These layers were hardened repeatedly in the ovens that the car bodies went into to cure the paint. Some of these deeper layers were even baked 100 times.
$149.99 USD
$149.99 USD
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Complete the look

This is a ballpoint pen featuring a body made with fordite and micarta.
Micarta is layers of fabric stabilized with resin. Has an amazing texture and look to it!
The metal accents are black metal.
This pen takes a standard Parker style refill.

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Handmade

Chad has been on the lathe for well over 20 years, first learning to turn in junior high school. In the last 10 years he has specialized in pen turning, resin work, and segmenting, leaving his corporate job in 2013 to sell his art full time, and in 2016 opening Turners Warehouse, a turning supply store in Gilbert, AZ.  

Chad has been featured in Pen World magazine for his watch part pens, has had several local print and tv spots, sells his pens in a local artist collective, and for multiple years has participated in the largest art festival in the western united states.

Chad loves to teach about pen making and resin casting and loves to talk shop when he has the time, helping both new and experienced turners while continuing to grow his own skills. He has presented internationally for Record Power teaching about segmenting, and has done lots of local demos and classes. Chad also has a Youtube channel with over 27K subscribers where he posts instructional and maker videos, where he hopes to inspire others to create.