Assembling the FrankenPen!
by Tony Thomas I have really big hands. As a result, I need a really big pen to write comfortably for long periods of time. I am always searching for capable daily writers that can serve my needs. My Edison Collier and Noodler's Ahab have served this purpose well but I wanted to add another pen to the rotation. I looked through my growing pen collection to see what pens would be good candidates with a bit of modification. I finally decided to use my hand made Ranga Duofold ebonite pen from India as a starting point. At $35 shipped, it is an unbelievable value. The big drawbacks are the simple ebonite feed and scratchy Wality nib that ship with it. While you can order this pen with a Jowo or Schmidt nib, a modern feed and a converter, they add quite a bit to the price. This pen is really big: About 14.6 cm (5.75") long when capped, 13 cm long when uncapped, a 12mm section width and 14mm wide body width. It is very comfo...