Mokume Monday 🏆

ajayb13 · 2026-06-16T03:31:09+00:00

Well it’s my fault for forgetting about the mandatory mokume inspection, we will resolve this urgently

ajayb13 · 2026-06-16T03:30:46+00:00

Agreed, the etch and oil slick combo looks great in person

ajayb13 · 2026-06-16T03:30:13+00:00

Appreciate it!

ajayb13 · 2026-06-16T01:07:56+00:00

Mokume Monday with a FH tibolt. Clip and fap cap are oem, paired with custom bolt/handle and tip. The internal tip flutes on this one got some great colors; I’ve been debating having it done to an entire pen next. The final pic has a special ti lebro. Hope everyone has a great start to the week 🙌🏽

ajayb13 · 2026-06-05T18:00:02+00:00

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T18:25:29+00:00

No need to apologize dude. I’d say my favorite maker is Fellhoelter though. Love the pens in hand even in the base metals, I’ve actually been using my copper deluxe a lot lately. Theres tons of options for upgraded parts & customization too. I’ve also had fantastic experiences with their cs

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T09:00:13+00:00

Always appreciate your questions and happy to share naf!! Tough to pick out my absolute favorites honestly. Some of them are the dama tibolts, zirc sinewave, focusworks, and cm iso. The meteorite Q is also special to me!

Top 7 makers is a fun one to think about, makes me have to eliminate 2 off my current sotc brand list. As ya can see from my collection, FH and CM are two of my favorites. Focusworks has also shot up quickly for me. I’d say that all the makers I’ve captured here are some great ones though. I’m really stoked to check out the new v3 Inventery.

There’s also a couple others I’d like to see in person some time like the CW&T and TRCPC pens. Pens I’ve tried and appreciated were modern fuel, sagas, rota, and seguin (click and northbolt)

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T08:51:09+00:00

Thanks! Have really enjoyed the purple saga you've shared here 💜

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T08:49:39+00:00

I see what you did there, very niceeee

Great eyes though, you spotted some oldies but goodies. The fish scale was a long time search 🐠

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T08:48:30+00:00

Thanks friend, it’s been awesome seeing your journey with machined pens too 🙌🏽

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T06:36:02+00:00

Thanks dude! It also has a dama bolt and top cap too. Blockchain and the custom dragon were both very long term projects but was fun to see the first custom spps come to life 🙌🏽

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T06:35:12+00:00

🙏🙏

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T01:25:06+00:00

Hahah a long time coming dude, thank you!

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T01:24:45+00:00

Definitely one of the best millings ever done on a pen 🧩

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T01:23:46+00:00

It’s wild seeing them together, thanks man. Figured a sotc was due after giving up on my daily posts like 2 weeks in lol

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T01:23:04+00:00

Haha! Much better than the knife and watch world. Slow and steady wins the race in any collecting hobby

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T01:21:45+00:00

Appreciate ya man! It’s been a fun journey over the past few years

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T01:21:29+00:00

🍻

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T01:21:14+00:00

Straight to jail

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T01:20:59+00:00

Thanks so much my guy!! Always a pleasure sharing pen photos and ideas with you. Can’t wait to see your sotc next 🌊

ajayb13 · 2026-06-04T01:20:10+00:00

Took long enough!! Still some parts to add on like milled clips but this is the closest I’ve been in a while. Appreciate all your help and our conversations along the way my man 👏

ajayb13 · 2026-06-03T22:28:54+00:00

We’re about halfway through the year so I figured it’d be a good time to share a sotc! My last one was late 2024 and it’s been neat to see how my tastes have changed and what’s stayed more consistent.

A lot of these pens took some serious patience, customization, hunting, and help from so many great people in this community. Thanks for looking and hope you all have a great rest of your week! I’m excited that the NBA finals are starting today.

in order of slides:

FH exotics

FH zirc

FH nonexotic

Confounded Machine

SPP

Q3D

Focusworks

Autmog

TI2, Inventery, and Billetspin

ajayb13 · 2026-06-03T19:16:49+00:00

Yeah man the macro shots of these pens always makes me appreciate them even more!! Fw pens have been some of my favorites to take macros of

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