Self-assembled and shrink-wrapped, the DIY pen is worth the work
Fraser Ross’ DIY Pen is a flatpack biro kit. A laser-cut sheet of plywood contains pop-out wooden donuts of various sizes, and these are slotted to fix onto two spars which form the twin scaffold spines of the pen.
Once you have assembled this torpedo-shaped skeleton, you pop out the nib and clicky-button from the frame of the kit and push them into the ends. Finally, you slide a rubber sleeve over the whole thing and heat it with either a hairdryer or an oven. The shrink-wrap shrinks and wraps the pen into a sealed, oversized bullet.
It’s complicated, uses multiple materials and needs assembly not just by the user but also at the factory. In short, it is the antithesis of regular flatpack designs. On the other hand, it looks like so much fun to assemble that I’d probably do it over and over. It’s certainly a lot more fun than chewing the end of a Bic.
DIY Pen [Fraser Ross via Oh Gizmo!]
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