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PEN OF THE YEAR 2010

 

　2010年度筆的構想，要追溯到少數作坊仍然保有、流傳下來的製作技巧。

　19世紀晚期，貴族專用的高級槍支製成的技術是來自於鋼鐵鍛造技術會產生一種帶有閃閃發光的獨特光澤。幾百年來，這項製作技術僅以口頭傳承下來，機密的技術與不可外傳的秘方。要製成這美麗的效果需有20多種元素，之中包括金屬的厚度、溫度、冷卻速度…等。

　筆桿中間菱形的金屬部分，是黑色碳化皮革經過加熱轉化融入鋼鐵，此部分在每支筆冷卻過後的顏色呈現上都會有極細微的差異。

　經驗老道的工匠雖能掌握定色，卻無法絕對精準的使其呈現同樣，因此2010年度筆每一支都是獨一無二的。在200多年前古法技術製造前，雕刻師先鑿出一個橫截面的榫頭溝，後將24K黃金鑲嵌在其中，最後將它拋光，整個製作再經過精美的雕刻以及24K黃金手工鑲嵌後便大公告成，如今歐洲只剩極少數傳統作坊能夠製造。

　此外，筆桿所使用的木材是經過多年貯存的百年胡桃木根，這百年胡桃木性質有些許彈性、不易碎裂，保持乾燥後不會變形。比起橡木，它更能禁得起擠壓並具有彈力，是製作貴族專用高級槍支最理想木頭材料，也是今年2010年度筆最佳選擇。

　筆桿正面古法手工製成美麗又獨一無二的雕刻圖案，背面還有魚鱗般的手工雕刻，如此尊貴的木製筆桿，使得此2010年度筆就如精刻的藝術品一般獨到！

　數量稀少是胡桃木成為最有價值木材的另一個原因，它的精華所在就在於地底深處的百年胡桃木的根部。　其他樹木無法如胡桃樹般經過時間的萃煉還能保有完好的根部，不但如此，胡桃木還具有一股神秘的香氣，因為它雄偉的姿態和豐富的收成，意謂著此種樹木的種地肥沃，與皇室是畫上等號的。

規格介紹：
‧ 18K金雙色筆尖
‧ F、M、B三種粗細
‧ 鍍白金筆尾，底部圓盤部分以鋼鐵鍛造技術處裡
‧ 每支年度筆擁有各自的限量編號
‧ 木盒的上蓋以胡桃木製成
‧ 證書認證筆身為擁有24K金鑲嵌的限定版

 

TRADITION AND DRIVE
The Dürrenhembach hunting lodge near Nuremberg was acquired by Lothar von Faber in 1867 for his son Wilhelm, a passionate huntsman. Lothar’s great-grandson Count Roland von Faber-Castell also shared that passion: the father of the present Count possessed considerable environmental awareness; he loved the woods and the forests, and conservation of wildlife was dear to his heart – an attitude that still runs in the family. The aesthetic appeal of some very valuable hand-crafted hunting rifles, owned by Count Roland, inspired the Pen of the Year 2010.

 

A SECRET ART WITH HIGHLY ASTHETIC RESULTS
On seeing the new pen one immediately notices the case-hardened metal parts and the fine engravings. Until the late 19th century, case hardening was the sign of a high-quality gun, with the inimitable shimmering coloration it provides. For centuries, the technique was handed down by word of mouth and was something of a secret art. The metal parts are usually packed in carbonized leather and heated to convert the surface into steel; the colours appear on cooling. Some 20 parameters contribute to the beautiful visual effect, including the thickness of the metal, the temperature, and the rate of cooling.

 

GLEAMING NUANCES
With long experience a craftsman can influence the results but never predict them precisely, so no two case-hardened items are identical. The effect is rounded off by elaborate gold damascene work. Nowadays there are only very few traditional workshops that can carry out these two ancient skills in the way that the Pen of the Year 2010 demonstrates. Before the case hardening, the engraver cuts a groove with a dovetail cross-section, and the 24-carat gold inlay is later set into it, which is then polished. A perfect result requires great skill and precision.

 

THE BEAUTY OF TEXTURES
The material of the barrel of the pen fully matches up to the claim of exclusivity: precious Caucasian nut wood. Stored for many years, walnut wood is tough and not particularly elastic but it does not warp or splinter. It also better withstands compression and flexing forces than oak. In short, it is the ideal wood for the stock of a gun – and for very special writing implements. It possesses a beautiful figuring, with fine but marked patterns. The hand-carved ‘fish scales’ pattern rounds off the overall effect of the barrel.

 

A COVETED WOOD
There is another reason why the walnut tree produces some of the most valuable of woods. It is not enough to fell the trees: the stumps have to be dug out, because the best figured wood is in the roots that go deep into the ground. No other tree warrants this time-consuming excavation. Appropriately, the walnut has always possessed something of a mystic aura. Its majestic bearing and prolific cropping meant that it was associated with royalty and fertility.

 

TIMELESS AND STYLISH
The valuable wood of the barrel and the masterfully crafted metal parts make the Pen of the Year 2010 an exclusive and individual fountain pen. The 18-carat bicolour gold nib is available in the line widths F, M, and B, each one ‘run in’ by hand. The platinum-plated end cap, decorated with a case-hardened metal disc, protects the knob for the plunger mechanism, on which each pen is individually numbered. The case has a lid made of walnut veneer. A certificate testifies that the pen with its 24-carat gold inlays is one of a limited edition.


 

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