#179

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Ruby Red and Rhodium Plated Rollerball Pen

What a lovely pen blank to start with, really good quality. It did look quite a dark red to start with with fairly heavy black lines running through. Once it was turned though I could start to see flashes of lighter colour that gave a fantastic depth of ruby red.

What really makes this pen stand out though is the truly amazing pen mechanism, the pictures do not do it justice. It's not chrome but lovely bright Rhodium plating. Rhodium is the most reflective metal on the planet and is rather high on the precious metals list. In fact most sources put it second on the metals list and third on the substances list. Top metal is Californium 252 at a mere USD $27,000,000 per GRAM!!! With the winner of the substance list being Antimatter. How cool to have a Californium 252 pen!

This pen was made Friday 12th December. A milder day that was forecast to stay dry but I'd still have to wrap up warm, I was going to be on the towpath for at least four or five hours Today.