The Barrel Assembly

This is where your precious resins (Conway Stewart, Omas, Erinoid) and your multi-part compression engineering shine.
    •    The Barrel: The main body of the pen that houses the ink system.
    •    Monolithic Body (or Turning): Use this term if a part is machined from a single, unbroken block of raw resin stock.
    •    Compression Joint: The glue-free, high-precision friction union where your turned metal accents are pressed onto the resin at 0.05 mm tolerances.
    •    Barrel End-Finial (or Blind Cap): The terminal end of the pen body.
    •    Internal Reservoir: The clean interior chamber protecting the Schmidt K5 converter.