1 majestic, 2 gentlemen's

[cdcarter]

Been on a high end kick. Posted this fountain yesterday, but it was a lousy photo. Finally able to do something better with my SLR and a better background. See if you guys like these better.

These all came off the same piece of Macassar Ebony, which is fast becoming one of my favorite woods.

Carl

 

[Rudy Vey]

Closed end??? Normally, this refers to a pen that has no hardware on the end and was not drilled through. Well, actually all pens are pretty much closed end (at least on one side).[][]

 

[cdcarter]

OK, changed it just for you. How about pens with caps? I'm relatively new here and don't always use the same lexicon.

 

[mewell]

Nice lookin' pens! How do you like the quality of the Majestic kit?

 

[cdcarter]

Majestic is a great kit, but not worth $50 IMO. It's too pretentious to actually pull out and use in polite society.

 

[wdcav1952]

Originally posted by cdcarter
<br />Majestic is a great kit, but not worth $50 IMO. It's too pretentious to actually pull out and use in polite society.

Well, then sell them to impolite people!! []

Nice work, keep it up.

 

[cdcarter]

Y'know, I've never actually sold a pen. Haven't been sure they're good enough for that yet, or if selling them would ruin the fun. This is really a bunny trail for me; my main love is woodworking (furniture, clocks etc.). I just started turning so I could do table legs. But the attraction of actually finishing a project in one session is pretty strong.

I have registered carterspens.com just in case. I'm an advertising/public relations professional, so I could make them look good enough to sell. Just afraid somebody might be disappointed.

I'm gradually building up enough inventory that I'm thinking about it, or I might do a show or two just to see if anybody likes them. So far, I've been giving them away. Make nice client gifts.

Originally posted by wdcav1952
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Originally posted by cdcarter
<br />Majestic is a great kit, but not worth $50 IMO. It's too pretentious to actually pull out and use in polite society.

Well, then sell them to impolite people!! []

Nice work, keep it up.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Originally posted by cdcarter
<br />OK, changed it just for you. How about pens with caps? I'm relatively new here and don't always use the same lexicon.

For a supreme nit-pickiness comment. [] They are non-posting.
BTW, they are also great looking and beautiful.

 

[polarbare]

Not to change the topic, but is the "Majestic" a CSUSA kit? I don't remember seeing anything like that on there web site.

Matt

 

[Milpaul]

Great job - one of my favorite woods also. It just seems that the pics never bring out the beauty of the wood. To answer polarbare's question the Majestic is from PSI.

 

[gerryr]

I haven't seen very many Majestics posted, but IIRC, this is the first one where the kit didn't clash with the material. With a kit that elaborate, the material needs to be plain and elegant. You got the right material, basic black. Nice job on all of them. But, watch out for cracks.