Roger, your pens are right where you want them, fit and finish are spot on. The lighting on the photos are a good starting point. Make a sketch of where they are now and then move one at a time and take a shot, make a sketch, make the shot, make the sketch, you get the drift. Keep accurate notes on each shot so you can repeat the good ones.
The shot of the burl was taken on a reflective surface, not a mirror, but a reflective surface with two surfaces that both reflect. Not good. Distracting. You are trying to show the pen, not the glass table top or the blinds in the background. Find some colored cloth or paper, keep it smooth so no folds or wrinkles end up in the material, to use for your background. One color at a time. Busy backgrounds gather the eye and carry it away from the intended subject.
You have the focus and exposure down pretty well. The composition is good. Take the good, improve the not so good, take many photos and notes on each so you can tell what you did on each shot. Practice all you can and your photos will get better. I hope you take this suggestion in the manner it was sent. Respectfully.
Charles
