Grain aligned retracted or extended?

[dubdrvrkev]

I personally align the grain with the pen retracted but in looking at alot of the images on here I notice that some people align the grain with the pen extended.
Does this fall to personal preference or is there a story one way or another?

 

[knottyharry]

I think it's preference. Don't know if there is a right and wrong way.
But I do mine retracted.
Harry

 

[Daniel]

I do mine retracted as well. but there is a bit of reasoning for me.while estended the pen will most likely be in use and the grainwill nto be as visable as when retracted. while retracted it will most likely be laying around where it is more visable. keep it looking it's best while the most visible. Or I just think to much.

 

[Fleabit]

I do mine retracted. This is how most people will first look at it when buying.

 

[dubdrvrkev]

I do mine that way for the same reasons. I just was wondering if I was missing something about pen etiquette.

 

[JimGo]

I agree with Daniel and Kevin!

 

[Ligget]

Retracted for me too, for all the reasons mentioned before![]

 

[swm6500]

Retracted for me also.

 

[WoodChucker]

Retracted for me also. Its not a golden rule or anything, but like the others have stated, it looks better for display.

 

[driften]

retracted... for the same reasons above. I did do a cool ironwoon pen that is half sapwood and it looks aligned both ways! Just the luck of the draw []

 

[dubdrvrkev]

Looks like a landslide so far, I'd like to hear from one of the people who do it extended just to hear their reasoning for it.

 

[Thumbs]

Extended reasoning, retracted reasoning, just plain reasoning?
Sounds good to me! I think! Don't ask for my reason why. I think it's all just so unreasonable, anyway. No, let me retract that!
Just because is reason enough! Don't you think? Obviously, I don't, do you? Let me retract that, too! No! Three![]
Retracted wins by three to none!
Help meee!

So far, far, away..."Looks like a landslide so far" Is that enough from the farside?
[][][][]

 

[MDWine]

Actually, with the first couple I made, it didn't line up, so it didn't matter!!! One less thing to worry about... (I know better now, and NOW I KNOW HOW!) Thanks to IAP!!

 

[jvsank]

Mine are retracted too I agree looks better for display

 

[dubdrvrkev]

Thumbs, you just gave me a headache

On pens that are kind of difficult, how does everybody keep them straight? I put a little sharpie mark on the inside and edge of the brass tubes before I turn them.

 

[dougle40]

Well looks like the "Retracteds" have it -- Mee too !!!