Has this ever happened to you

[Ozzy]

I have turned many pens out of Zebra wood but this is the first time that this has happened. Notice the difference in the colors.

I'm not sure if I should still sell it as a set or should I split them up? Your opinions and comments are greatly appreciated.

 

[pete00]

hmmmm.....
you could show them together and let your customers decide.

you could sell them as a one of a kind set, your pitch
"through the miricales of nature one changed colors, i can never duplicate them"

or make a few more sets and see if you or your customers can mix and match more to your liking.

pete

 

[Stevej72]

The same thing happened on my last pen. I've made a lot of wine bottle holders from Zebrawood. From a piece of wood 2 inches thick and about 6 wide, a lot of times the colors will be quite different.

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[mewell]

We see it quite a bit with cocobolo... it's tough to find blanks that look the same *inside* no matter what the OUTSIDE looks like. Customers don't seem to mind tho', so I'd say "go for it."

Mark

 

[LostintheWoods]

I've been bitten like that before, as well. You just never know for sure that what's on the outside will translate to the inside.

 

[bob393]

Yup: wood is a natural thing and very unpredictable!

 

[DCBluesman]

The more unusual the wood, the more likely the color variance. You've definitely got a "set" and I think most customers will understand the color variations.

 

[DocStram]

Originally posted by bob393
<br />Yup: wood is a natural thing and very unpredictable!

My wifey and wood .... they have so much in common. []

 

[TAld]

You can tell them it is easy to identify which one is the pencil and which one is the pen [][]

 

[pete00]

Originally posted by DocStram
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Originally posted by bob393
<br />Yup: wood is a natural thing and very unpredictable!

My wifey and wood .... they have so much in common. []

Id laugh but SHMBO would know....[][}][]

 

[Rmartin]

If you're making more, try to find simular ones as sets. But I don't think it really matters. I would tell those who ask that the wood has not been stained. It's the natural variations in a very rare piece of wood.

 

[Ozzy]

Thanks for the tips. I turned another pencil (it matches the pen) and if it becomes an issue then I'll offer it.

 

[RussFairfield]

You ain't seen nothing yet. Wait until you get 2 pen barrels on the same pen from the same pen blank that are a different color.