High end pens by William Henry

[Woodchipper]

Ran across this name connected with Rone Jewelers. Anyone know anything about this fellow? His pens are very expensive. I feel that you pen turners could enlighten me on this. I would have to win the lottery to afford a pen that cost $1K.
http://https://www.williamhenry.com/writing-instruments.html

 

[Charlie_W]

A local jewelry store also carries a few of these pens. I don't remember details but they were priced above my budget.

 

[magpens]

The provided URL link does not work for me.

Please check.

I would love to see William Henry's pens, please.

 

[More4dan]

William Henry also make high end knives. It's a company not a fellow.


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[jttheclockman]

Link did not work for me as well.

 

[Curly]

Try this link folks.
https://www.williamhenry.com/writing-instruments.html

Almost looks like they make their own better versions of kit pens.

 

[vtgaryw]

Nice looking, but nothing that many of the members here don't make regularly. It's all in your audience. If you can find the right market you can charge a lot more for the same product.

-gary

 

[PatrickR]

Nice looking, but nothing that many of the members here don't make regularly. It's all in your audience. If you can find the right market you can charge a lot more for the same product.

-gary

They do have a bit of a "kit pen" look but aren't commercially available kits. They must have designed the hardware and had the parts manufactured. Not an inexpensive process.

 

[magpens]

Curly ...

Thanks for the working URL !!!

 

[Rifleman1776]

Nice looking, but nothing that many of the members here don't make regularly. It's all in your audience. If you can find the right market you can charge a lot more for the same product.

-gary

I agree. But give him high marks for marketing success.

 

[jttheclockman]

Nice looking, but nothing that many of the members here don't make regularly. It's all in your audience. If you can find the right market you can charge a lot more for the same product.

-gary

I agree. But give him high marks for marketing success.

That is the key phrase.

 

[Terredax]

They use precious metals, mokume gane, and Damascus.
They make their own components and also use exotic woods.

Our local jeweler sells them next to the Rolex.

 

[Gregory Hardy]

Sometimes it's easy to too hard on others, you know? Though the parts for one of those pens might not be that expensive (and even down in the same range as a well-done kit pen if "actual "cost-per-pen set of parts" is the "cost"), someone spent a lot of time and money doing the R&D for those pens. They then spent a lot more money (a LOT more money) buying in big enough quantities to make them in that cost range. They are unique. They are a classy design. And they don't look like all of the kits that all of us make. Not justifying the price or suggesting that anyone buy one. It just occurs to me that we all might be well served to look a little further than the final price to consider the value of something. Just a thought.

 

[vtgaryw]

Oh, I'm not belittling them at all. Far from it, I admire their success. They've commercialized our craft to a fine degree.

All I was saying was that many of us here can produce pens of that quality. And that's a good thing, we've just chosen not to invest in commercializing to that extent.

-gary

 

[Woodchipper]

Thanks to all. I knew a lady who was selling her ex's Rolex for a grand. Couldn't find any takers. My $10 watch from Bass Pro Shop keeps real good time. I was in the gift shop in a Tennessee state park this weekend. My wife and I were looking at pens, key rings, and money clips with what looked like CNC images and lettering. They were very nice but my wife turned over the price tag. They were $7.99 and made in China!