Grading Pen Blanks

[MRDucks2]

I see various grades of pen blanks and evidently some different standards used. Obviously most of the highest grade blanks are beautiful but is there a "standard" for grading blanks, even a loose one?


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[thewishman]

Nope.

 

[McKenzie Penworks]

Use fancy words like exhibition when ya want to charge more

 

[its_virgil]

The more adjectives used to describe the blank the more $$$ you charge.
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Don

 

[Dehn0045]

Also throw in "figured", "curly" or "burl" and the price continues to increase - regardless of wood quality. If the seller doesn't ever have anything that is a "B" grade, then I assume that "AAAA+++" is meaningless