LA Pen Show

CKormann · 02-11-2012, 12:29 AM

Anyone going to the 2012 LA Pen Show?

Chris

OKLAHOMAN · 02-11-2012, 07:30 AM

Anthony (PenWorks) and George (Texatdurango) both will have a booth there, I'm sure others will be there either buying or looking.

CKormann · 02-11-2012, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by OKLAHOMAN

Anthony (PenWorks) and George (Texatdurango) both will have a booth there, I'm sure others will be there either buying or looking.

Awesome, thanks. I will be sure to look for them.

Chris

jd99 · 02-11-2012, 09:36 PM

I'm hopping to make it on Sunday, but it will depend on how the wife is felling after her surgery this week.

MartinPens · 02-17-2012, 09:54 PM

I'm hoping to go out on Sunday. It will be my first.

CKormann · 02-18-2012, 12:56 AM

If possible, it would be nice to meet. Martin, I would love to see one of those cigar pens up close and personal.

My buddy and I have been going to the LA show for the past 15+ years. We started collecting vintage fountain pens, and that has progressed into making pens.

Danny, I hope your wife is doing well.

Let me know if you guys would like to meet at the show and put a face to the name.

Chris

Robert Sherlock · 02-18-2012, 08:49 AM

I'm going to be there on Sunday morning on the earlier end. Never been before so looking forward to it.

rskelly · 02-19-2012, 12:17 PM

Where and When?

MartinPens · 02-19-2012, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by OKLAHOMAN

Anthony (PenWorks) and George (Texatdurango) both will have a booth there, I'm sure others will be there either buying or looking.

Great to meet Anthony and George. Fantastic work. George's pens are especially amazing. I'm a bit exhausted from all there is to see. Got to meet the editor of Pen World and also ran into Ken Kallenshaan. Met Barry Gross. Didn't know he has been making cigar replica pens. I'm learning a lot about fountain pens. A bit overwhelmed actually. Very well attended show. Good luck guys! I hope sales go well for you.

Regards

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CKormann · 02-20-2012, 11:30 PM

As Martin said, the turnout was really good. Much better than last year.

I also met George and was duly awed by his fountain pens. His attention to detail is impressive. I did not to speak with Barry Gross but I did see his pens, and his cigar pen is outstanding. Martin, I am disappointed I did not get to see one of yours.

My buddy and I have been going to the LA pen show for 15+ years. We started going to collect vintage fountain pens, but since I have started to make pens my focus at the show has shifted (though I still keep my eye out for good vintage pen - one of these days I will show up with $1500 and get that 1920s Mandarin Yellow Parker Sr. Duofold).

A couple thinks of note. Perhaps I am biased (ok, I am biased), but I saw nothing from the big names (Parker, Mont Blanc, Dupont, etc) that I felt was better than what I saw from George, Barry and a couple others who were making custom pens.

Something else I found interesting and encouraging was the prices that some of the custom pen makers were asking for kitted pens. I do not know if they were actually selling for at or near their asking price, but the fact that they were listing their pens at those prices was encouraging, particularly given that the economy is still recovering and expensive pens are a luxury purchase.

Chris

02-11-2012, 12:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
CKormann Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 17 Photos: 0	LA Pen Show Anyone going to the 2012 LA Pen Show? Chris

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OKLAHOMAN Join Date: May 2006 Location: SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA, USA. Photos: 100	Anthony (PenWorks) and George (Texatdurango) both will have a booth there, I'm sure others will be there either buying or looking. __________________ "THE CLASSIC NIB" WWW.CLASSICNIB.COM BOCK NIBS ,PLATED IN THE USA CLIPS AND THE ONLY SUPPLIER OF THE ORIGINALPAULHUFFMAN PEN VISE

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jd99 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ontario, Calif, United States Posts: 459 Photos: 0	I'm hopping to make it on Sunday, but it will depend on how the wife is felling after her surgery this week. __________________ Thanks Danny

02-17-2012, 09:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
MartinPens Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Loma Linda, CA 92354-6755 Posts: 1,179 Photos: 34	I'm hoping to go out on Sunday. It will be my first. __________________ A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist. ~ Louis Nizer [Martin Osborn - So. CA - Online at www.MartinPens.com / www.CigarIllusion.com or FB at MartinPens ]

02-18-2012, 08:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
Robert Sherlock Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 371 Photos: 9	I'm going to be there on Sunday morning on the earlier end. Never been before so looking forward to it. __________________ Robert Sherlock Garden Grove, CA

02-18-2012, 12:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
CKormann Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 17 Photos: 0	If possible, it would be nice to meet. Martin, I would love to see one of those cigar pens up close and personal. My buddy and I have been going to the LA show for the past 15+ years. We started collecting vintage fountain pens, and that has progressed into making pens. Danny, I hope your wife is doing well. Let me know if you guys would like to meet at the show and put a face to the name. Chris

02-19-2012, 12:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
rskelly Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Apple Valley Ca Posts: 44 Photos: 0	Where and When?

02-20-2012, 11:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
CKormann Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 17 Photos: 0	As Martin said, the turnout was really good. Much better than last year. I also met George and was duly awed by his fountain pens. His attention to detail is impressive. I did not to speak with Barry Gross but I did see his pens, and his cigar pen is outstanding. Martin, I am disappointed I did not get to see one of yours. My buddy and I have been going to the LA pen show for 15+ years. We started going to collect vintage fountain pens, but since I have started to make pens my focus at the show has shifted (though I still keep my eye out for good vintage pen - one of these days I will show up with $1500 and get that 1920s Mandarin Yellow Parker Sr. Duofold). A couple thinks of note. Perhaps I am biased (ok, I am biased), but I saw nothing from the big names (Parker, Mont Blanc, Dupont, etc) that I felt was better than what I saw from George, Barry and a couple others who were making custom pens. Something else I found interesting and encouraging was the prices that some of the custom pen makers were asking for kitted pens. I do not know if they were actually selling for at or near their asking price, but the fact that they were listing their pens at those prices was encouraging, particularly given that the economy is still recovering and expensive pens are a luxury purchase. Chris

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