dalton
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i am new to turning and am just getting started. I am ordering all my tools now. nothing available locally so I have to wait. one of my main goals is to make pens for my clients as gifts. I am a mortgage loan officer and I think that a hand made gift of a nice quality pen to sign the closing documents with would make a lasting impression.
here is my question, I will need to make 20-30 pens annually and will need them to be elegant yet affordable for me. imagine what type of pen would be meaningfull for you when you were signing the loan papers on your home. the right balance between expensive elegance and affodable practicality. can you make any suggestions that would fit in this catagory and still be reasonably low time to make (relatively that is) once I get the hang of things.
please understand that I don't expect to go from newbie to perfect pen maker overnight or with out putting the nessesary pratice and time learning. but getting supplies will take a while and I would like to try some of what the final product will be in the practice stages.
my other question is what learning materiels that are available are the best to get. I would rather buy once and pay a little more than buy twice
thanks in advance for all your help.
dalton
here is my question, I will need to make 20-30 pens annually and will need them to be elegant yet affordable for me. imagine what type of pen would be meaningfull for you when you were signing the loan papers on your home. the right balance between expensive elegance and affodable practicality. can you make any suggestions that would fit in this catagory and still be reasonably low time to make (relatively that is) once I get the hang of things.
please understand that I don't expect to go from newbie to perfect pen maker overnight or with out putting the nessesary pratice and time learning. but getting supplies will take a while and I would like to try some of what the final product will be in the practice stages.
my other question is what learning materiels that are available are the best to get. I would rather buy once and pay a little more than buy twice
thanks in advance for all your help.
dalton