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jkeithrussell

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I like the pen, but I don't think your description is correct. I have always heard that Amboyna Burl comes from the Narra tree in Southeast Asia, not from Padauk in Africa. As always, I could be wrong.
 
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jkeithrussell said:
I like the pen, but I don't think your description is correct. I have always heard that Amboyna Burl comes from the Narra tree in Southeast Asia, not from Padauk in Africa. As always, I could be wrong.
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Thank you. I had read somewhere that someone said it was from Africa, in the Padauk line. It turns out they were wrong :eek:. Thank you for all suggestions as we have only been up for about 2 months and are looking for ways to draw customers in. Have a good one!:cool:
 
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One of my favorite pens I've made. Amboyna always turns so nice! On a gold sierra. Btw, my website is up and running at www.handmade-custom-pens.com Comments are welcome.

Pic available on my website at
http://www.handmade-custom-pens.com/handmade_pen_amboyna_burl_gatsby.html
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I visited your website and noticed a few things I would look into.

1. I think I would pose your fountain pens so the weight of the pen isn't resting on the nib!

2. Is a question and a comment. Have you ever used the pens you are showing in your fountain pen section, meaning actually carried one around daily and opened, closed and posted the cap several times a day? The reason I ask is that I deplore that kit and haven't made them in a couple years because those metal cap threads cut into the black coated tube. After a while you end up with a pen with a black barrel showing brass scratches and they look horrible. I made about a dozen of them and once I learned about that little flaw, I pulled all of them from sale and quit giving them to friends.
 
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Texatdurango said:
2. Is a question and a comment. Have you ever used the pens you are showing in your fountain pen section, meaning actually carried one around daily and opened, closed and posted the cap several times a day? The reason I ask is that I deplore that kit and haven't made them in a couple years because those metal cap threads cut into the black coated tube. After a while you end up with a pen with a black barrel showing brass scratches and they look horrible. I made about a dozen of them and once I learned about that little flaw, I pulled all of them from sale and quit giving them to friends.
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I had actually already stopped making that style. Those were my first few fountain pens and just wanted to try some back then. I've moved on to Jr. Gent's and such now. Btw, I was wondering how peoples' sales distribute as far as ballpoints, rollerballs, fountains and pencils as far as web sales go. Thanks.
 
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JBCustomPens said:
I had actually already stopped making that style. Those were my first few fountain pens and just wanted to try some back then. I've moved on to Jr. Gent's and such now. Btw, I was wondering peoples' sales distribute as far as ballpoints, rollerballs, fountains and pencils. Thanks.
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The answer to that will be all over the charts. If a person makes mainly slimlines and sets up at the local farmers market every saturday morning, odds are he sells a lot of ballpoints and probably never has a call for fountain pens. On the other hand, if one sets up at a high end pen show or juried arts show, he is likely to sell mostly fountain pens and rollerballs.

If you look at my website you will see a mix of all of the above but I probably sell more fountain pens now followed closely by rollerballs and with the advent of the Schmidt "Superbowl" and "Easy Flow 9000" refills, even the ballpoint has been replaced.
 
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I dont think that the 24k coating is going to last for life. A friend of mine that works for woodcraft has a wall street click that is not that old but used daily and the finish is wearing badly.

Just a thought
 
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