That brings up an interesting point...comfort. One of the last things I do before putting the finish on (when I'm not demo'ing)I take the mandrel off the lathe and grab the bottom blank and hold it like I was going to write with it. Then, if my wife is around, I ask her to do the same. We are both left handed but use pens entirely differently. If the design is comfortable, I finish it, if not, it gets some more tool work or becomes a fan pull.
In my opinion, if you don't want to write with it...it's not a pen! Hopefully I'm not alone int this.