If you were turning a large hign end sterling silver pen, what would you use for the barrel material?
It's not for the pen in Market Research that is market research not a fact of life.If it is for the pen you are about to stock, by all means, at least for me, the first thing I would consider is solid black ebonite. Let the componets do the talking since there is so much going on with them, and as been stated previously, you cant go wrong with silver/black, and the ebonite will patina to match the more matte finish of the sterling, not to mention you can't match the feel of good quality ebonite