This might sound like a goofy question,but since I am so new at this,I'm hoping someone can steer me straight.
As a background to my question here,is I have been making Slimline pens and giving them to friends & relatives as I go along.I like the feeling I get when I give them away,and I'm sure they are not good enough to feel good about selling them.
So I made a husband & wife each a pen,and sent them off. His was a not a slimline,but a flat top pen ( I struggle with making those ) and to me it looked more "Manly" since it had black & Chrome,and was just more bigger looking.
Her's was a smaller,more tulip-looking pen made out of some pretty red Paduak,& to me seemed more like a women's pen (having smaller hands.)
So they asked if it was alright to switch between the two,which of course is,and she said her's looked too masculine.
My question is then, are there any hard rules in the shape of the pen,or the type of pen,or materials,etc.,that you Penturners follow when coming up with a pen for someone you know?
Since so many of you here sell your pens,have you noticed any trends between what pens a guy would buy,vs.a gal?
Thanks for any feedback.I appreciate all the expert help here on the IAP!
Steve
San Diego
As a background to my question here,is I have been making Slimline pens and giving them to friends & relatives as I go along.I like the feeling I get when I give them away,and I'm sure they are not good enough to feel good about selling them.
So I made a husband & wife each a pen,and sent them off. His was a not a slimline,but a flat top pen ( I struggle with making those ) and to me it looked more "Manly" since it had black & Chrome,and was just more bigger looking.
Her's was a smaller,more tulip-looking pen made out of some pretty red Paduak,& to me seemed more like a women's pen (having smaller hands.)
So they asked if it was alright to switch between the two,which of course is,and she said her's looked too masculine.
My question is then, are there any hard rules in the shape of the pen,or the type of pen,or materials,etc.,that you Penturners follow when coming up with a pen for someone you know?
Since so many of you here sell your pens,have you noticed any trends between what pens a guy would buy,vs.a gal?
Thanks for any feedback.I appreciate all the expert help here on the IAP!
Steve
San Diego
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