What's your opinion?

[Kenny Durrant]

I just saw a few comments on a great pen about the direction of the scales of the snake skin. I often wondered about this because I do a lot of segmenting with snakes and sometimes the inlays not in the center of the tube. I like the short side of the blank to be at the top because I think it has a more balanced look. Sometimes when I trim the inlay of the skin the short side is toward the bottom of the scales. I rather go with the the balance than the scale direction. The next question is which is at the left or right of a horizonal pen the top,clip, or the bottom,nib. I would think the clip would be at the left because thats the way we read and write.

 

[its_virgil]

I think the scale direction is a matter of choice. I started the scale direction comments on the other thread but was just poking fun at Seamus. I don't think there is a correct way for them to be oriented. But, they need to go the same direction on both barrels.

And, to answer your other question....heck, I don't even have a clue as to what you are asking. And, I read it three times. Maybe someone smarter than I can answer it for you:biggrin:
Do a good turn daily!
Don

I just saw a few comments on a great pen about the direction of the scales of the snake skin. I often wondered about this because I do a lot of segmenting with snakes and sometimes the inlays not in the center of the tube. I like the short side of the blank to be at the top because I think it has a more balanced look. Sometimes when I trim the inlay of the skin the short side is toward the bottom of the scales. I rather go with the the balance than the scale direction. The next question is which is at the left or right of a horizonal pen the top,clip, or the bottom,nib. I would think the clip would be at the left because thats the way we read and write.