A nicer cigar style pen

[Dan Masshardt]

I've made a fair amount of cigar pens and will have several available for my first craft show.

I tend to think of cigars as a low end pen, but I thought if change it up as put a nice burl on a good plating cigar kit to see if I could make something nicer.

This is a cherry burl from the Nittanylion.

 

[Dale Allen]

Sure doesn't look low end to me.
Nice combo!

 

[robutacion]

Cigar pens are one of my preferred styles of pens, low end...??? you can make it as low or as high end as you wish, a good quality kit with a good plating and a gorgeous piece of wood/burl, is never a low end pen, period...!

Great fit and finish, congrats...!

Cheers
George

 

[PaulD]

Cigars always sold well for me. They were just the perfect hand fit for some people and virtually sold themselves. Nice job, decidedly not low end!

 

[mark james]

Cigar - Low end...

I have had good comments/requests for well turned and nice wood cigars.

 

[NittanyLion]

Nice job Dan...I've got truckloads if you need more!

 

[cwolfs69]

probably the best seller i have had over my 2 years doing this. they are good looking, work well, the PSI click cigar is one of the best mechanisms out there. very smooth. and with 2 barrels and good size they can be decorated in almost any manner. in addition you can get them in pen, fountain, roller ball and 2 styles of pencil. "low end" i think not. great pen and one of the most durable as well. love them

 

[Deadhead]

Dan,

No offense, but do really think this is a low end pen?
Yours is very nice looking; I have made several cherry burls in cigar.
Ben

 

[cwolfs69]

by the way i forgot to mention. that's a nice pen you've done there.

 

[mvande21]

If you consider that a low end pen, I would love to see your high end pens!!

 

[Dan Masshardt]

Stop berating me. Lol.

I'm trying to repent by making some nicer ones. Haha.

Seriously, thanks for all the comments.

 

[cal91666]

Very nice pen Dan. I wish the cigar kits came with better looking clips. I think this would make a huge difference.

 

[Deadhead]

I wish the cigar kits came with better looking clips. I think this would make a huge difference.
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Chris

I would be inclined to agree on this. What I would like to see is the clip on the Ultra, be offer with the Ti nitrate kits, or just something a little more stylish.
Ben

 

[Deadhead]

Stop berating me. Lol.

I'm trying to repent by making some nicer ones. Haha.

Seriously, thanks for all the comments.

I had a feeling you were going to get a little beat up on this. :biggrin:
No harm meant on this end.
Ben

 

[Mack C.]

I've made a fair amount of cigar pens and will have several available for my first craft show.

I tend to think of cigars as a low end pen,

Hi Dan; I'm curious to know what's your definition of a low end pen in terms of $$'s.

I sell my Cigar pens in Ti platings for $55! Is that low end?:smile-big:

 

[cwolfs69]

Very nice pen Dan. I wish the cigar kits came with better looking clips. I think this would make a huge difference.

there are several options for using other clips on the cigar pens. a euro clip will work, (you may have to adjust the upper diameter a tad). the threads are the same as cigar and there are a variety of clips for those. in addition, woodpenpro in Hawaii have some special clips specifically for cigars.

 

[Dan Masshardt]

Low end would be $30

I decided to sell most of my chrome cigars for $40. This one for $60.

I've sold cigars for less in the past.

To be clear, what I mean is comparing a cigar to a roller or fountain. Not slim.

When I see a beautiful blank my tendency is to think rollerball / fountain.

Not everybody wants one of those kind of pens though!

 

[76winger]

I've made a fair amount of cigar pens and will have several available for my first craft show.

I tend to think of cigars as a low end pen,

Hi Dan; I'm curious to know what's your definition of a low end pen in terms of $$'s.

I sell my Cigar pens in Ti platings for $55! Is that low end?:smile-big:

With half of the ones I sell being $150+ RBs and FPs, I'd call it a "High-End low-end pen". :biggrin:

It's all in your perspective.

 

[Jgrden]

99 percent of my inventory is cigar or big ben. I just, this last week, started back to the Slimline. My IAP friend, Frank, gave me an idea on how to make them took attractive.

 

[NewLondon88]

in addition, woodpenpro in Hawaii have some special clips specifically for cigars.

+1 on this. Their 'Magnum' (if memory serves .. it's been a while) is
a cigar kit, but has a clip similar to the Jr Gent. It takes the cigar pen
up a notch .. or two.

 

[ed4copies]

A bic is a low-end pen.

Once we reach "hand-made", the average purchaser believes their purchase is NOT low-end.

Just a word of warning as you step into selling pens---they are ALL "one of a kind" writing instruments. You might call some "entry level", but I would be very careful NOT to say "low end".

FWIW,
Ed

 

[76winger]

Good point Ed! We certainly don't want to understate our own hard work.

 

[Dan Masshardt]

After all, the most basic pen still had most of the same steps / process.