emtmike
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Are the baron and this pen the same and if so why would on be much cheaper than the other? http://www.woodpenpro.com/pen_kits/0567_junior_commissioner_pen_kit.html
It looks to be the same as the Apprentice Jr. Gent
Looking at CSUSA's website, I notice that they don't have any stock of their full-price Jr Gent kits anymore, so maybe they're moving toward the apprentice line as the moneymaker:
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/s...entlemen-s-II-Pen-Kit--jr-gent-2-smooth?Args=
That's just pure speculation, but I wonder if that's the trend....
Wow... I hope not. I'm not convinced that the China "Gent" matches the quality of of the JR Gent II. I also noticed that they had also removed the "Artisan" title from the description of the JR Gent II page Andrew referenced to.
Wade
I have gotten a Commissioner and Jr Commission both Chrome from WoodPenPro last month. My only real complaint so far is on the Commissioner the Gold Ring on the center-band appears to be a little cockeyed. The Jr Commissioners threading felt a little rough to me.
First photo is the Chrome Commissioner with Gold Trim Stabilized Clear Buckeye Burl
Second is the Chrome Jr Commissioner with Black Trim Stabilized Dyed Green Maple Burl
I'm not really displeased with them. I would consider buying some more to see how they do.
The Commissioner is fairly large, not quite as heavy as the Majestic.
That would be Xiamen Rizheng Industries, Inc. (your spelling is correct) Andrew and they do not acknowledge being CSUSA's supplier for the Apprentice Jr. Gentlemen. I personally believe they are but they said "no" when I asked and until recently they were calling for different drill bits than CSUSA so they might not be.It looks to be the same as the Apprentice Jr. Gent from CSUSA, and likely made by Rizheng (however it's spelled) in China, if I had to guess...There's a discussion on them here:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=65880&highlight=apprentice+jr+gent
Looking at CSUSA's website, I notice that they don't have any stock of their full-price Jr Gent kits anymore, so maybe they're moving toward the apprentice line as the moneymaker:
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/s...entlemen-s-II-Pen-Kit--jr-gent-2-smooth?Args=
That's just pure speculation, but I wonder if that's the trend....
If that's true, you'll have to buy your Jr Gents as the apprentice version, either from places like CSUSA, Smitty's, WoodPenPro, or from IAP vendors if they bring them in...