Si90
Member
So, I've been round a few fairs/shows etc and have noticed as many of you the variation in the price of what people attribute to the same pen/kit. Reactions vary from "how much" to "how can they possibly do it that cheap without making a loss". I'm not trying to start a conversation here or ask people what they think anything is worth I'm just giving background information to my latest move.
I've been thinking of ways to increase the perceived value of my pens - to justify why I charge for them what I do over and above the obvious fit and finish. To this end I present my latest steps.
1. Nice piece of packaging. I've sourced a nice box at a very good price but after the ones I have have gone there are no more as these were surplus on a custom order I believe. I may be having to source a different one in a few months.
2. A name and logo.
3. How to incorporate the logo into my pens.
So I give you Wolf Pens.
I have had a Stainless Steel plaque etched which goes onto the outer of the box.
I have also had a small plaque etched that I can incorporate into the pen itself. Below are the first results. A Vertex and a Shock Absorber pen with homemade Carbonfibre blanks with the plaque cast into the blank.
In hindsight I should have had it done slightly wider and incorporated a hole at each end so I can screw it to wooden blanks, blanks that I don't cast myself and to my Steampunk creations. That will probably be done in the near future.
Thanks for looking, hope you all like them.
Simon
I've been thinking of ways to increase the perceived value of my pens - to justify why I charge for them what I do over and above the obvious fit and finish. To this end I present my latest steps.
1. Nice piece of packaging. I've sourced a nice box at a very good price but after the ones I have have gone there are no more as these were surplus on a custom order I believe. I may be having to source a different one in a few months.
2. A name and logo.
3. How to incorporate the logo into my pens.
So I give you Wolf Pens.
I have had a Stainless Steel plaque etched which goes onto the outer of the box.
I have also had a small plaque etched that I can incorporate into the pen itself. Below are the first results. A Vertex and a Shock Absorber pen with homemade Carbonfibre blanks with the plaque cast into the blank.
In hindsight I should have had it done slightly wider and incorporated a hole at each end so I can screw it to wooden blanks, blanks that I don't cast myself and to my Steampunk creations. That will probably be done in the near future.
Thanks for looking, hope you all like them.
Simon