Randy_
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When I first started fooling around with pencrafting, I visited the local Rockler store a couple of times and bought a few starter items. However, their selection was limited and they were a little more pricey than other sources plus they didn't show their pen making supplies in their paper catalog so I quit trading with them.
As the result of a comment on Rich's Yahoo board, I took a look at the Rockler web site for the first time in several years and got quite a surprise!! Last time I looked, Rockler was strictly a Berea reseller and only carried a few of the more popular kits.....not the full Berea line. What I found, today, is that Rockler is now selling some PSI kits and even more surprisingly, some CSUSA kits.
It has been commonly accepted in the pencrafting community that there were no longer any CSUSA resellers; but that is clearly not true. Rockler is selling the Panache, the Jr. Gentlemen's, the Tool Box Pencil, and maybe one or two others. This makes me wonder if we can expect to see more CSUSA resellers in the future or if this is the last remnant of the old contract that hasn't quite run its course??
As the result of a comment on Rich's Yahoo board, I took a look at the Rockler web site for the first time in several years and got quite a surprise!! Last time I looked, Rockler was strictly a Berea reseller and only carried a few of the more popular kits.....not the full Berea line. What I found, today, is that Rockler is now selling some PSI kits and even more surprisingly, some CSUSA kits.
It has been commonly accepted in the pencrafting community that there were no longer any CSUSA resellers; but that is clearly not true. Rockler is selling the Panache, the Jr. Gentlemen's, the Tool Box Pencil, and maybe one or two others. This makes me wonder if we can expect to see more CSUSA resellers in the future or if this is the last remnant of the old contract that hasn't quite run its course??