ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
Once upon a time, December 2008, the IAP had a number of members making pen blanks and selling them on the forum (and in some other places).
Dawn (PR_Princess) thought it would be a good idea to have a few of them send their blanks to her and she would set up a website (with the help of another IAP member-AlphaGeek) to sell them. That way, penmakers could buy from multiple blankmakers and pay only one shipping charge!!
Meanwhile, Ed (ed4copies) was selling pen blanks he was importing from Italy--many wildcat patterns--in his "Cat"alog-via email. (NOT very extensively)
Dawn built pages for these--"If you build it, they will come" and they did!!
In 2023, we are 14 years established and over 10,000 products strong. I (ed4copies) am still very active on IAP--visiting several times each week.
ExoticBlanks now offers over 100 YouTube videos (click on icon in my signature)--free tutorials on pen related topics. We also have links to YouTubes from our long-time friend and blank-making expert Underhill Casting Solutions (JohnU) on IAP. We also link to Mark Dreyer's "10 minute video" series--Featuring AAW presenter Mark Dreyer (MDreyer on IAP).
I will continue to build on this thread as time permits--but for the newcomers to IAP--this is to whom "Dawn & Ed" will, most often refer.
Stop in and see our store!! www.ExoticBlanks.com
Dawn (PR_Princess) thought it would be a good idea to have a few of them send their blanks to her and she would set up a website (with the help of another IAP member-AlphaGeek) to sell them. That way, penmakers could buy from multiple blankmakers and pay only one shipping charge!!
Meanwhile, Ed (ed4copies) was selling pen blanks he was importing from Italy--many wildcat patterns--in his "Cat"alog-via email. (NOT very extensively)
Dawn built pages for these--"If you build it, they will come" and they did!!
In 2023, we are 14 years established and over 10,000 products strong. I (ed4copies) am still very active on IAP--visiting several times each week.
ExoticBlanks now offers over 100 YouTube videos (click on icon in my signature)--free tutorials on pen related topics. We also have links to YouTubes from our long-time friend and blank-making expert Underhill Casting Solutions (JohnU) on IAP. We also link to Mark Dreyer's "10 minute video" series--Featuring AAW presenter Mark Dreyer (MDreyer on IAP).
I will continue to build on this thread as time permits--but for the newcomers to IAP--this is to whom "Dawn & Ed" will, most often refer.
Stop in and see our store!! www.ExoticBlanks.com