Thanks, the problem is very few people have made pens with this wood on those sites.
I used purpleheart, which is probably 4-6x more expensive than any of those in the etsy shop (I primarily make furniture, and a log of olive is even 10x cheaper than purpleheart of similar size). It is also somewhat harder to turn due to it’s density.
edit: there are some purpleheart pens but nobody really knows how to finish it properly. A furniture guy from the uni of Edinburgh once told me that you should use turpentine and a fat coat of linseed oil.
Well its response to finishing varies hugely on a sample to sample basis, due to prior heat exposure, moisture, age and other things hard to verify (more than other words) so it’s a matter of getting lucky
If you image search “wooden fountain pen” you see lots of similar pens the same shape and with that same section, so my guess is that it’s a kit.
I see you turn the wood yourself. It’s very nicely done, I must say!
Maybe etsy would guide your pricing?
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/907603725
Thanks, the problem is very few people have made pens with this wood on those sites.
I used purpleheart, which is probably 4-6x more expensive than any of those in the etsy shop (I primarily make furniture, and a log of olive is even 10x cheaper than purpleheart of similar size). It is also somewhat harder to turn due to it’s density.
edit: there are some purpleheart pens but nobody really knows how to finish it properly. A furniture guy from the uni of Edinburgh once told me that you should use turpentine and a fat coat of linseed oil.
I’d lead with that in your sales pitch :)
Including yourself? Are you saying this is an open question in the woodworking field? It’s an opinionated and debated question?
Or are you saying that “others” don’t know what you’ve discovered through trial and error, so you get superior results?
I don’t know anything about finishing wood beyond tung oil for cutting boards and using Thompson’s Water Seal for water and UV protection for decks.
Well its response to finishing varies hugely on a sample to sample basis, due to prior heat exposure, moisture, age and other things hard to verify (more than other words) so it’s a matter of getting lucky