Prokraft
Apprentice Member
Hello to you all my name is Jon and I run a really small business called Prokraft (run by myself and my wife).
Firstly I am not here to sell you anything in fact we sell very few pens - lots of other bits and pieces but only pens as service line really.
I am however primarily a woodturner and occasional boxmaker and therefore always interested in talking to other like-minded individuals and I have found how lucky I am to work and play in a market that has so many kind helpful and trustworthy people - I am lucky to have made friends all over the world.
If you have time to read on I shall explain how I happened to be here and go on to ask if I should remain.
The little business started as a result of a mini-breakdown I had as a result of losing 4 close members of my family - I gave up work and intended to make and sell wooden items and to cut a long story short failed miserably. In the process however I imported a few too many bottle stoppers so advertised them online and it has grown steadily from there. To start we were awful at it - a bit like turning your first pen, but with practice comes a better result and I hope we are now quite good at it and have some unique items.
The first pen I ever turned I did without a mandrel - if I can do a job without paying for unnecessary tools I will - in my opinion there are a lot of businesses selling all manner of items that you will rarely or never use. A mandrel is not one of these as I have learned - it is essential.
I was introduced to this forum by Glen of Glenpens to whom I am very grateful, however imagine my horror at the first post that mentions my small business a moderator questions my integrity as he has not done his homework properly.
And that is why I'm not sure I should stay - not a great welcome and some very inaccurate information made about a business and person about whom he knows absolutely nothing. As a former police officer I do need any lessons in honesty or integrity, what a representative for a potentially great forum.
As you have all probably gathered by now I do tend to speak my mind - I am a man of few words!
Firstly I am not here to sell you anything in fact we sell very few pens - lots of other bits and pieces but only pens as service line really.
I am however primarily a woodturner and occasional boxmaker and therefore always interested in talking to other like-minded individuals and I have found how lucky I am to work and play in a market that has so many kind helpful and trustworthy people - I am lucky to have made friends all over the world.
If you have time to read on I shall explain how I happened to be here and go on to ask if I should remain.
The little business started as a result of a mini-breakdown I had as a result of losing 4 close members of my family - I gave up work and intended to make and sell wooden items and to cut a long story short failed miserably. In the process however I imported a few too many bottle stoppers so advertised them online and it has grown steadily from there. To start we were awful at it - a bit like turning your first pen, but with practice comes a better result and I hope we are now quite good at it and have some unique items.
The first pen I ever turned I did without a mandrel - if I can do a job without paying for unnecessary tools I will - in my opinion there are a lot of businesses selling all manner of items that you will rarely or never use. A mandrel is not one of these as I have learned - it is essential.
I was introduced to this forum by Glen of Glenpens to whom I am very grateful, however imagine my horror at the first post that mentions my small business a moderator questions my integrity as he has not done his homework properly.
And that is why I'm not sure I should stay - not a great welcome and some very inaccurate information made about a business and person about whom he knows absolutely nothing. As a former police officer I do need any lessons in honesty or integrity, what a representative for a potentially great forum.
As you have all probably gathered by now I do tend to speak my mind - I am a man of few words!
