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I couldn't agree more. Neil's quote from John Ruskin really hits the nail on the head. It does not just apply to pen kits. We seem to have lost appreciation of quality. Actually quality is difficult to define but that is a whole separate discussion. When I started pen making a couple of years ago, I went to some of the suppliers listed and got totally confused. They all seemed to stock the same kits but what was delivered was not always the same nor incidentaly did the 'quality' match the price. I think Neil gives a good overview of the current position. What I have received from Dan has certainly been of much better quality than most of the other suppliers and that gives me some confidence. I will no doubt try others from time to time if they have something different which I want to make, but Dan and Phil seem to be doing a great job in trying to move things forward on the pen quality front.

<blockquote data-quote="AllenN" data-source="post: 183267" data-attributes="member: 118"><p>I couldn&#039;t agree more. Neil&#039;s quote from John Ruskin really hits the nail on the head. It does not just apply to pen kits. We seem to have lost appreciation of quality. Actually quality is difficult to define but that is a whole separate discussion.&nbsp; When I started pen making a couple of years ago, I went to some of the suppliers listed and got totally confused. They all seemed to stock the same kits but what was delivered was not always the same nor incidentaly did the &#039;quality&#039; match the price. I think Neil gives a good overview of the current position. What I have received from Dan has certainly been of much better quality than most of the other suppliers and that gives me some confidence. I will no doubt try others from time to time if they have something different which I want to make, but Dan and Phil seem to be doing a great job in trying to move things forward on the pen quality front.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="AllenN, post: 183267, member: 118"] I couldn't agree more. Neil's quote from John Ruskin really hits the nail on the head. It does not just apply to pen kits. We seem to have lost appreciation of quality. Actually quality is difficult to define but that is a whole separate discussion. When I started pen making a couple of years ago, I went to some of the suppliers listed and got totally confused. They all seemed to stock the same kits but what was delivered was not always the same nor incidentaly did the 'quality' match the price. I think Neil gives a good overview of the current position. What I have received from Dan has certainly been of much better quality than most of the other suppliers and that gives me some confidence. I will no doubt try others from time to time if they have something different which I want to make, but Dan and Phil seem to be doing a great job in trying to move things forward on the pen quality front. [/QUOTE]

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