Sorry Jim I have to disagree with you there, I think the thing about pen making is to enjoy the hobby.
In Neils case I know, and there are others here perhaps including yourself who have turned the hobby into a money making exercise, maybe even your main income. Good luck to you who have.
Let's not forget this all started certainly for myself because I had the urge to do something with a lathe and a log.
I don't sell my pens but I love making them I enjoy the feel of the finished item, the look on someones face when you give them a gift of a pen made from that old fence panel they were throwing out.
The sentiment they put behind a gift made from grandads old walking stick.
I donate mine to Help for Heroes, my chosen charity I love to sit and watch it get auctioned at a function the round of applause I get for thinking of such a thing to auction, I love that feeling of being useful.
Maybe we all have different reasons but it comes back to: This is our hobby and we enjoy it That should be the thing about pen making.
