For The Connoisseur?

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rdunn12

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To make a long story short,I met a guy yesterday,he just walked up to me at work and said I heard you make pens.I said sure do.He says I am a connoisseur of pens.Never met the guy in my life.He told me the guy who had been making pens for him for a long time had passed.I showed him a few samples.He does'nt like capped pens,only twist or click.And only wood pens no plastics or anything like that.He liked a Rosewood burl but was on a Baron,no go.He has specific woods he wants,and he likes the Euro style.So my question is what do you guys consider the highest quality kit in a Euro or other twist kit?He does'nt like cigar pens either,too big.I quoted him $65.00 each for a Rosewood Euro and he did'nt even think twice and said ok I want 2 of those.I sure would like some good input here as to what is the absolute best I can possibly offer as money does not seem to be an object.Still long sorry.

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I agree with Butch. I don't care for Euros on the whole, as they always look (to me) like Mont Blanc wannabees. The Neopean, however, has a look of it's own. I even like the clip -- very distinctive, and reminds me somewhat of a classic Conklin.
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The Euro is my best seller and probably my favorite of all the ball points. (you can tell by looking at the pics in my gallery) I've tried all the platings and the one that stands out is the blk titanium offered by both woodcraft and beartooth woods. The center band is a two tone metal instead of the bold black stripe which I believe takes away from the classy look of the pen. Heres a link to the woodcraft pen.

http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=145652&FamilyID=1556

The plating is very durable and I haven't had any complaints from returning customers. It also looks good with a wide variety of woods and acrylics.
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For my money and customers this is the best Euro around.
 
I really like the euro/Mont Blanc design. That being said, I am not a real fan of the cross style refill, so I would recommend the double twist euro from Berea, or even better Aaron's neopean version referenced above. If the diameter is an issue, and you want to use the 7mm euro for a discriminating customer, go ahead and get a fisher space pen refill for it and let him try that vs the standard ballpoint cross refill. Just like a fine nib can sell a fountain pen vs a stock one, a technologically superior refill may just push a normal 7mm twist pen across that line into "fine writing instrument" status.
 
I would suggest the Elegant Sierra rather than the Elegant Beauty. Having the top part turn on the Elegant Beauty is counterintuitive to me.
 
I like the Elegant Beauty for that fact, and the fact that the mechanism is smoother.

Not to say I don't turn the Sierra's as well, different price point, and alternatives like the Petroglyph keep it in the stable.
 
MesquiteMan said:
I would suggest the Elegant Sierra rather than the Elegant Beauty. Having the top part turn on the Elegant Beauty is counterintuitive to me.
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Curtis, I have had 4 Sierras returned for the same reason, the customers keep turning after they have loosened the transmission and can't get the pen back together, it can't happen on the Elegant beauty, plus there is a bit more wood left, sort of like the Sierra Vista, just a smaller tube, I tried them and really like them.
 
Thanks for all the suggestions,I think I am going to go with them all.I'll just make the Elegant beauty,Elegant Sierra and the Jr. Gent ballpoint.That way I have all of them and the Euro's in my arsenal.And that way he has a bigger selection.Maybe I will get lucky and he won't be able to make up his mind and take them all.:wink:
 
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