Hey all... I have been thinking about something for a long time and I wanted to run it by you for comments.
I've noticed increased use of the terms "pen making" and "pen makers" rather than "pen turning" or "pen turners". Literature also uses the "making" variation more often than not. Although the turning is a big part of the equation, I think that "pen making" is possibly more descriptive of what we do.
So, what do you all think about a name change for the IAP?
What about the "International Association of Pen Makers"
A few thoughts to seed the discussion...
I own the domain penmakers.org (and it has always redirected here)
Our acronym IAP would not have to change (although there's that dangling "M" we'd need to ignore...or use one word "Penmakers")
The logo would need to be modified, but we could either modify the existing logo, or go nuts and have a logo contest.
Any and all comments, positive, negative, or neutral are welcome!
I've noticed increased use of the terms "pen making" and "pen makers" rather than "pen turning" or "pen turners". Literature also uses the "making" variation more often than not. Although the turning is a big part of the equation, I think that "pen making" is possibly more descriptive of what we do.
So, what do you all think about a name change for the IAP?
What about the "International Association of Pen Makers"
A few thoughts to seed the discussion...
I own the domain penmakers.org (and it has always redirected here)
Our acronym IAP would not have to change (although there's that dangling "M" we'd need to ignore...or use one word "Penmakers")
The logo would need to be modified, but we could either modify the existing logo, or go nuts and have a logo contest.
Any and all comments, positive, negative, or neutral are welcome!