Customizing Pens: Customizing Pens Richard Kleinhenz Click anywhere to advance


Why a custom pen?: Why a custom pen? Distinguish your pens Impress your penmaking friends Prove something CAN be done Responding to customer request Sell more pens Enter new market Improve on what the hardware supplier came up with Justify more tools Theme pens


Style elements to dress up a pen or make it unique: Style elements to dress up a pen or make it unique Style (kit) Pen Blanks Shape Color Choice of Plating Surface Decorations Blank decorations Finish Breaking away Replace Hardware Centerband Tip Finial Free design


Kit Style: Kit Style See all the catalogs… Traditional Rich Kleinhenz


Kit Style: Kit Style See all the catalogs… Traditional Modern Rich Kleinhenz


Kit Style: Kit Style See all the catalogs… Traditional Modern Big


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Rich Kleinhenz


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Pat Conrad


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Scott Greaves


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Antler Rich Kleinhenz


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Antler Castings Commercial Rich Kleinhenz


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Antler Castings Commercial Home made Jay Pickens


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Antler Castings Commercial Home made Don Ward


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Antler Castings Commercial Home made Alice Call


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Antler Castings Commercial Home made Arrows Rich Kleinhenz


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Antler Castings Commercial Home made Arrows Cartridges Dan Furlano


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Antler Castings Commercial Home made Arrows Cartridges Laminations William Lee


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Antler Castings Commercial Home made Arrows Cartridges Laminations Ron McIntire


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Antler Castings Commercial Home made Arrows Cartridges Laminations Tom McMilan


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Antler Castings Commercial Home made Arrows Cartridges Laminations Brian Gisi


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Antler Castings Commercial Home made Arrows Cartridges Laminations Metal Bill Hamell


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Antler Castings Commercial Home made Arrows Cartridges Laminations Metal Mike Roux


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Antler Castings Commercial Home made Arrows Cartridges Laminations Metal Bruce Boone


Pen Blanks: Pen Blanks Stabilized wood Solid surface material Plastics, celluloid Antler Castings Commercial Home made Arrows Cartridges Laminations Metal Polymer clay Irene Dean


Shape: Shape Mark Hamlin Simple


Shape: Shape Pat Lawson Simple A little more


Shape: Shape Ed Davidson Simple A little more Going wild


Shape: Shape Anthony Turchetta Simple A little more Going wild Ornamental lathe attachment


Shape: Shape Simple A little more Going wild Ornamental lathe attachment Rich Kleinhenz


Shape: Shape Rich Kleinhenz Simple A little more Going wild Ornamental lathe attachment


Color: Color Natural color Rich Kleinhenz


Color: Color Natural color Dyed during stabilizing Rich Kleinhenz John Hilman


Color: Color Natural color Dyed during stabilizing Nonstabilized dyed Rich Kleinhenz


Color: Color Natural color Dyed during stabilizing Nonstabilized dyed Stabilized and then dyed Emory McLaughlin


Color: Color Natural color Dyed during stabilizing Nonstabilized dyed Stabilized and then dyed Laminates William Lee


Color: Color Natural color Dyed during stabilizing Nonstabilized dyed Stabilized and then dyed Laminates Resins Rich Kleinhenz


Choice of Plating: Choice of Plating Different platings to enhance the material Rich Kleinhenz


Choice of Platings: Choice of Platings Different platings to enhance the material Pat Lawson


Choice of Platings: Choice of Platings Different platings to enhance the material Pat Lawson


Decorations: Decorations Inlay Stone Rich Kleinhenz


Decorations: Decorations Inlay Stone Pigments and resin Jay Pickens


Decorations: Decorations Inlay Stone Pigments and resin Wood, ivory William Lee


Decorations: Decorations Inlay Stone Pigments and resin Wood, ivory Scrimshaw Angelo Iafrate


Decorations: Decorations Inlay Stone Pigments and resin Wood, ivory Scrimshaw Laser decoration Rich Kleinhenz


Decorations: Decorations Inlay Stone Pigments and resin Wood, ivory Scrimshaw Laser decoration Kumihimo Fern Delaney


Decorations: Decorations Inlay Stone Pigments and resin Wood, ivory Scrimshaw Laser decoration Kumihimo Painting Johnathan Burton


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band attached Larry Gottlieb


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Mike Roux


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Finial Rich Kleinhenz


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Finial Tip Russ Fairfield


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Finial Tip Free Design Steve Haine


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Finial Tip Free Design Rich Kleinhenz


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Finial Tip Free Design Rich Kleinhenz


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Finial Tip Free Design Angelo Iafrate


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Finial Tip Free Design Stan Harder


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Finial Tip Free Design Jay Pickens


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Finial Tip Free Design Ron McIntire


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Finial Tip Free Design Jim Kielty Jr


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Finial Tip Free Design Rich Kleinhenz


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Finial Tip Free Design Russ Fairfield


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Finial Tip Free Design Rich Kleinhenz


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Finial Tip Free Design Brian Gisi


Breaking away…: Breaking away… Replace hardware Center band Attached Lose Finial Tip Free Design Concept pens Jay Pickens


Thank you for your attention!: Thank you for your attention! Now let’s design a pen…