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How much should I sell my pens for?

Use this page to generate a suggested retail price based on your kit cost and blank cost. Also provided is the option to include some overhead to cover standard supplies, wear and tear, and shipping expenses.

This tool exists to provide a starting point for those who may not be sure what to charge for their pens. Seasoned pen turners, and those with an exceptionally sought-after product, will undoubtedly have their own pricing structure that takes into account their reputation along with supply and demand!


What was the retail price of the kit?
How much did the blank cost? If you designed your own blank, take your time/efforts into account.

This is the suggested retail price of the pen you have made. It takes the values on this page and multiplies that number by three. Take value in your work!

A note about selling wholesale:

Galleries typically take 33% to 40% for three-dimensional work. Taking into consideration the calculations on this page, I recommend selling wholesale at the 75% price point, which in this case is . This 75% price results in you (the artist!) taking home approximately 60-65% of the profit.

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Materials Costs

This section sets a small cost, per pen, for the following supplies: CA glue, epoxy, sandpaper, carbide tool w/t, drill bit w/t, and shop towels.
The total cost of all fields below, multiplied by 1.1.

Shipping Costs

If you ship orders to customers, you're paying something for those materials! Adjust the sliders below according to your needs.
The total cost of all fields below, multiplied by 1.1.

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Yellow Aquabright and Ebony, on brass. #penmaker Yellow Aquabright and Ebony, on brass. 

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My sanding process at the lathe (the longest proce My sanding process at the lathe (the longest process) is uncomfortable because I’m right handed. Need to switch the lathe and belt sander. Going to require adjusting the drill press location as well. The joys of a tiny shop!

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Well shoot. That was unexpected. You can see where Well shoot. That was unexpected. You can see where the painted inners walls end. Gonna need to find a way to mask that ugliness…

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Starting on the next one - buckeye burl and resin. Starting on the next one - buckeye burl and resin. 

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That’s a wrap! Zebrawood rollerball pen with sta That’s a wrap! Zebrawood rollerball pen with stainless steel hardware and roll stop. 🦓

Need to work on my order of operations, but happy with the end result. It’s not perfect, but I’m probably the only person who would even notice or care. 🤣

Shoutout to @bullseyeturningsupply for being the only ones who make a kit like this!

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@tenhun started this project back in early 2021 an @tenhun started this project back in early 2021 and as I followed along on YouTube I was stoked to be able to support the project on Kickstarter! Everything arrived today after what I know was a LOT of hurdles to overcome. Thanks for all your hard work Peter! 👏🏻

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