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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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Took about 3 hours to recover from those blasted C Took about 3 hours to recover from those blasted CA issues. All I need to do tomorrow is install the roll stops… by drilling holes in finished pen caps 😳😳. Scariest moment of the entire build!

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This afternoon has been a real kick in the pants. This afternoon has been a real kick in the pants. Of the 10 components I wanted to wet sand and buff, 9 of them need to have the CA finish re-applied because it was too thin on the ends and I wet-sanded through it. 🤬

It has taken all of my available motivation to get back on the horse and try to get these things done today. 

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No.181 - Brown acrylic Aquabright (body) and blue- No.181 - Brown acrylic Aquabright (body) and blue-dyed figured maple (ends) with brass accents. This rollerball pen has a cyanoacrylate finish polished to a high shine, and the cap features a 5mm roll stop made from gold-plated 316 stainless steel. Comes with a Schmidt 5888 medium tip in black.

Built on the @bullseyeturningsupply Apollo kit (proudly made here in the USA) the body insert has been machined from lead-free brass and the cap has triple-start threads. With an overall length of 149.5mm, the cap diameter measures 14.5mm, and the body diameter measures 13mm.

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Shaped. Next step is the CA application, then lots Shaped. Next step is the CA application, then lots of sanding to ensure an even finish before moving on to polishing. 

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Works in progress. #penmaker #woodpen #tacomapen Works in progress. 

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