How much should I sell my pens for? – Lignum Pen Works Lignum Pen Works

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!

Kit Cost

What was the retail price of the kit?

Blank Cost

How much did the blank cost? If you designed your own blank, take your time/efforts into account.

Suggested Retail

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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Suggested Wholesale

Additional Expenses

Don't forget - you have materials and supplies costs! Select any additional expenses you would like to account for:

Additional Expenses

Materials

Shipping

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.

Total Materials Cost per Pen:

The total cost of all fields below, multiplied by 1.1.

CA Glue

Epoxy

Sandpaper

Carbide Tool wear/tear

Drill Bit wear/tear

Shop Towels

Other?

Shipping Costs

If you ship orders to customers, you're paying something for those materials! Adjust the sliders below according to your needs.

Total Shipping Cost per Pen:

The total cost of all fields below, multiplied by 1.1.

Shipping Box

Packing Materials

A note about selling wholesale:

Additional Expenses

Materials Costs

Shipping Costs

Every pen is one-of-a-kind!