These photographs are not all to the same scale. They are here to show the work and the grain of the different woods. Every pen below can also be turned from any of the other woods.
$249
The Gentleman's is a desk pen. Its cap turns smoothly off and, unlike the Artisan, does not attach to the back of the pen while you write. In rhodium-platinum against African blackwood, it is an elegant addition to any desk.
$329
The Americana is made only as a rhodium-platinum fountain pen, and its cap snaps onto the back of the pen while in use.
This one shows my custom inlay work; it was made for an executive at Video Egg. Inlay and banding are worth a phone call rather than an email; there is usually something to talk through.
$199
The Artisan is finished only in 22K gold, alloyed with cobalt to produce the most durable gold finish available. Its cap snaps onto the back of the pen while you write, which is what makes this the easiest model to carry and use daily.
$199
The same Artisan pen, turned from cocobolo. Set the two side by side and you have the argument for buying a wooden pen: identical in every dimension, and not remotely the same object.
$219
The same desk pen in 22K gold, where the warm hardware and the pale, freckled maple work on each other. As with the platinum, the cap does not attach to the back of the pen while writing.
The pen you receive will not be the pen in the photograph. Wood does not repeat itself, and that is the point of the whole exercise. Where a particular wood varies a great deal from piece to piece, it is noted in the description.
Any pen can be returned for a full refund or an exchange, as long as it comes back in new condition.