I make a pen every 5 years whether I need to or not. For those who make pens often what sizes are the most useful? I was processing some tropical woods today into spindle turning blanks and there are plenty of leftovers, some with beautiful figure and color. Maybe I'll cut some into pen blanks.
A month ago I cut a hundred of so blanks from cocobolo to maple burl to olive and took some to the turning club for an auction. One pen turner old me he preferred 3/4"sq by 6" long, another said 5/8"sq by 5" was good for him.
Is there a preferred size range? Are larger better for some things? I look at cocobolo blanks on PSI and saw 5/8"x5/8"x5", 3/4"x3/4"x5", and 1"x1"x12". I see other blanks are 5-1/2" long.
JKJ