Custom-made pens - costs and experience

[KrazyIvan]

Curious point:

Given that the well-known "custom" makers nearly all have wait lists of over a year, where are the reviews or show-and-tell posts from their customer base? Conservatively estimating making 100 pens per year per maker would mean that at least 500 pens get made across all makers. As "custom" pens are most likely commissioned by people who are already "into" fountain pens, it seems strange that so very, very few display their pens on here or at FPN. The last Newton pen I could find here, for example (and not including classifieds) was 4 years ago!

Well, I think it rather curious anyway.

I've displayed some of mine on my Youtube channel. I just don't post much about them here. Come to think about it, I don't think I have reviewed them. Hmmm, I have a lot of reviews to post.