Custom-made pens - costs and experience

[RocketRyan]

I think turning on lathes is more a practice makes perfect sort of skill.

You may think that if you like, but there is quite a bit more to it than mere repetition. If all materials behaved the same on a lathe, it might be close. They don't, and good work done in turning is as much an art as it is a skill.

I have used lathes, so have some idea of the skills needed.