It is strongly not recommended to engrave on the pen. Engraving on the pen body is a kind of damage to the pen. It is better to engrave on the pen case or pen cover or think about what kind of pen to buy. The specific reasons are as follows:
In the eyes of fountain pen players, engraving on the pen holder is a waste of natural resources and crazy.
1. It is ugly, especially the laser engraving of Internet fonts that are now popular in China. A good pen reveals a strong rustic flavor from the inside out.
2. Injury to the pen. Nowadays, most pens are popular with copper rod paint, and the real principle of engraving is to remove the paint on the surface. Over time, the brass exposed on the surface will oxidize and turn black, and it will The spotty and uneven engraving not only damages the paint surface of the pen barrel, but also damages the material of the pen barrel itself. Of course, it will also be unsightly after oxidation.
3. A few pens are specially designed to provide engraving. Sheaffer produced a series of "signature" pens in the last century. This signature is not the other's signature, but a pen that "signs one's name on the pen barrel". That is to say, a fuss is made on the decorative gold ring of the pen cap. After widening, it is convenient to engrave the user's name.
4. Engraving pays attention to artistry. Some antique pens from the last century have a historical charm in the pen barrel engraving. Some are very beautiful cursive, and some are simple two or three letters. Most of them are users. name or initials. China and Japan, on the other hand, prefer to hand-carve a text with calligraphy heritage on the pen barrel. In short, there are two different concepts from the kind of engraving that gives people the impression of "a cheap gift pen with a strong sense of incongruity" at first glance.
5. For some pens with complicated pen barrel processes, engraving is equivalent to destroying a piece of art. Think carefully about how it feels to carve a few Chinese colorful clouds on Dupeng Han lacquer, Tage fourteenth lacquer and namiki painting? Yes, despair.
6. Finally, if you buy a pen at a counter, not only do you need to pay extra for engraving, but the engraved pen is not eligible for return or exchange service.