Snake Vargas

I thought that what I said might not be agreeable. Look at it this way - I have nothing against the skill of the craftspeople, the care with which they make these pens, or the expense and attractiveness of the materials used.
I just meant that, with the Krug pens, the materials used have a certain level of authenticity to them. Would it be the same if there was a commemorative Krug pen made with just any other wood? Even if it were specially chosen? IMO, no. If it was the same type of tree as what Krug makes his barrels with, then that's one better. If it's made of wood from a barrel itself, then that's even more authentic.

Think of it as a difference in provenance (ie. from where it was sourced). I think that's the term that aficionados of antiques and artifacts use, and perhaps that might help you, Robert - you do seem to have a keenness for those objets d'art. Two certain tables might be exactly the same, but the one that was used by such and such a writer to pen his/her magnum opus would be worth so much more.

Um, does that make it any clearer?

SDNR

I understand now what you mean SV.