A friend in Spain sent me a 7" piece of old growth Lignum Vitae, which his father had for over 65 years. The father when he was alive, treated it as if it was Gold. I felt it was too precious for me to keep, so I turned a pen from it and returned to my friend in memory of his father.
From the 7" piece I had a small piece about 3" left over and wasn't certain what to do with it. My friend had also sent me some Spanish Olive Wood in the same package so I decided to combine the 2 woods and have a connection to my friend in Spain.
Unfortunately my piece of LV has split down the backside of the pen. I contribute that to the dryness (24% hum.) in our house of this past winter. I have been in touch with my friend in Spain who says his pen shows no sign of splitting.
Further to a discussion in another thread in which mention was made with respect to a green tinge in Lignum Vitae, my friend tells me that old growth LV shows no green tinge. That's one way to tell the difference between old (first) and new growth in LV.
I'm hoping later this summer to dismantle my Long Clicker and see whether CA in the crack will fix up the pen. At the present moment it being on the back side of the pen doesn't bother me in the least!
From the 7" piece I had a small piece about 3" left over and wasn't certain what to do with it. My friend had also sent me some Spanish Olive Wood in the same package so I decided to combine the 2 woods and have a connection to my friend in Spain.
Unfortunately my piece of LV has split down the backside of the pen. I contribute that to the dryness (24% hum.) in our house of this past winter. I have been in touch with my friend in Spain who says his pen shows no sign of splitting.
Further to a discussion in another thread in which mention was made with respect to a green tinge in Lignum Vitae, my friend tells me that old growth LV shows no green tinge. That's one way to tell the difference between old (first) and new growth in LV.
I'm hoping later this summer to dismantle my Long Clicker and see whether CA in the crack will fix up the pen. At the present moment it being on the back side of the pen doesn't bother me in the least!
