Thanks all for the comments. Its burl, its low grade but it is burl. There are a few sqwirls and eyes on the side. Here is another picture that show more figure.
Heck I want to give someone a hard time--------you need to wipe your finger prints off the pen before you take the pic.
They really show up when you take pics that are this clean.
There I feel better----Nice pen[]
Gary, Where are the finger prints? I did wipe it down, only thing I see is on the nib end on one of the facits but that is actually a reflection of the ceiling light.