Battleship USS California Bolt Action Pen

[Fireengines]

Another pen made from the teak wood decking off the battleship USS California. I covered the pen only with teak oil.

When Japanese carrier planes raided Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, she was badly damaged by torpedoes and bombs, slowly settling to the harbor bottom over the next few days. Her salvage, repair and modernization represented a major undertaking by the Pearl Harbor and Puget Sound Navy Yards and was not completed until January 1944.

After repairs, she saw action in WWII and Korea

 

[OZturner]

A Beautiful Pen, and Worthy Tribute to its Fighting Origin.
I love to see Significant Wood being applied to Works of Art, and Utilitarian Applications.
In this Pen, the Significance of the Bolt Action Pen, hosting a Piece of the Deck of a Historic Battleship, coupled with your skill has made it fit both the Work Of Art and the Utilitarian Application.
Let us "Keep the Flag of Freedom Flying High".
Congratulations,
Brian.