boof910
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In July my family and I was lucky enough to complete a famous outback Australian adventure - the Gibb River Road in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. We took 2 weeks to finsh the 690 kilometre drive along rough unpaved roads with 2 night stops at all of the beautiful camping spots.
Being a pen turning addict I collected a piece of interesting timber at each stop to be later turned into a memento of our amazing trip.
The first Sedona pen is from driftwood that was wedged into a crack at the base of a beautiful spot called Bell's Gorge. I am unsure of what type of timber it is but it has a rather nice spalted finish to it.
The second Sedona pen is made from the outer shell of a Boab nut. The Boab tree grows abundently in the Kimberley region of Australia.
The final Sedona is made from the nuts off a Quinine tree that we camped under at Manning Gorge. The nut has a soft outer coating that easily peels off to reveal a nut about the size of an almond.
If you get the chance do an internet search on the Gibb River Road. It is a beautiful, untamed part of Australia.
Being a pen turning addict I collected a piece of interesting timber at each stop to be later turned into a memento of our amazing trip.
The first Sedona pen is from driftwood that was wedged into a crack at the base of a beautiful spot called Bell's Gorge. I am unsure of what type of timber it is but it has a rather nice spalted finish to it.
The second Sedona pen is made from the outer shell of a Boab nut. The Boab tree grows abundently in the Kimberley region of Australia.
The final Sedona is made from the nuts off a Quinine tree that we camped under at Manning Gorge. The nut has a soft outer coating that easily peels off to reveal a nut about the size of an almond.
If you get the chance do an internet search on the Gibb River Road. It is a beautiful, untamed part of Australia.
