Chittum Burl Set

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firewhatfire

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Chittum Burl with mega bark inclusions on a Statesman Fountain pen and Jr Statesman rollerball. Wood comes from only 1 region in the US. That is in the Huntsville Al area. This is also known as smoke tree. It was used to make yellow dye during the civil war.
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mark james

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Those are beautiful Phil. I appreciate the description as I have heard of Smoke Tree as well as Chittum Burl, but did not know they were the same.

Very nice.
 

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Magnificent Pens Phil.
Absolutely Stunningly Spectacular Blanks, Superbly Faceted, Fitted and Finished.
I Cannot Recall a More Spectacular Timber.
Gorgeous Craftsmanship, my Friend.
Congratulations,
Brian.
 

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I keep looking at these pens. Great job with some beautiful wood.

In fact, lately I haven't been interested in any wood, but now I find myself searching the internet for Chittum burl for sale! Haven't found anything interesting so far.

It is the bark inclusions that make the pen special for me I think.
 

stuckinohio

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Thank you for the response. I guess it was funny timing on his sale post!

I think what made yours so special was the smoke trails, for me anyways, which that black doesn't seem to have.
 
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