Designer Pen

[JCochrun]

I bought a variety bag of blanks from Woodcraft but none of the blanks were labeled so it took me a little bit determine what kind of wood I had here. I believe that it is Black Palm but please correct me if I am wrong. I am not the greatest at figuring out the different species of wood. All comments are welcome.

In case you can't tell, my photography skills need some work.

Jim

 

[t001xa22]

Jim, that is definitely black palm. I bought a piece just like that at WC, and made it into a hard stylus slimline that I use with my PDA. I hope you have good luck working it. That wood is one of the hardest ones I have turned, because it has a tendency to shred. I also had to use CA and wood dust to fill some of the inevitable tiny grain voids in it. However, it is one of the toughest woods I have dealt with, and I use mine every day.

 

[sumterdad]

I enjoy this style of pen. Looks good

 

[rizaydog]

Yep, that's black palm alright. Very nice work.