Dyed spalted tulip poplar

[StatProf]

I got this blank from "kirkfranks" in a trade. I really needed a shop pencil, so this immediately became a good candidate. This was a fun blank to turn as it "revealed" itself the more I turned. The dye was a light purple, but it didn't come through all that strong. I used Russ' method of CA/BLO and put on 5 coats. I kept the finish rather matte as this will get banged around the shop quite a bit. Fun pen for personal use!

 

[toolcrazy]

Very nice, I like it.

 

[Ligget]

Looks good from over here too!

 

[bitshird]

pretty neat shop pencil.

 

[C. Scott]

Nice pencil. I've been meaning to make one of those.

 

[Dalecamino]

That's cool . I like spalted woods .

 

[papaturner]

Very good!