I love mystery wood!

[bsshog40]

There was only one blank of this wood in a box of wood I got. I have no clue what it is. I just had a feeling that it was going to turn and look nice. Thought it would look good on a larger pen also so I chose this Classic Rollerball for it's mate. Lol

[tomas]

Looks like Olive Wood to me. Nicely done.

Tomas

[Jim15]

That's a beauty.

[vtgaryw]

I actually have some apple I harvested myself that looks like that.

Gary

[wolf creek knives]

Probably not, but it looks like Rocky Mountain Maple. I've turned several pens from wood off my property and it's very similar.

[greenacres2]

It's FIG. No question. Found In Garage. FIG.
(not my line, stolen from someone else here!!)

Great pen--and i see the resemblance to both Olive and Apple.
earl

[wolf creek knives]

If it is in fact Fig, I'm one lucky guy. We just moved my in-laws to a retirement community and my father in law was a master when it came to wood creations. As we were packing everything I was asked to go into his shop and get all his stuff organized for the estate sale. I found a limb off a tree I couldn't ID so the next time I saw him I asked what it was and he told me it was a Fig limb from their Fig tree. Both ends waxed so hopefully not much checking. Now you have my hopes up!

[greenacres2]

Originally Posted by wolf creek knives

If it is in fact Fig, I'm one lucky guy. We just moved my in-laws to a retirement community and my father in law was a master when it came to wood creations. As we were packing everything I was asked to go into his shop and get all his stuff organized for the estate sale. I found a limb off a tree I couldn't ID so the next time I saw him I asked what it was and he told me it was a Fig limb from their Fig tree. Both ends waxed so hopefully not much checking. Now you have my hopes up!

Yours may be beautiful--but mine was a weak joke, with FIG being an acronym for Found In Garage!! (or FIB--Found in Box). Hope i didn't get your hopes up in vain!! (i have some lilac branches i cut last year--another year and i'll get to see if it's as cool looking as i thought it might be as i cut it!!)
earl

[sbwertz]

I have some Chinese Elm that looks a lot like that.

[wolf creek knives]

Originally Posted by greenacres2

Yours may be beautiful--but mine was a weak joke, with FIG being an acronym for Found In Garage!! (or FIB--Found in Box). Hope i didn't get your hopes up in vain!! (i have some lilac branches i cut last year--another year and i'll get to see if it's as cool looking as i thought it might be as i cut it!!)
earl

You got me on that one. I was a bit "foggy" yesterday after spending most of the day replacing the battery in the snow plow then plowing my road. Not fun, cold, wind blowing, drifts all over the place. I think I now know what a popsicle feels like.