Old Growth Pine from Little Rock & Cypress from the Bayou...

[Phillip Kelley]

About a year ago I received a piece of "Old Growth" pine from a building in LR (thanks BSea) I finally got around to trying to turn this blank yesterday & alas, it came apart at the seams (or growth rings in this case)!:mad-tongue:not to be outdone, I tried to piece it together with a piece of copper & a piece of Cypress from the swamps of Bayou Bartholomew...its another "unique" piece...not outstanding like some of the works of art I have seen posted here but a "save" nun-the-less! I guess the piece was such "rich lighter" as we call it down here, that the glue couldn't adhere with rosin...

 

[BSea]

Sometimes an OOOPS will make the best pens. Looks good to me. The wood came from a beam that was used in a building build in the late 1800's. I need to ask my buddy what the exact building was. The salvaged beam was used in converting an old fire station into a youth Hostel. I got a piece that was left over after the beam was cut down to the new size.

 

[Edgar]

Nice save & a really good looking pen!

 

[Jim15]

Great looking pen.