Red Oak

[TomServo]

Got a request from a lady to make a pen for her husband... She wanted it to be from local wood, and brought me some pieces of red oak (bur oak possibly)... I used a piece of deadfall, the sapwood had all rotted away which made it easier to hand saw a sort of blank out of - the pen came out great and I included some knots.. I'd say it was a piece of branch.. there's even some curl.

"Front"

"Back"

 

[ilikewood]

Looks pretty good! What finish did you use?

PS- MST3000 fan too.

 

[TomServo]

It's just polished with hut ppp - light brown then white.. The lady wanted a pen that felt like wood... A lot of the people who want my pens don't like the plasticy feel of the CA... tommorow I make my brother's pens

 

[Rifleman1776]

Nice job. You gave the customer what she wanted. That's good. But, the appearance of the wood doesn't blow me away.

 

[alamocdc]

Nice, Tom. It looks like it even has some spalting.

 

[tipusnr]

Good job. I like the use of local woods!!

 

[ctEaglesc]

It's awful small

 

[angboy]

Originally posted by cteaglesc
<br />It's awful small

Maybe her husband is small or has small hands! [][]

 

[wdcav1952]

Originally posted by angboy
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Originally posted by cteaglesc
<br />It's awful small

Maybe her husband is small or has small hands! [][]

Be careful, Angela, you are treading on dangerous grounds![]

 

[Easysport]

Are we still talking about pens?[][]

 

[tipusnr]

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