Redbud Cigar Pen

[dmadis]

One of my favorite woods.

 

[tipusnr]

Nice pens. The tree is good looking too. Always notice them when we travel to the coast. Oops - just realized that's four views of the same pen! Thought you were awful consistent in your pen turning!!!

 

[mike_l]

Nice looking pen! I like the grain orientation.

Mike L

 

[jkirkb94]

I love the grain. And I'm still looking at my neighbor's redbuds across the street.[}] Kirk[8D]

 

[Travlr7]

REDBUDS of the world, beware of the guy with the tree trimin' saw. He's lookin' for his next pen.

Great Stuff.

Bruce[]

 

[dougle40]

Good stuff . I've never seen a Redbud tree that I know of unless I know it by a different name .

 

[DCBluesman]

Doug...You're not likely to see the eastern redbud tree. It does not do well in climates like Ontario. Although it is occasionally found in New England, it's mostly found from New York State south and mostly in the eastern third of the US. It's too bad, because it is one of the US's most beautiful trees...and hardy as all get out.

 

[dougle40]

Lou ,
I think that I have seen these trees here . I did a search on them and they say that they grow from New York state south . I live in the southernmost part of Canada , way south of New York state and at a latitude equal to the northern part of California . There are trees here that we "refer" to as Tulip trees that have the same flowers but aren't actually Tulip trees at all . A strange thing about where I live is the fact that the US , Michigan , is actually NORTH of us . If you stand on the banks of the Detroit River and look north , you're looking at Detroit . It's the only place in Canada that this is true . If you look at a map of Ontario , the lower section looks like an Elephant and I live right at the tip of it's trunk and because it curves upward it causes the US to be north of us .
And that's the geography lesson for to-day . [][][]

 

[PenWorks]

Very, very interesting.....I like-a-allot. Anyone selling any BLANKs? I'm a buyer. Anthony

 

[WoodChucker]

Doug

in fact, you can look north,south,east and west and there we are. []

R.T.

 

[dougle40]

in fact, you can look north,south,east and west and there we are.

Help , I'm surrounded !![}][][][]

 

[DCBluesman]

Thanks for the geography lesson! Is it any wonder I stick to business consulting?

 

[its_virgil]

OK. I'm confused. think I should sue my HS geography teacher. Where in Canada is the latitude the same as southern California. Set me straight!
Do a good turn daily!
Don

Originally posted by dougle40
<br />Lou ,
I think that I have seen these trees here . I did a search on them and they say that they grow from New York state south . I live in the southernmost part of Canada , way south of New York state and at a latitude equal to the southern part of California . There are trees here that we "refer" to as Tulip trees that have the same flowers but aren't actually Tulip trees at all . A strange thing about where I live is the fact that the US , Michigan , is actually NORTH of us . If you stand on the banks of the Detroit River and look north , you're looking at Detroit . It's the only place in Canada that this is true . If you look at a map of Ontario , the lower section looks like an Elephant and I live right at the tip of it's trunk and because it curves upward it causes the US to be north of us .
And that's the geography lesson for to-day . [][][]

 

[WoodChucker]

I'm thinking he meant northern California, no?

R.T.

 

[dougle40]

Sorry about that , I did mean NORTHERN California . I went back and changed it .

 

[DCBluesman]

Middle Island, Ontario; 41n41 (southern-most part of Canada)

San Francisco, CA (US): 37n47

I feel better about knowing how to find what I don't know. [8D]

 

[WoodChucker]

You did good grasshopper! []

R.T.

 

[Randy_]

There are lots of Redbuds in Texas and I own a chainsaw!!!![]