Rosewood Table Euro Pen and Wormhole Oak

[JohnU]

This is the results of a table I bought the other day at Marshals and cut into pen blanks. I was impressed with the burl on the table top but this pen was made from a part of one leg. Lacquer finished. I lucked out with 62 blanks from a $30 table. I think I got the better end of the deal.

The second pen is a Euro style pen made of some self harvested and dried wormhole Oak pen. I lucked out with the wood being pretty hard and only had to add ca to the holes. Finished with lacquer. All comments welcome. thanks!

 

[karlkuehn]

Wow, what a find, John! Beautiful blanks! Nice work on the pen, that's a keeper.

 

[ldb2000]

Beautiful Pens John .
I'm with Karl on this one , anyone who buys furniture to turn into pens is TOP DOG in my book .

 

[GoodTurns]

roughly $0.50 a blank and gorgeous result! Great work on the find and the pens!

 

[Ligget]

lovely pens![]

 

[Ozzy]

Beautiful Pens! I like the first one the best.

 

[thewishman]

That is thinking outside the table. Nice find.

Chris

 

[hilltopper46]

Great pens - I like the rosewood one best.

 

[papaturner]

Awesome pens......BTW great deal on the blanks.

 

[NMDoug]

My wife's radar will be up when I start accompanying her to Marshals.[}]

Great find and thanks for sharing.

 

[JohnU]

Thanks for all the comments. I guess I should have included a pic of the table with the pen. I lucked out with this table being mostly 3/4" stock and thicker legs. The other three talbes were a little taller but had thinner wood. Im avoiding the store because I know the others are just waiting to be transformed!

 

[badger]

I scored some nice diagonally striped bamboo cutting boards there for pen blanks.

Marshalls is hit or miss I think, but it's worth a look if you wife is looking for something there. Hell, you're even earning "wife points" if you go shopping with her as a freind of mine says. I always go shopping with my wife, but I hear most guys don't.