need wood identification

[Glenn McCullough]

Can anyone i.d. this wood for me? I lost the piece of tape with
the wood type on it. I guess I will use marker and write right on the blank from now on.
Thanks in advance,
Glenn

 

[Gary Max]

You will know if I am right as soon as you turn it by the smell

Big leaf Pine

 

[opfoto]

Sorry I can't help you ID it but, if you use marker won't it bleed pretty deep? Esp if it is indeed a soft wood?

 

[wayneis]

I use a marker on all of my blanks to identify them and the ink dries so fast that it does not bleed, so thats not a problem.

Wayne

 

[KKingery]

I'm not sure what it is, but I like the look of the grain!

 

[Gary]

I would bet it's pine too. It's interesting how they cut it to get that grain pattern.

 

[jkirkb94]

Where did you get the blanks? They look like some that I got from David Borek at Blankety-blanks. Kirk[8D]

 

[thostorey]

I used a blue permanent marker on some ash blanks and the ink penetrated very deep. I tried to use the blanks for Polaris pens and had to chuck them. Learned a lesson. The wood in the pic has some of the grain pattern of the ash but it is the wrong colour; I find ash to be quite light, nearly white, in colour unless I BLO it.

 

[Glenn McCullough]

I also thought it may be big leaf pine but it is a bit harder like olivewood. Thanks for the suggestions, i will go to blankety blanks and see if it looks like anything there.

 

[Guest]

Whatever it is I'd like to see it when it's done.

 

[dougle40]

I don't have a clue as to what it could be but my guess would be some kind of Pine . It almost doesn't look real , like something an artist might have come up with . I too would love to see the finished pen .

 

[Gary Max]

Glenn if you look at my photo's.--on the second page--see if a pen that I turned out of BIG leaf Pine--it looks the same.
Hard could be ---old.
Just a thought--if it is pine you will know as soon as you turn it.
It will smell like a fresh cut pine 2x4.

 

[ilikewood]

Maybe I'm really out of it here, but what the heck is Big Leaf Pine? I thought pine had needles for leaves.

 

[Lou]

Longleaf (mistakenly termed "big leaf"} pine (Pinus palustris ) is a dwindling resource originally found throughout the southeast and south, from Virginia to Texas. Due to over logging over the past three centuries, it's natural habitat has been reduced by 97% and old growth is found only in private stands and a few natural stands in Georgia, Alabama and Florida. The blank show above is an example of this tree. The grain as shown is unusual, but not particularly rare among other specimens. Auburn University's Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center houses an organization aimed at preserving this specie.

 

[Gary Max]

It's so good to have Lou around---keeping things in line

 

[JimGo]

Wow Lou, I'm impressed! I love this board for the diversity of the people on here, from chemists, to botanists, to electrical engineers (like me), to intellectual property attorneys (also me!), to people with no science or math backgrounds, but a heck of a creative bent. I've really learned a lot in the short time I've been here!

 

[Lou]

Aren't you also in NoVa like me, Jim?

Originally posted by JimGo
<br /> to electrical engineers (like me), to intellectual property attorneys (also me)

 

[melogic]

Look at this link http://tinyurl.com/4ag7y on the bottom of the page. Could this be the same or similar thing? (Gold Dessert Ironwood)

 

[JimGo]

Lou, yes I am. I'm in Falls Church.

 

[jwoodwright]

Nice wood. Glad Lou was able to ID it.

Like to see the finished product...[]

 

[Lou]

Longleaf pine cigar.

<br />Thank you for looking. Comments and critiques welcome.

 

[Gregory Huey]

Never thought I wood see pine look that good. Nice tight grain for pine.