Newbie First's from SoCal

[nascrdad]

I have been lurking, and learning. This is my first post, my first Spalted pen, my first pen picture, and my first try at stabilizing. Not sure what kind of wood, it was in a box of odds and ends. It was very soft. This is a Sketch Pencil from Woodcraft.C&C's welcome.
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[OZturner]

Welcome David from Sydney Auistralia,
Nice first Pen.
Brian.

 

[ossaguy]

Welcome from down in San Diego!

That looks great!

My guess would be Spalted Tamerind? I turned a piece of Spalted Beech.and it looked like that too.

 

[Marko50]

Great job David! Looks like it could be spalted birch? Welcome from North-Central Utah

 

[nascrdad]

Thanks for the Support. It is a fun thing to do when your pockets are deep enough.:wink:

 

[StuartCovey]

That's a great pen. Nice job! And welcome from Arkansas!

 

[WriteRev]

Welcome from Lake Forest. Nice job on the pen

Steve

 

[plano_harry]

Welcome from Texas! Nice work on the pencil and the wood looks great.

 

[Band Saw Box]

Welcome from Hampton, VA. Nice first pen, very well done. I know were you are my mom and dad lived in a retirement community there for many years. Look forward to see more of your work.

 

[Fishinbo]

Like it, beautiful and handy pen. The grains really pop. Great first pen!

 

[jsolie]

Nice pens and hello from the other side of the hills and down a bit.

 

[tgsean]

Welcome and that is a great pen! A lot of the spalted pens look similar, but spalted hackberry is another possibility! Cheers

 

[robutacion]

Welcome mate, from the land of the Kangaroos in South Australia

So...! you think that you have deep pockets, huh...??? lets see wjat you will say in another 12 months time...!:wink::biggrin:

Have fun in the process...!

Cheers
George

 

[Ogg]

Hey nice looking pencil. I've been thinking about making a few of those myself. I have a couple pieces of wood that look almost identical to that. Can't remember where I got them from, but the ones I have are spalted alder.

 

[nascrdad]

My pockets are still deep, just a lot less full of cash. Lots of wood to turn. It will be fun.

 

[jcm71]

Welcome from Chattanooga! I wish my first had been so well done!! Nice job.

 

[tgsean]

Welcome and Fantastic first pen

That's a beauty. Welcome from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia