alamocdc
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Finally got back out in the shop to finish some projects I started before Christmas.
Very rarely does one of my pens go into my personal collection. This is one of them. What makes this special (to me) is the wood. It is Acacia Carneii, also called Australian Purpleheart, Purple Carneii and about a dozen other names. It is a shrub that grows in a relatively small area of Australia and one of my Oz buddies sent it to me about 7 years ago. I have since learned that the species is now protected so getting more is a near impossibility. The purple color does not change, unlike Purpleheart, and it is VERY hard. I didn't test it, but I suspect the wood won't float. I put it on Gold TN, of course. The finish is dipped Polycrylic (two coats).
Comments and critiques always welcome.
Very rarely does one of my pens go into my personal collection. This is one of them. What makes this special (to me) is the wood. It is Acacia Carneii, also called Australian Purpleheart, Purple Carneii and about a dozen other names. It is a shrub that grows in a relatively small area of Australia and one of my Oz buddies sent it to me about 7 years ago. I have since learned that the species is now protected so getting more is a near impossibility. The purple color does not change, unlike Purpleheart, and it is VERY hard. I didn't test it, but I suspect the wood won't float. I put it on Gold TN, of course. The finish is dipped Polycrylic (two coats).
Comments and critiques always welcome.