Tokyo Jr. Gent BLK TI (riokude)
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igran7
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Nice looking pen. It looks a lot like Zebra Wood, don't know for sure though.
leehljp
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I don't know where the "four" came into the name but she probably purchased it from a chain store (expensive) called Tokyu Hands.
http://www.tokyu-hands.co.jp/
The word "riokude" doesn't mean anything in Japanese that I know, and it is not in my dictionaries. The word does not resemble any kind of foreign wood that is written in the Japanese language either.
I will give you what I can on this - 90+ percent of what Tokyu Hands sells (in small pieces) is imported, so most likely it is not a Japanese wood. I do know that they sell zebra wood at times as it does resemble that.
Chris may be able to shed some light on it.
One more thing I will add - For foreign words - Tokyu Hands rarely ever lists the name of the wood from a printed label. Almost always, they take a label and hand write the wood species on it - often making it difficult to get accurate. If a person (the buyer) does not know of the wood species by name or sight, it is often difficult to determine strictly by the hand written name on the label. Shucks, I have asked sales persons before and they couldn't pronounce some of the names. :wink:
http://www.tokyu-hands.co.jp/
The word "riokude" doesn't mean anything in Japanese that I know, and it is not in my dictionaries. The word does not resemble any kind of foreign wood that is written in the Japanese language either.
I will give you what I can on this - 90+ percent of what Tokyu Hands sells (in small pieces) is imported, so most likely it is not a Japanese wood. I do know that they sell zebra wood at times as it does resemble that.
Chris may be able to shed some light on it.
One more thing I will add - For foreign words - Tokyu Hands rarely ever lists the name of the wood from a printed label. Almost always, they take a label and hand write the wood species on it - often making it difficult to get accurate. If a person (the buyer) does not know of the wood species by name or sight, it is often difficult to determine strictly by the hand written name on the label. Shucks, I have asked sales persons before and they couldn't pronounce some of the names. :wink:
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dlddr
Member
could be bocote or tigerwood
bitshird
Member
I'd vote for Zebra wood, and it's a nice pen as well, very pretty.
Thanks for the replies.
Hank you're correct it I had the incorrect name. My wife said it was a very interesting store and she tought it was a chain store.
Thanks for the comments. I didn't hold out much hope that it was a local wood. Still a keeper because of the story and miles traveled.
Hank you're correct it I had the incorrect name. My wife said it was a very interesting store and she tought it was a chain store.
Thanks for the comments. I didn't hold out much hope that it was a local wood. Still a keeper because of the story and miles traveled.
chriselle
Member
Not much to add to Hank's post. Tokyu Hands is pricey but interesting. My local supplier gave me a big slab of zebrawood a few years back and it does in fact look just like that.
toolcrazy
Member
beautiful pen, nice work.
Ligget
Member
Another fine pen, Zebra wood in my opinion has an unpleasent smell when turning, cutting etc.
johncrane
Member
What ever it is, it looks good.
wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
Mark, for an unpleasant smell, have you tried desert ironwood??