Wood from the recent penturners meeting

[SDB777]

This piece here is a stick I picked up during the last Arkansas Chapter meeting at Joes' place! From what I remember this is a piece that came from behind the church in Morrilton, Arkansas.

It's a piece of Red Oak with bark inclusion and minor spalting on a Jr. Gent I chrome rollerball.







The stick had a few soft spots that needed some thinCA soaked into it just before finally sanding. But the grain structure here was enough to allow me a few moments of sucking fumes(yes, even with the fan on high speed, it still got to me) to end up with something pretty nice!



Thanks for looking, comment and critiques are always welcome!!!


Scott (who's got purty wood) B

 

[mikespenturningz]

Spectacular piece of wood Scott. Wow you are on a roll.

 

[Dustygoose]

Another beauty Scott. Ya gotta love a spalted chunk o'wood.

 

[SDB777]

Appreciate it guys.....sometimes there is just lucky timber!





Scott (Joe is still off work) B

 

[Glenn McCullough]

stunning pen, great win all around!!

 

[SDB777]

Wish I had about 300 of these blanks.....I'll just have to keep my eye out.


Scott (smelled funny though) B

 

[Russknan]

Another example of why we desperately need a "Wow!" button! Russ

 

[joefyffe]

Nice! Mighty, mighty NICE !

 

[BSea]

That's a winner for sure! I can't quite see the custom finial though.

I know, you're going to say "But the blank wasn't long enough".:tongue:

 

[longbeard]

Thats a sweet one Scott, nice photos also.
Did you mention "red oak"?
Well, i tried to load a pic from my phone, its a red oak burl i got today, 11 1/2ft in diameter. Ill load a pic up this evening if i can.