Malaysian Blackwood Burl
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SteveJ
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That is some sweet looking wood. Make sure you show us your finished pens!
thewishman
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That is spectacular!
I will as soon as your package shows up in my mail box!!:biggrin:
Spectacular!!
dankc908
Member
What kind of wood? OOPS - I just saw the thread title. I'm anxious to see the pen(s)!
jrap
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150 is expensive but your right you only live once. That wood needs to go on a nice fountain pen
MartinPens
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I almost made a bid on those! I thought they would make cool Cigar Illusion pens. Have fun with them!
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TerryDowning
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These are NOT for practice!!
Hope to see finished product on these soon, they sure are pretty.
Hope to see finished product on these soon, they sure are pretty.
triw51
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I agree with everyone else very beatuful wood the grain is awsome. Yes please post pictures.
EricJS
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Wow! Those belong in a display case!:biggrin:
reiddog1
Member
Those would make some cool slimlines ;-). Great buy!!
Dave
Dave
Miles42
Member
I don't think have ever seen wood that nice.
Bigj51
Member
Absolutely stunning. Now I know who I am bidding against on some of my expensive scores! 
great find. Can't wait to see what you make from it.
great find. Can't wait to see what you make from it.
juteck
Member
Sounds like we need another get together and blank trade. I think I have some white holly with absolutely no figure that yo might like..... ;-)
DannyHeatley
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#YOLO
InvisibleMan
Member
Well I'm not falling for this little ruse. Brooks poured those. And a fine job he did.
:biggrin:
:biggrin:
Bigj51
Member
Might I ask, Did you get this form islewoods? His ebay store is always full of treasures, but you generally have to pay dearly for them. :bulgy-eyes:
yorkie
Member
Yes, it was islewoods. Should arrive by the weekend, can't wait to turn it. I already have a couple of orders.
Bigj51
Member
I loved your fond so much that I went on eBay and bid in a couple of suctioned on some of this myself! One got away from me, but I was able to score one for $120.50 including shipping. Gotta love islewoods! I'm interested to see what pens you make from yours. I will post pics of what I make as well. I already have a couple in mind. Here's the ones I won....
yorkie
Member
They're beautiful blanks but they arrived at 30-40% moisture, so I'm trying to dry them in a mini-oven right now. I hope to turn one this weekend and will post pic when I'm done. They also arrived varnished so I'm trying to dry them through the varnish. I would have much preferred using mineral oil on one face o show the grain but I understand needing the show the beauty of the grain.
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Bigj51
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He really does love varnishing his woods. I understand that it makes it easier to photo, but dang! I buy alot of amboyna burl from him and they all come varnished. I'm guessing my blanks will be 30-40% moisture as well.
Charlie_W
Member
Wow for sure!!!
Great for closed ends! Remember to use the cut offs for finials, matching earrings or cuff links!
Great for closed ends! Remember to use the cut offs for finials, matching earrings or cuff links!
edstreet
Member
mind posting some photo's of these with out varnish and other chemicals/treatment on it?
Bigj51
Member
my picture is from the ebay auction. When the piece show up from Hawaii and I get them sanded down I will take pictures.
Randy Simmons
Member
That stuff is, like, the best kind of porn. Except you get to buy what you see in the pictures 
150 bucks 30 bucks each OUCH..........
yorkie
Member
Well I just turned the first pen using this wood.
Get ready for it guys...it is the ugliest wood I have ever seen!
I hate to say it, and I'm hoping I just picked a funny one, but it was full of checks (no mind that, I just filled them, and CA sanded them and they're fine and to be expected with heavy burl wood) but, dang! That is some ugly, ugly wood.
I'm hoping the other four pieces are what I had hoped for.
Get ready for it guys...it is the ugliest wood I have ever seen!
I hate to say it, and I'm hoping I just picked a funny one, but it was full of checks (no mind that, I just filled them, and CA sanded them and they're fine and to be expected with heavy burl wood) but, dang! That is some ugly, ugly wood.
I'm hoping the other four pieces are what I had hoped for.
CSue
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So you going to show us the picture? Or are you saving it for the next Ugly Pen contest?
yorkie
Member
It's so ugly I don't want to waste a kit on it. I have another ready to turn so I'm hoping that will turn out better. If not, I'll post the picture of the finished blank so you can all weep with me. The $30 per blank weep!