Gary
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I ran across something today in my shop that I thought might be of interest to some of the folks whose woodworking experience has been limited to turning pens.
There has been some past discussion here about how woods (in fact most woods) darken to some degree with exposure to sunlight. Well, here is a visual example.
This first photograph is a picture of the cut-off box in my shop that's used to store short pieces of wood until needed for another project. Notice how the pieces stick up above the front of the box.
Now understand that this box sits just inside an overhead door that is often open when I'm in the shop working, and natural light falls on it. (I know, I should move it, but I've been busy.)[B)]
This next photo is of three pieces of wood I took from that box today. They are cherry, maple and oak. You can see the darkening of the wood that was sticking up above the front of the box. The stick of cherry actually had a more narrow piece of wood in front of it, and you can see the darkening also down one side.
The obvious question that's likely to be asked is "How long was the wood in the box?" Im not sure, but I know it hasn't been more than a few months. They were put in the cut-off box sometime last summer.
It shows you that the darkening does occur and can be significant in a relatively short period of time. So what does this have to do with penmaking? I don't know...just thought it was interesting in light of past posts here.
There has been some past discussion here about how woods (in fact most woods) darken to some degree with exposure to sunlight. Well, here is a visual example.
This first photograph is a picture of the cut-off box in my shop that's used to store short pieces of wood until needed for another project. Notice how the pieces stick up above the front of the box.
Now understand that this box sits just inside an overhead door that is often open when I'm in the shop working, and natural light falls on it. (I know, I should move it, but I've been busy.)[B)]
This next photo is of three pieces of wood I took from that box today. They are cherry, maple and oak. You can see the darkening of the wood that was sticking up above the front of the box. The stick of cherry actually had a more narrow piece of wood in front of it, and you can see the darkening also down one side.
The obvious question that's likely to be asked is "How long was the wood in the box?" Im not sure, but I know it hasn't been more than a few months. They were put in the cut-off box sometime last summer.
It shows you that the darkening does occur and can be significant in a relatively short period of time. So what does this have to do with penmaking? I don't know...just thought it was interesting in light of past posts here.
