Any "controversy" from your pens?

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A number of years ago I was given a piece of deck rail from the freighter Nordmeer which ran aground in Lake Huron's Thunder Bay in 1966. The person giving me the wood obtained it legally as he had salvage rights of some kind. We have a National Marine Sanctuary and a beautiful museum that draws people from all over the world. Of course they have a gift shop, and in the spirit of giving, I offered to donate pens to sell made from the Nordmeer wood. That went over like a lead balloon that I would desecrate the memory of that ship in such a callous manner. I have never mentioned that wood again in the presence of anyone associated with the museum. I understand the current regulations of removing artifacts from shipwrecks.
 
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Some people have a "cause" and will react different.

I just did a quick search and didn't see anything for it to be historical IMO. 12 year old German freighter that sank due to the Captain misreading the course. I didn't even find where anyone lost their life, said the crew stayed around and was removed a few days later.
 
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You were going to donate the pens and they spat on the idea? That's just ridiculous. I'd turn these folks on to the horrors going on at their local Pick-a-Part junkyard. I'm sure they'll want to go picket those "desecrations" immediately.
 
They should watch a documentary on what happens to salvaged ships over in some of the big salvage yards in China...

I was exhibiting at an Arts Festival yesterday, and several people stopped by to tell me stories of pens they had received from salvaged lumber from various sources. To me, it's a wonderful way to honor a memory...

Gary
 
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