Bowling ball pen

[Alan Morrison]

First pen from one of the lawn bowls I was given to make some pens from.
Sanded to 600 Abranet, cleaned with Methylated spirits and buffed with White Diamond. A coat of Renaissance Wax applied.

 

[mark james]

I had to look twice at the ball and the sections - a wooden lawn ball? Are the what is referred as Bocce balls? I so, I have bag old very old ones when the kids were still living here.

 

[duncsuss]

I had to look twice at the ball and the sections - a wooden lawn ball? Are the what is referred as Bocce balls? I so, I have bag old very old ones when the kids were still living here.

Not bocce - which are typically small and thrown in a high arc. These are bigger, and internally weighted so they roll in a curved path.

Bowls - Wikipedia

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[howsitwork]

Usually were are made of Lignum Vitae , is this one Alan ?

 

[Alan Morrison]

Usually were are made of Lignum Vitae , is this one Alan ?

Ian, I believe that all old wooden Lawn and Crown bowls are made from Lignum. Now they mostly are made from composite materials. The ones that I was given are all Lignum.

 

[Alan Morrison]

I had to look twice at the ball and the sections - a wooden lawn ball? Are the what is referred as Bocce balls? I so, I have bag old very old ones when the kids were still living here.

Obviously Lawn bowls is not a game played in America, though is immensely popular in UK. As @duncsuss said above they were made with a bias so they travel in a curve. It is my understanding that modern bowls are being made without the bias and from a composite, resulting in a lot of the old wooden bowls being of little value. I have picked 8 Lignum bowls up at an auction for £8.
Saying that, they are pretty rough on tools. I will have to change my bandsaw blade when I have finished cutting.

Hoping that you are both going good.
Alan