mallinpens
Member
Found this on the side of the road in South Texas. Took it home, baked it, stabilized it, cast it resin, and turned it. It might be a bit over the top as a whole, but I like it.
Cambridge… Texas?
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Larryreitz
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I like it also. Nice find. Nice job.
DrD
Member
Love the blank; nice turning job.
Kenny Durrant
Member
I like it. Great job.
Woodchipper
Member
Yes, beautiful! I would add it is an elegant pen. Nice use of the wood. What is it?
Dalecamino
Local Chapter Leader
Very nice for a piece of road kill.
mallinpens
Member
I have absolutely no idea. I found it in a ditch after the state road crew came by with a bush hog and cleaned out the median. I just thought it looked cool, so I said...maybe I could turn that.
MTViper
Member
It looks like Cholla Cactus. Grows in southwest US and northern Mexico. Leaves a "skeleton" when it decays. Here's a link that describes it. If you scroll down near the bottom you can see a pile of Cholla skeletons. http://archive.bio.ed.ac.uk/jdeacon/desertecology/cholla.htm
Great job on the pen.
Steve Kniffen
Great job on the pen.
Steve Kniffen
TattooedTurner
Member
I wholeheartedly disagree with your "a bit over the top" statement. Don't sell yourself short, that's an excellent blank and a nice match with the kit. You've done a great job IMO.