hewunch
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OK, so I am at one of my favorite wood shops (Woodzone in Columbia,SC www.woodzone.com) and the owner there is a great guy named Carl. Well, he says, "hey we got this new wood, maybe you would like to make a pen out of it". I say, "Yeah, what is it called?" He says, "Camelthorn".
Well, I have never heard of camelthorn, and to be quite honest this blank had so much wax on it, I was not looking for anything exciting. Boy, was I blown away by the grain. Almost like a cross between bloodwood and bocote. So, our last meeting a guy is showing inlays. And mentions the next time you are near one of those rock stores on vacation pick up some cheap torquoise or malichite and bust it up yourself. Well, the next week I am in Helen, GA. And what do they have there? You guessed it Torquoise and Malichite. So here is my first torquoise inlay on my first piece of camelthorn. Comments welcome.
Well, I have never heard of camelthorn, and to be quite honest this blank had so much wax on it, I was not looking for anything exciting. Boy, was I blown away by the grain. Almost like a cross between bloodwood and bocote. So, our last meeting a guy is showing inlays. And mentions the next time you are near one of those rock stores on vacation pick up some cheap torquoise or malichite and bust it up yourself. Well, the next week I am in Helen, GA. And what do they have there? You guessed it Torquoise and Malichite. So here is my first torquoise inlay on my first piece of camelthorn. Comments welcome.