xxShadowxx
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so i find a nice piece of aromatic cedar, 2-tone with a nice knot in the middle, most knots are crappy and fall apart, or go all the way through the blank and make it kinda crappy looking - this one looks like itll just rub the one side of the pen, so tempting to use it and see how it turns out
but...choices choices...cant decide how i want to cut it!
A: be safe, ditch the knot, use the curly grain at very edge, still pretty
B: about same as A, use knot where centerband is, but curly both sides of band
C: knot in middle of "top" barrel, a whiter "lower" barrel, most potential to be pretty knot
D: same as C, knot in "top" barrel, but more red for "lower" barrel
fyi "backside" is all redish wood, "bottomside" is all white", knot nicks the front/top
but...choices choices...cant decide how i want to cut it!
A: be safe, ditch the knot, use the curly grain at very edge, still pretty
B: about same as A, use knot where centerband is, but curly both sides of band
C: knot in middle of "top" barrel, a whiter "lower" barrel, most potential to be pretty knot
D: same as C, knot in "top" barrel, but more red for "lower" barrel
fyi "backside" is all redish wood, "bottomside" is all white", knot nicks the front/top