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Cigar pen made from Osage Orange and finished with friction polish. I've not worked with this wood before and it really doesn't do much for me, just not enough grain/detail to it. Is this a norm for this wood or did I just get a blah piece of it?

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Man RT, after burning you the last few times,
I really wanted to be nice [:eek:)]
Doesn't do nothin for me either [V]
But hey, I still love that purple cigar [:p]
 

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If we all liked the same things it would be a boring world. I like it RT, I have ordered some 24k cigar kits from Sheila at P of C to start with, never turned nothing except slimlines yet.
 

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R.T. I think you got a piece of Osage Orange that does not do the wood justice. I have seen some pretty nice Osage Orange. Still it is a nice looking pen.
 

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I agree with you on this pen...a little plain to look at, but you did an outstanding job on the fit and finish. Overall, it is a nice pen.
 

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R.T., I also think you have gotten a piece of plain OO going on there. I have turned several OO's and really like them but cut on on angle to release their inner beauty. I tried cross cutting but they like to crack, more of a bias cut seems to work better. Look in my album if you like for some ideas of OO.
 

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Thanks Kevin! You must be right because after looking at your OO it sure looks much better then mine. This looks more like yellow-heart then your Osage Orange.
 

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R.T., unless you can find a real tight grained piece of Osage that has been angle cut the grain is going to be dull... however if you can a piece like I described the difference is night and day... osage will also age to a deeper orange brown from exposure to sunlight...
If you can find some black locust that is tight grained you will some some really interesting yellow gold wood, it has a natural chatoyance that sparkles in the sunlight, almost like golden flecks embedded in the wood.. I made one from Mike when he was here on Saturday...
Finding tight grained osage or locust is not easy, but it is out there... in fact I would bet some of our Texans or Okies would have some around... it is a real common wood down there.. and since it grows slower will most likely be tight grained, unlike the stuff that grows up north..
 

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Thanks Tom, I appreciate all the info! I had a feeling it was something like that. I guess we get our good and bad in just about any wood, just need to learn how to spot it and then make the best of it. [:)]
 

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R.T. Osage orange when left out in the sun will trun to a really nice shade of brown in places. While it doesn't have a lot of grain it is a beautiful wood. Take a piece and set it outside in the sun. Fisherman
 

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The color is very similar to the Black Locust pen Tom did with me. I like the yellow color of the wood a lot! Tom used a satin gold kit, but the black looks good too!

Nice work
 
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