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<center>CRIB DAM BLUE OAK</center><center>Rappahannock River</center>
The Rappahannock river flows from the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia across the Piedmont to the Chesapeake Bay. The river was considered a boundry between the "North" and "South" during the Civil War.
The Crib Dam near Fredericksburg was built in the mid 1800's from pine beams and oak planks from nearby forests. The wood remained under water for over 150 years until conservation efforts set out to restore the river's natural flow.
This centuries old timber was pulled from the river when the historic Crib Dam was demolished in 2004. A non-profit group, The Friends of the Rappanhannock, auctioned the lumber with proceeds going to restoration of the river. This project has been featured on the popular TV show, "The New Yankee Wookshop". I was fortunate to aquire a small amount of oak and pine from the Crib Dam for penturning.
This wood is becoming increasingly rare. The price continues to climb. Once it's gone, this historic wood will be gone forever. I was fortunate to purchase several lots from a group buy thanks to James Gillespie, a fellow IAP penturner.
Here's a picture of a cigar pen made from Blue Oak dating to the 1700's which was underwater for 150 years and pulled from the river in 2004:
For a 5 dollar donation to help support the IAP, you can have a chance to win this historic wood and more. Did I metion that Richard DeArment added some fantastic Trustone Blanks! Dude! Five bucks for a chance to win well over a hundred dollars worth of pen blanks. Live overseas? No problem. This raffle includes shipping anywhere in the world! Come on, there's only 2 days left, ends SUNDAY!
Go here to see all the blanks in the raffle:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=31879
The Rappahannock river flows from the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia across the Piedmont to the Chesapeake Bay. The river was considered a boundry between the "North" and "South" during the Civil War.
The Crib Dam near Fredericksburg was built in the mid 1800's from pine beams and oak planks from nearby forests. The wood remained under water for over 150 years until conservation efforts set out to restore the river's natural flow.
This centuries old timber was pulled from the river when the historic Crib Dam was demolished in 2004. A non-profit group, The Friends of the Rappanhannock, auctioned the lumber with proceeds going to restoration of the river. This project has been featured on the popular TV show, "The New Yankee Wookshop". I was fortunate to aquire a small amount of oak and pine from the Crib Dam for penturning.
This wood is becoming increasingly rare. The price continues to climb. Once it's gone, this historic wood will be gone forever. I was fortunate to purchase several lots from a group buy thanks to James Gillespie, a fellow IAP penturner.
Here's a picture of a cigar pen made from Blue Oak dating to the 1700's which was underwater for 150 years and pulled from the river in 2004:
For a 5 dollar donation to help support the IAP, you can have a chance to win this historic wood and more. Did I metion that Richard DeArment added some fantastic Trustone Blanks! Dude! Five bucks for a chance to win well over a hundred dollars worth of pen blanks. Live overseas? No problem. This raffle includes shipping anywhere in the world! Come on, there's only 2 days left, ends SUNDAY!
Go here to see all the blanks in the raffle:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=31879
