louisbry
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This pen is made from a dogwood root that I had a hard time digging up. Hope you like it.
Dogwood Root Elegant Beauty
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louisbry
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I did not like the original pictures and just missed the edit timeout.
broitblat
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Great looking pen and great looking figure in the wood. I think I actually like the first set of pictures, though (brighter).
-Barry
-Barry
G1Pens
Member
Very nice.....is that Tullahoma dogwood?
louisbry
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keithlong
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Hey Louis,
Nice pen, I love the colors in that root. I guess the next time I come to visit, gonna have to bring a pick and shovel. HaHaHa
Nice pen, I love the colors in that root. I guess the next time I come to visit, gonna have to bring a pick and shovel. HaHaHa
robutacion
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Interesting wood with an even more interesting name...!
Certainly a beautiful piece of wood, and a nice pen.
In regards to the pics, I reckon, with brightness somewhere in between the 2 attempts, would work better for me, I think a little too dark the last lot...!:wink:
Practice makes it good...!:biggrin:
PS: Humm...!, having a hard time "digging" roots...???. yeah, I know a bit about that too...!
Cheers
George
Certainly a beautiful piece of wood, and a nice pen.
In regards to the pics, I reckon, with brightness somewhere in between the 2 attempts, would work better for me, I think a little too dark the last lot...!:wink:
Practice makes it good...!:biggrin:
PS: Humm...!, having a hard time "digging" roots...???. yeah, I know a bit about that too...!
Cheers
George
boxerman
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Very nice pen.
areaman
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nice looking pen. My wife dug up a honeysuckle root once that turned out very nice.
Louis. great looking pen, as usual you always pick the best blanks for your pens.......
shadrach1944
Member
Very Beautiful pen, I'll try and find some Dogwood here in Big Woods in Morehead, KY
G1Pens
Member
How long do you have to let it dry out after you dig it up?
louisbry
Member
I would think two or three months would do. Really depends on how big of piece you have. The bigger, the longer it takes.
bitshird
Member
Louis that's a great piece of root. it almost looks like Olive wood, and I also like the brighter pictures, which ever there's no denying that it is a sweet pen.
louisbry
Member
Thanks everyone for all the nice comments.
jppensplus
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LOVE THE LOOK OF THAT DOGWOOD ROOT!! WHAT FINISH DID YOU USE"---IT LOOKS GREAT. BY THE WAY, YOU CAN EASILY DISCERN IF A PIECE OF WOOD IS FROM A DOGWOOD TREE---YOU CAN RECOGNIZE IT BY ITS BARK!!
jp
jp
ctubbs
Member
Louis, are you offering hands on training in digging Dogwood root? That is one nice looking pen. Great timber and the fit and finish is fine too.
Charles
Charles
louisbry
Member
Thanks jp. I pretty much used my standard CA/BLO finish. Due to the cold weather I used thin CA. Applied about 6 coats, mm to 12000 and polished with Huts plastic polish. PS, the root looks like any other root.
louisbry
Member
Charles, come on down and bring gloves to fit your hands. I have several dead dogwood trees on my property, unfortunately due to recent dry weather during the past three years. One year I hand watered over 100 trees hauling buckets of water in my Kawasaki Mule ATV. These trees don't grow too large in their natural environment. (basically in the shade of larger trees)
ctubbs
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Louis, that is a true shame on loosing all the beautiful trees. I have lost 4 or 5 in my back woods lot. They sure do make some pretty wood and your working that wood is beautiful. Thanks for the kind offer, but having to bring my own shovel, well, I prefer a Case big yellow diesel shovel. Especially in a woods being I'm a bit on the lazy side.
Charles
Charles
LEAP
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Very nice, But If I even look at the dogwood tree in the yard with a sharp implement in my hands the boss gets angry!
workinforwood
Member
Beautiful looking piece of wood Louis!