Driftwood

[smoky10]

There comes a time when my wife and I just have to get away no matter what the price of gas . Saturday was one of those times, so we headed to western Ky. While riding along we noticed a lot of wood in the corn fields, put there by the Ohio River. I stopped and picked up a small log. Here is a pen I made from a piece of it. The log had no bark and as you can see it is highly figured and slightly spalted. Can you tell me what kind of wood it might bee?

 

[JimGo]

WOW! Very pretty! I'm curious to see what kind of wood others think it is.

 

[Old Griz]

Tom.. that is the absolutely best kind of wood you could get... FREEWOOD... and figured FREEWOOD at that... you are a lucky man...
The way it has been raining around here since Friday, I don't think I need to drive to a place to find driftwood, it should be coming past my house by tomorrow... and I live on the high ground.. LOL..
Actually considering it came down the Ohio, it could be just about anything found along it's length.. without bark it makes it much harder to identify.. I would just call it Spalted Burl Ahfoundit... let the buyer go nuts looking it up... LOL

 

[tipusnr]

Great looking pen no matter what you call the wood!

 

[pastorbill1952]

Good looking pen. I like the freewood.

 

[Fred in NC]

FREEMASCUS?

 

[Fleabit]

I like the grain! Nice pen.

 

[WoodChucker]

The pen looks great, nice job!

 

[driften]

you are a lucky guy! Good job on the pen.

 

[Ken Massingale]

Now, that's my kind of wood, beautiful and free.
Great pen Tom.
ken

 

[swm6500]

Good looking pen Tom. Maybe just call it Riverburl.

 

[Daniel]

I have now heard of this wood being called Freewood, Foundwood, and Freemascus. take your pick. I sort of like Freefoundmascus myself.
Seriously. I have actually seen pens listed on web sights as Foundwood.
but t6his ha to be one of the finer examples of that particualr species.

 

[smoky10]

Thanks guys for the kind words but this picture doesn't do this wood justice. I have really got to start using my camera.

 

[jdavis]

Nice pen. No bark wood.