Thanks Skye,
That's the result of trashing two Cherry blanks, and salvaging them for one pen. Took most of a morning...(eyeroll)
Mesquite or Jatoba huh? I've got a bit of Mesquite still in the bark, I'll have to cut into it to see... It sure is pretty whatever it is... Skye you have some of this you took home inna box.. I'm not sure about the Mahogany. There are too many stripes in it, and I just noticed that the photo doesn't show that. Although it is similar.
I did a search on "medical pens" on eBay. I'll need more specifics on that. There were such a variety of pens that came up, I haven't a clue....
About the block... I dunno bout the Osage Orange. (I adjusted the color a bit and might have got it a bit too yellow/orange also. It's close though.) I've had some club members look at it, and they didn't know what it was either. And they would have recognized Osage Orange. It's a real soft wood that really cuts nice, and seems to polish well too...