Gabericks
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Hey Pros, does anybody know where I can get my hands on a giant Sequoia pen blank?
I've looked online but can't find a source
Thanks
I've looked online but can't find a source
Thanks
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egnald
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Sorry I can't help with giant Sequoia, but if you want to consider a close relative, I have some old growth Costal Redwood burls that are from stumps harvested by Rocky Bemis in Humboldt County around Falk, California.
The giant Redwoods are close relatives to sequoias in the cypress family (Cupressacea Sequoioidea). The two are often confused because both are giant California trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum and Sequoia sempervirens). The primary differences are habitat, appearance, and record-holding status. Costal Redwoods are the world's tallest while the Sequoias are the world's biggest by volume.
Rocky was a member of IAP. I started purchasing blanks from him in 2020 and before his passing in 2024, I was fortunate enough to become one of his online "wood buddies". Rocky harvested the wood from old growth Redwood burls that were left-over stumps in and around the Falk, California ghost town and sold them here on IAP. For example, here is a link to one of Rocky's Redwood burl pen blanks for sale posts.
Here is a picture of Rocky harvesting one of the old stumps.
Falk, California was one of a dozen small towns that had their beginnings along the Redwood Coast as lumber camps, primitive outposts in the deep forests where men worked to harvest and mill huge virgin redwood trees into lumber. Over the years, some of the camps grew into respectable towns with churches, schools, stores, and post offices. The town of Falk, California was once home to 400, many of whom were employees of the Elk River Lumber Company.
Falk was founded as a company mill town in 1884 by Noah Falk, one of the thousands that went West seeking a quick fortune in the gold fields. Unlike many of the gold miners, after arriving in California, Noah and his brother Elijah were soon lured by "Redwood Gold". In 1984, taking advantage of the Timber and Stone Act, Noah bought 160 acres in Humboldt County and founded the Falk mill.
Falk started out with the mill, a cookhouse, post office, a general store, a dance hall, and several residences. Early life in Falk was hard. The men worked 12 hours a day, six days a week turning out milled lumber. The milled lumber was shipped out on the Bucksport and Elk River railroads to Bucksport, which is now part of the port city of Eureka, California.
In 1937, due to the Great Depression, the once thriving Falk lumber mill had to close down. A handful of residents lingered into the late 1940's, but by early 1950 Falk was abandoned. The railroad tracks were removed and Falk became a stereotypical ghost town. Bottle hunters sifting through the town's remains and people living in the abandoned buildings became a liability concern for the site owner so in 1979, all of the structures were destroyed. All that remains of Falk are the stumps of the giant Redwoods in and around the mill site and the ghosts that lived in the once thriving community.
The Clarke Historical Museum has stories and some amazing pictures (like this one) of the giant Redwoods being harvested in Humboldt County.
Dave
The giant Redwoods are close relatives to sequoias in the cypress family (Cupressacea Sequoioidea). The two are often confused because both are giant California trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum and Sequoia sempervirens). The primary differences are habitat, appearance, and record-holding status. Costal Redwoods are the world's tallest while the Sequoias are the world's biggest by volume.
Rocky was a member of IAP. I started purchasing blanks from him in 2020 and before his passing in 2024, I was fortunate enough to become one of his online "wood buddies". Rocky harvested the wood from old growth Redwood burls that were left-over stumps in and around the Falk, California ghost town and sold them here on IAP. For example, here is a link to one of Rocky's Redwood burl pen blanks for sale posts.
Here is a picture of Rocky harvesting one of the old stumps.
Falk, California was one of a dozen small towns that had their beginnings along the Redwood Coast as lumber camps, primitive outposts in the deep forests where men worked to harvest and mill huge virgin redwood trees into lumber. Over the years, some of the camps grew into respectable towns with churches, schools, stores, and post offices. The town of Falk, California was once home to 400, many of whom were employees of the Elk River Lumber Company.
Falk was founded as a company mill town in 1884 by Noah Falk, one of the thousands that went West seeking a quick fortune in the gold fields. Unlike many of the gold miners, after arriving in California, Noah and his brother Elijah were soon lured by "Redwood Gold". In 1984, taking advantage of the Timber and Stone Act, Noah bought 160 acres in Humboldt County and founded the Falk mill.
Falk started out with the mill, a cookhouse, post office, a general store, a dance hall, and several residences. Early life in Falk was hard. The men worked 12 hours a day, six days a week turning out milled lumber. The milled lumber was shipped out on the Bucksport and Elk River railroads to Bucksport, which is now part of the port city of Eureka, California.
In 1937, due to the Great Depression, the once thriving Falk lumber mill had to close down. A handful of residents lingered into the late 1940's, but by early 1950 Falk was abandoned. The railroad tracks were removed and Falk became a stereotypical ghost town. Bottle hunters sifting through the town's remains and people living in the abandoned buildings became a liability concern for the site owner so in 1979, all of the structures were destroyed. All that remains of Falk are the stumps of the giant Redwoods in and around the mill site and the ghosts that lived in the once thriving community.
The Clarke Historical Museum has stories and some amazing pictures (like this one) of the giant Redwoods being harvested in Humboldt County.
Dave
Woodchipper
Member
I bought a bunch of redwood cutoffs at Woodcraft. As a friend pointed out, the soft wood should be used where something isn't handled a lot as a pen. Looking to use it for decorative items.