Gift wood - Apricot Burl

[mmayo]

Working at the Gallery n Gifts as a person selling wood products has a distinct advantage - other people working there give me wood. It has happened numerous times. This piece at first gave me pause with so much wild grain going in all directions. Now I like it. It took work since there were numerous voids and termite eaten sections, but it made this pen. It took two rounds of CA application to get it completely smooth and glossy.

Thanks to TonyL I polished it far more than typical and with a new 10X loop I cannot detect and lateral or radial scratches, just shine. I’ll order new buffs and those two other compounds soon too.

Let me know what you think of the wood, I know it is not for everyone.

 

[mark james]

No, this wood should be for EVERYONE! It is beautiful and the finished pen is great.

Well done.

 

[Timber Ripper]

Beautifully done!
That is some wild looking grain.. Any idea of wood species?

 

[TG Design]

Very nice!


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[Jim15]

Awesome pen.

 

[LouCee]

Nice work! The grain in that wood is amazing.

 

[mmayo]

Beautifully done!
That is some wild looking grain.. Any idea of wood species?

Apricot burl

 

[gtriever]

Wow! That's very nice!

 

[Larryreitz]

Agree totally with what Mark said.
Larry

 

[TonyL]

As I said we when spoke, you don't need the other two compounds. Beautiful work!

 

[gimpy]

Very, very nice. Nice catch and fantastic grain

 

[MRDucks2]

Quite nice.


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[SteveJ]

That is a gorgeous piece of wood!

 

[Tom1697]

Love the grains!


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[mrburls]

"STUNNING" I love it.
Keith

 

[greenacres2]

Very cool--one of the sweetest i've seen!!
earl

 

[Wagner11]

Beautiful wood. Nice work

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[bsshog40]

Yea I really love that grain also. The pen looks great!

 

[1080Wayne]

That SHOULD have been kept for a `Pretty wood pen` contest !

 

[keithbyrd]

That is an awesome piece of wood and great work with the finish!!

 

[djrljr]

That SHOULD have been kept for a `Pretty wood pen` contest !

I will second this remark. Great job on the finish.

 

[Chief TomaToe]

What I love about this pen so much is one half has the burl, with the other half with straighter grain. The dark strip going between those sections makes it really pop. Excellent execution!

 

[Don Farr]

Love the figure in this wood. Just beautiful.


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[wolf creek knives]

Beautiful wood grain pattern on this piece. It reminds me of the thermal pools in Yellowstone. Very Nice!!!

 

[RBcarving]

Very Nice !! Interesting contrast in the wood.

 

[mmayo]

Thanks for all the kind words. I’ll ask the guy who gave me the wood if he has more; if so I’ll share.

 

[OZturner]

Magnificent Pen Mark,
You Certainly won with the gift of that Apricot Burl, regardless of what restorative work you had to do. It is Stunning.
Great Work with the Turning, Restoration, and Finish. Truly Beautiful and Masterful!
I would see if he had anymore, but then again I am Greedy.
Congratulations, my friend.
Brian.