Gorgeous lowly pine

[DB in VT]

This pen was a rescued pine board. I saw the potential in this piece of wood that sat outside in the weather for decades outside the sawmill that cut it.
I stabilized it with cactus juice to try to hold the knot in place. There were still some voids that need to be filled.
Turning was a slow process. The knot was much harder than the surrounding wood. It actually came apart during assembly. I very carefully disassembled it and remounted the tube on the lathe. Re-glued the piece back into place, stripped off the finish and started over.
Reassembly was done very carefully but successfully. I hope you like it.

 

[mark james]

Well done, it is a beautiful pen. Well worth the effort IMO.

 

[magpens]

Lovely colors in that blank !!!

You chose one of the most challenging pen kits to put such a delicate blank on ... the Executive with its very thin walls at the ends (less that 0.030").

 

[Hubert H]

NICE I have made some nice blanks from pine wood where a branch came out from the trunk. One wood I have come to really like. You have made a NICE pen.

 

[Jim15]

That's a beauty.

 

[thewishman]

Thank you for sharing the beautiful pen! The story that goes with it enhances the beauty.

 

[DB in VT]

Another challenge was the amount of pitch that the knot still held. After several hours in the toaster oven the blank was covered with pitch. I wiped it off as best possible with acetone and back in the oven. Three different times I wiped down the blank before it finally ran dry.


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[SteveAxelrod]

I'd agree with everyone that all the effort and time was worth it in the end. That's a unique looking pen and became so only because of your insight and perseverance. Well done!