GoodTurns
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Made it's way from Norfolk Island's Home Depot to the green mountain state via beautiful downtown Bowie Maryland....
When Landon announced PINE, my second thought was, I have a piece of wood labeled pine down here somewhere.....found a small Norfolk Island Pine log that was never going to make it to it's original destination of a translucent bowl (man's got to know his limitations!), so it became pen blanks....some of which have FANTASTIC eyes in them. The blanks got the same treatment they would if you were making a translucent NIP bowl, soaked in "mystery solution", dried, soaked again to impregnate the wood with finishing oil. I have a couple other blanks that I prepped at the same time, I hope they come out as nice. I was very happy with how this turned out...and just as happy to send it off to a gentleman I consider a friend! Enjoy Alton!
When Landon announced PINE, my second thought was, I have a piece of wood labeled pine down here somewhere.....found a small Norfolk Island Pine log that was never going to make it to it's original destination of a translucent bowl (man's got to know his limitations!), so it became pen blanks....some of which have FANTASTIC eyes in them. The blanks got the same treatment they would if you were making a translucent NIP bowl, soaked in "mystery solution", dried, soaked again to impregnate the wood with finishing oil. I have a couple other blanks that I prepped at the same time, I hope they come out as nice. I was very happy with how this turned out...and just as happy to send it off to a gentleman I consider a friend! Enjoy Alton!