grey wood pen blank?

[firewhatfire]

Does anyone know of a pen blank that finishes a light grey without dye? I was asked about it and have not found anything locally.

Phil

 

[blade.white]

There is a wood called blue mahoe, that is a gray colored. If you ask arizona silhouette or other pen blank sellers, they may have some buckeye that is gray.

 

[Monty]

Blue mahoe can be hard to find. Blue buckeye (actually more gray in color) would be easier to find.

 

[Mike Lindstrom]

If you've got time, cedar turns gray in the sun. I'm told everything I've made with purple heart will go gray as well. I think pink ivory does too.

 

[bobskio2003]

Along with blue mahoe and blue buckeye another nice grey woo is queenwood (although somewhat hard to find). I'd have to see what I have of any of these but if you have difficulties finding any of them PM me and I'll see what I have. Bob I.

 

[TerryDowning]

You might want to try redwood and artifically age it. A variation on this may work.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4530724_artificially-weather-wood-shingles-siding.html

 

[truckfixr]

Phil,
I have a piece of grey lumber that was given me by a gunsmith friend of mine. I have no idea what it is. If you will pm me your address, I'll send you a couple of blanks I cut from it.

Edit:
After a Google image search, I'm thinking what I have is probably Blue Mahoe.

 

[workinforwood]

I have what u really need, when I get home later I try and find it

 

[firewhatfire]

thanks for the kind offers, hopefully someday I can repay a little of the generosity shown to me on here.

Phil

 

[workinforwood]

I found a piece of silver mahogany. It is a light grey tone, much lighter than a buckeye and still being a mahogany has nice character and a light curl to it. I do have some Blue Mahoe that is a medium grey tone tone. I also have some oak from the Arizona river bottom which has naturally become a very dark grey all the way through by being at the bottom of the river from a hundred years, but I can't seem to locate it in all my piles of wood, it must be buried deep. If any of that interests you let me know.

 

[sbwertz]

I have some hackberry that is light gray with some darker gray grain. It finishes almost silver looking. Sorry I don't have a picture of one to show you. I can put a couple of blanks in an envelope and send them to you.

 

[flyfishermanmike]

I'll post a few pics later of some blanks that I have that might be what you're looking for. Don't know what the wood is though. Just made a pen out of it and I love it!

^^ike

 

[firewhatfire]

Thanks for the offers I believe it has been taken care of. I would like to see some of the pens y'all have turned from the stuff.

Thanks everyone,

Phil

 

[nava1uni]

I have some nice soft grey buckeye burl. I could cut you a blank or two.