TheHoneymooners
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Hi.. us 'newbies' here!!
Saw someone's picture of their shed/workshop--with a nice stack of wood next to it, I believe to spalt naturally? Forgot to save whose picture it was, so here I am, with questions!
When it comes to spalted/spalting wood-- does it need to be half au-naturelle? meaning.. the bark mostly stripped & cut, almost like for firewood? Or just left out with all its bark?
And how long can a piece be downed (if found in the wood) before its unusable? Figuring it'd get too brittle/dry to be of much use without a lot of stablizing... but I truly haven't a clue! Saw some great uprooted trees today and made me wonder what type burls/grain THAT might yield! LOL
Which, brings me to yet another question. With a wee bit of an art background...AND this seemingly addictive affect this pen-turning seems to have on folks (we haven't even TURNED a pen yet, but keep thinking of all we can do, how we'll make certain ones, yaddayaddayadda lol)-- but it seems to make one THINK of all the possiblities!! But I madea good bit of my own paper back in college-- and I wonder if the pulp from that type papers can be made into pen blanks-- with resin or what? Might make some interesting pens that could even have bits of seeds or flower petals, but without know what holds it together-- not sure if it would stain or discolor the original papers, so that it wasn't pretty anymore?
Any clues out there?
Thanks...Connies' half of TheHoneymooners!
p.s. for those who have asked-- we got some holly wood in this week, & once the rest of the stuff arrives, Mike plans to make a pen out of walnut (which we seem to have an abundance of loL) THEN make one of Holly for the wedding. AND one for his best man...and I'm even hoping for maybe a pink box elder pen for my maid of honor. WHICH, brings yet another question LOL Most seem to dislike slim lines-- or say they are not good sellers-- but are they not the best to keep in a wallet or purse as they are more narrow & would seem to fit in the little loops found in women's pocketbooks?
Whew. thanks again!
Saw someone's picture of their shed/workshop--with a nice stack of wood next to it, I believe to spalt naturally? Forgot to save whose picture it was, so here I am, with questions!
When it comes to spalted/spalting wood-- does it need to be half au-naturelle? meaning.. the bark mostly stripped & cut, almost like for firewood? Or just left out with all its bark?
And how long can a piece be downed (if found in the wood) before its unusable? Figuring it'd get too brittle/dry to be of much use without a lot of stablizing... but I truly haven't a clue! Saw some great uprooted trees today and made me wonder what type burls/grain THAT might yield! LOL
Which, brings me to yet another question. With a wee bit of an art background...AND this seemingly addictive affect this pen-turning seems to have on folks (we haven't even TURNED a pen yet, but keep thinking of all we can do, how we'll make certain ones, yaddayaddayadda lol)-- but it seems to make one THINK of all the possiblities!! But I madea good bit of my own paper back in college-- and I wonder if the pulp from that type papers can be made into pen blanks-- with resin or what? Might make some interesting pens that could even have bits of seeds or flower petals, but without know what holds it together-- not sure if it would stain or discolor the original papers, so that it wasn't pretty anymore?
Any clues out there?
Thanks...Connies' half of TheHoneymooners!
p.s. for those who have asked-- we got some holly wood in this week, & once the rest of the stuff arrives, Mike plans to make a pen out of walnut (which we seem to have an abundance of loL) THEN make one of Holly for the wedding. AND one for his best man...and I'm even hoping for maybe a pink box elder pen for my maid of honor. WHICH, brings yet another question LOL Most seem to dislike slim lines-- or say they are not good sellers-- but are they not the best to keep in a wallet or purse as they are more narrow & would seem to fit in the little loops found in women's pocketbooks?
Whew. thanks again!