Corvin1
Member
I came across this piece of Curly Redwood the other day at one of the guys where I buy wood.
While the curl is nice, it's going to be too thin I think for pens. The grain however is very exceptional, with some very nice tight, well defined growth rings.
Being fairly new to pens, which way would you cut this piece for pen blanks if it were you? With the grain, diagonal to the grain, 90 degrees to the grain?
And yes, to be upfront, I will be offering them for sale. I mention this as I see how some might be offended giving advice to someone who is going to try and make a profit from their free advice.
Thanks in advance,
Chris
While the curl is nice, it's going to be too thin I think for pens. The grain however is very exceptional, with some very nice tight, well defined growth rings.
Being fairly new to pens, which way would you cut this piece for pen blanks if it were you? With the grain, diagonal to the grain, 90 degrees to the grain?
And yes, to be upfront, I will be offering them for sale. I mention this as I see how some might be offended giving advice to someone who is going to try and make a profit from their free advice.
Thanks in advance,
Chris