I gots me some turnin wood

[chitswood]

here's some of the macassar we got the other day

I'm gonna have some fun with this!!!

I'll post anything I make (bowls and such), pretty busy right now though, Should I be offering pens from this?

Ok, heres a terrible photo of the straight grain:

 

[JimGo]

That's some pretty stock! I can't wait to see what you make from it!

As for whether to cut it into pen blanks, it's hard to get a feel for the size of these pieces, and thus the grain movement within a pen blank-sized piece. 90% of the time, that's what we're all looking for - wild grain within a 1"x1"x6" segment.

 

[Dario]

WOW!!! [:0][:0][:0]

I may be bad but you are worse! LOL Great looking bunch...looks like I will be hovering (like a vulture []) your auctions again!!!

 

[chitswood]

OH, I see what you mean.
These are 6x6x2 , its expensive wood.
Straight grain will look real good, but angle and cross cut will be amazing![]
maybe I can cut these into slabs for you guys? I'd have to know if you guys are interested, I think I'll end up turning most of these before Dad can sell them[][]

 

[JimGo]

IMHO, the down side to cross-cut and angle-cuts is that they are very delicate, even compared to a lot of the other stuff I've turned. I'd rather have a straight cut that has a lot of figure, like the middle piece here (which I got from you guys):

 

[chitswood]

ooooooohhh, wow, you much you usually sell those for?
THats the cocobolo? angle or cross cut? Looks great!

 

[JimGo]

That was straight-grained Cocobolo from you guys. It was my first attempt at a cane, and was a Christmas present for an ailing Aunt, so I have no clue what they'd sell for. A few other members make them, and maybe they'll chime in about the selling price for a cane.

BTW, I was able to make the Emperor I carry as my "daily driver" pen from the cut-off from that middle blank! []

 

[JimGo]

Just saw the new photo - personally, I think that's better suited for something bigger with more shape to it, like a bowl, jar, etc. When you start wrapping that strong grain around something non-cylindrical, then you'll get a real "wow" factor from it. On a pen, I think it would get lost. Others are likely to disagree, but that's my opinion.

 

[wayneis]

Let me be the first to disagree, being that those blocks are only 6" X6" I think you could get some awsome grain paterns.

I vote: Cut One Up. I'd love to see angle or cross cut.

Wayne

Originally posted by JimGo
<br />Just saw the new photo - personally, I think that's better suited for something bigger with more shape to it, like a bowl, jar, etc. When you start wrapping that strong grain around something non-cylindrical, then you'll get a real "wow" factor from it. On a pen, I think it would get lost. Others are likely to disagree, but that's my opinion.

 

[JimGo]

Originally posted by wayneis
<br />Let me be the first to disagree, ...
Wayne

See! I told ya! []

Also, it looks like there may be some good grain movement on the other surfaces as well, so it may not be as straight grained as it appears from that one surface.

 

[penhead]

What do you mean 'cut into slabs'?
And how much for the bowl blank size, or are you listing them on ebay?

Thanks..!..[]

Originally posted by chitswood
<br />OH, I see what you mean.
These are 6x6x2 , its expensive wood.
Straight grain will look real good, but angle and cross cut will be amazing![]
maybe I can cut these into slabs for you guys? I'd have to know if you guys are interested, I think I'll end up turning most of these before Dad can sell them[][]

 

[guts]

i'mgonna vote with wayne,show me some pen blanks and i'd bet i'll be ordering some.

 

[dubdrvrkev]

I'm gonna vote with Jim and John. Gimme a bowl blank from that!

 

[chitswood]

Yay, I stole this from Dads ebay listings, I took some the other day and hid it so he wouldn't sell it, thats my turning material
I'm going to repost this in the business classifieds, this is turning into a pen selling[]

 

[woodpens]

I'll post some pics of cross-cut and angle-cut pen blanks when my slab arrives. []