The Internet is a wonderful thing. Thanks to the Internet and the IAP and other forums, I have learned that Bloodwood is a very difficult wood. Here I was believing that it was almost an ideal wood for making pens. I believed that it was a hard and durable wood with no bad habits, that it was very stable and didn't crack, that it turned nicely, sanded evenly, and finished into a deep red color that only got better with age. Was I ever wrong.
Sometimes ignorance is bliss. Now that I know Bloodwood is so difficult, I will never be able to make another pen from it. Now I am wondering what to do with the 6 board feet of it I just bought
Here is a photo of my last Bloodwood pen, nade before I knew it was such a bad wood for pens.
Sometimes ignorance is bliss. Now that I know Bloodwood is so difficult, I will never be able to make another pen from it. Now I am wondering what to do with the 6 board feet of it I just bought
Here is a photo of my last Bloodwood pen, nade before I knew it was such a bad wood for pens.