New Pen and new photo setup

[Alzey]

This is pen #6 and the first one that is not a pre cut/drilled blanks. It is a trimline kit from a PSI pen turner starter kit. The finish is sanded to 600 then 8 coats CA/BLO that I used 0000 steel wool on ever other coat.

I have no idea what the wood it. It is from a board I found in my grandfather's cabinet shop. When drilling and turning the shavings looked like chocolate milk power.

 

[Justturnin]

looks sorta like mahogony. Great looking pen.

 

[Alzey]

It's a bit darker that what the picture shows. It reminds me of a Pecan Shell.

 

[Alzey]

Ooops.. Just realized i posted this is the wrong forum

 

[Drstrangefart]

That's a pretty clean pen. I don't think my #6 looked that clean.

 

[firewhatfire]

spanish cedar is what it looks like to me.

 

[76winger]

From the color and grain, I'm thinking Walnut. Good looking pen!

ETA:
Compare to this one that I know is: http://www.penturners.org/photos/index.php?n=19622

 

[Alzey]

From the color and grain, I'm thinking Walnut. Good looking pen!

ETA:
Compare to this one that I know is: http://www.penturners.org/photos/index.php?n=19622

I believe you are correct. I love the look of this wood and the board is big enough to make about 50 pens. The board is several 1x4s bonded together. If I had to guess, the board has been this way 30+ years.

 

[Smitty37]

Walnut

From the color and grain, I'm thinking Walnut. Good looking pen!

ETA:
Compare to this one that I know is: http://www.penturners.org/photos/index.php?n=19622

I believe you are correct. I love the look of this wood and the board is big enough to make about 50 pens. The board is several 1x4s bonded together. If I had to guess, the board has been this way 30+ years.

I'd be tempted to guess walnut just on where you got it and how long you think it's been there. 30 years ago walnut would have been popular for a lot of furniture projects. Glued up board ... top for a end table or night stand....

 

[t001xa22]

I got several board feet of dark walnut from southern Illinois about a year ago. Your pen looks just like the stuff I have used. It may be something like this pen I made from this batch of walnut.

 

[AnachitlPut]

it just like looks like several of my mequit pens. it looks great!!!!!!

 

[jhprice]

Agree, it sure looks like walnut to me. If it smelled nice, it was walnut. BTW, good looking pen too. :biggrin: