"No Bash" Wood Identification Contest

[Edgar]

For those of you who are having puzzle contest withdrawal issues this year, here's a chance to play a game and possibly win a little prize.

Your task is to identify the wood that I used to make the pen in this photo a few years ago. Please read & follow the rules!

1. Post your guesses in this thread.
2. One guess per entry.
3. You may make multiple guesses as long as the contest is open, but ONLY ONE guess per day. If you post more than one guess in any day, all of your entries will be disqualified.
4. Banter is encouraged.
5. Post any questions in this thread.

Prizes are as follows:
1. The first person to correctly identify this wood will win a BOB from me.
2. A second BOB will be awarded on a random draw basis from all other players who correctly identify this wood (if any).

This puzzle will run for at least one week from today. Winners (if any) will be announced after I close the contest.

This contest is open to all IAP members.

Have fun,
Edgar

 

[KenB259]

Im going to guess Canary wood.

 

[Curly]

Pecan. From one of your trees.

Pete

 

[Brandy]

Ceder

 

[Scotty]

Looks like fat wood to me.

 

[Brian G]

Camphor. I remember it well.

I won't insult you this time.

 

[drise]

Looks like Hill's Weeping Fig to me.

 

[Kenny Durrant]

I'm going to say Hickory.

 

[Humongous]

White Cedar

 

[floatslow]

Mango

 

[woodwzrd]

Non-flamed box elder

 

[Todd in PA]

I think it looks like a fruit tree but not apple. So I'm going to say PLUM.

 

[Fred Bruche]

From the shape, I believe it's winewood (Vinum burdeauxii)

 

[jttheclockman]

I will say this I do not know the wood but do definitely know it does not belong on the front page. It belongs here

https://www.penturners.org/threads/ugly-pen-contest-post-entries-here.390/

OR HERE

https://www.penturners.org/threads/winners-of-the-difficult-to-write-with-pen-contest.138880/

Should bring back some memories.

 

[KMCloonan]

I thought possibly pecan, but I have some of your pecan, and it has much more figure/grain. So then I thought maybe this was a trick question, so I am going to go with Maple.

PS - I would love to see the bushings you used for this pen.

 

[luckyscroller788]

Birch?

 

[leehljp]

Crepe Myrtle

 

[sorcerertd]

There's a clicker under there, isn't there?

I'm going with Sassafras.

 

[gimpy]

Persimmon

 

[Argo13]

Poplar

 

[BULLWINKLE]

Pear tree ?

 

[RichAldrich]

Apple.

 

[woodwzrd]

Orange tree

 

[SabertoothBunny]

Pecan is my guess

 

[Joebobber]

My guess is pecan as well. Squirrels and hogs can't be wrong.

 

[walshjp17]

Pecan because ... well, why not. You live on a pecan farm.

 

[Edgar]

I thought possibly pecan, but I have some of your pecan, and it has much more figure/grain. So then I thought maybe this was a trick question, so I am going to go with Maple.

PS - I would love to see the bushings you used for this pen.

Would you believe ...

 

[Edgar]

There's a clicker under there, isn't there?

I'm going with Sassafras.

Of course - it looks something like this. When the pen is lifted off the desk or table, the tip automatically extends, then automatically retracts when it's set back down. Pretty clever eh?

 

[PreacherJon]

Sweetgum.

 

[wayner123]

That looks a lot like Camphor.

 

[sorcerertd]

Of course - it looks something like this. When the pen is lifted off the desk or table, the tip automatically extends, then automatically retracts when it's set back down. Pretty clever eh?

View attachment 348505

 

[Edgar]

Just a reminder that you can submit multiple guesses, but no more than one per day.

 

[Chasboy1]

Maple

 

[walshjp17]

Camphor, because someone else said so.

 

[PreacherJon]

Butternut

 

[Todd in PA]

2nd guess is PECAN.

 

[KMCloonan]

My second guess is butternut, mostly because it resembles a butternut squash.

 

[SabertoothBunny]

Second guess for me is gum

 

[luckyscroller788]

silver maple?

 

[PreacherJon]

Jasper