Oops Pen or Guess the Wood

[jcm71]

I had an "oops" moment turning this Coyote (my last from Lazerlinez) with a pen blank I purchased from a member here, who unfortunately has not been active since 2015. I segmented it with oak and a sliver of amboyna burl. Any guesses what the wood is?

 

[jcm71]

No guesses so far. Here are two pics of a blank.

 

[KenB259]

I am guessing chechen.

 

[Mike]

Nice pen, no idea about the wood.

Mike

 

[KenB259]

Could it be grandillo?

 

[jcm71]

I am guessing chechen.

Not Chechen.

 

[jcm71]

Could it be grandillo?

Not grandillo.

 

[woodbutcher]

Not sure about the wood type but I call it beautiful!

 

[jcm71]

A hint. The member I bought this from was/is from Whitman, AZ.

 

[egnald]

Arizona huh, that usually means iron wood- Dave

 

[KenB259]

Mesquite?

 

[jcm71]

Arizona huh, that usually means iron wood- Dave

Nope, not ironwood.

 

[jcm71]

Mesquite?

Not mesquite either.

 

[Humongous]

How about Goncalo Alves?

 

[jcm71]

How about Goncalo Alves?

Sorry, no cigar.

 

[jcm71]

Next hint. The person I bought it from also sold oak burl blanks from trees that are indigenous to high altitudes.

 

[KMCloonan]

Cocobolo?

 

[egnald]

Ok, is it Shoestring Acacia, Arizona Blue Mesquite, or maybe Pecky Cypress?
I think the grain is too wild for Brazilian Rosewood, and I also thought perhaps Sissoo, but it usually has sapwood showing.

If it's none of those then I'm really stumped! - Dave

 

[1080Wayne]

Joshua tree

 

[jcm71]

No to the above guesses. Do a search in the forum for the oak I described above. The seller misspelled the type of oak. Instead of "el" the seller put "le". Do a search here for the oak and you should be able to find the wood. 2011 was the year.

 

[egnald]

I'll take a Gamble on another hardwood that can be found in Arizona, Quercus gambelii Nutt (Gambel Oak).

Your clues made it too easy. I would have maybe had it on my last post, but I stopped looking back beyond 2012. Your last clue of 2011 was the clincher.

Dave

 

[jcm71]

I'll take a Gamble on another hardwood that can be found in Arizona, Quercus gambelii Nutt (Gambel Oak).

Your clues made it too easy. I would have maybe had it on my last post, but I stopped looking back beyond 2012. Your last clue of 2011 was the clincher.

Dave

Gambel Oak is not the wood. It just gets you to tehe vicinity.

 

[jcm71]

Last hint. https://www.penturners.org/threads/christmas-blank-special-burl-oak-pistachio-spalted-redwood.90336/