Pens turned from spruce wood

[Brage]

These were made from branches of Norway spruce (Picea abies). The branches of these trees have a dense and tough wood, which may show elegant patterns. I have not seen many spruce pens out there on the web.

 

[Woodchipper]

Welcome to the forum. The grain is awesome! What did you use for a finish?

 

[Larryreitz]

Who Knew? Very nice for people looking for a lighter color pen.
Larry

 

[Thefozz]

Brage, that's a beautiful wood and pen. I really like the grain pattern and light tone of it. I recently picked up a few branches of Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri) I found lying on the ground up at the peak of a mountain in the Appalachians. I can't wait to turn it and see what sort of patterns are hidden in it - hopefully as pretty as your Norway Spruce!

 

[Brage]

For a finish, I used first a coat of BLO, then several coats of BLO/CA, and lastly polishing with EEE Ultrashine. However, I am not entirely happy with the finish, as some dull spots are present. Maybe more layers of CA were needed.

 

[mark james]

Beautiful blanks and wonderful finished pens. Thanks you for sharing.

 

[leehljp]

Agree, it has a beautiful color to it. Very attractive!

 

[MRDucks2]

Nice one.

 

[turncrazy43]

Really nice.

 

[TattooedTurner]

Great looking pens! For me, very light colored wood needs to have an awesome grain pattern to look good and those certainly do. Welcome to the forum!

 

[bsshog40]

Very nice looking!

 

[TonyL]

These were made from branches of Norway spruce (Picea abies). The branches of these trees have a dense and tough wood, which may show elegant patterns. I have not seen many spruce pens out there on the web.

Well done, matched, turned, and finished. Had no idea how beautiful that wood is.

 

[magpens]

Very Beautiful Pens !! . Welcome to IAP, Brage !!

I love the colors and the grain pattern in that wood !

 

[lefyldepens]

I have made some pens from reclaimed track from the Manchester Velodrome here in the UK. The wood used is Norwegian spuce which I have found tough to turn as it splinters at ends. I'm going to try and soak a piece in hardener and see if I can achieve a better result.

You have done an excellent job to make a superb pen

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