Pin Oak

[PenPal]

This tree grown as a street tree here in Canberra Australia. Part of a limb.

Regards Peter.

 

[Jim15]

That's a great looking pen, the grain is wild.

 

[phillywood]

Peter, that's a very nice looking pen and the blank. Is that oak kind of local to you guys?

 

[PenPal]

Phillip,
This tree is Native to Nth America. Look at all the Eucalypts Native to Australia grown in Nth America.

Regards Peter.

 

[wiset1]

That grain is amazing, you should chop down one of those and send us all some blanks!

 

[stolicky]

The swirl reminds me of an acrylic.

 

[SDB777]

That came from a limb....outstanding!
Seen that type of wood here locally....I cut up some burl for McBryde a few months ago. I think(gosh, I hate getting older)



Scott (lookin' good) B

 

[Mack C.]

Peter, that's a very nice looking pen and the blank. Is that oak kind of local to you guys?

Hi Philip; Google is your friend!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_palustris

 

[cnirenberg]

Peter,
Outstanding. The grain is fantastic.

 

[Nick]

Peter beautiful piece of timber, goes well with the kit color. What finish did you use?
Did you have to use a Skew to finish the blank with that wild grain.
Very well done.

 

[wizard]

Peter, That is a gorgeous pen made from some gorgeous wood! Never quite seen a wood with figuring like that. I didn't know that you could get that highly figured timber from a limb. Learn something everyday! Peter, It's a beautiful pen! Regards, Doc

 

[markgum]

That is amazing figure in that limb. Great job.

 

[Mark]

That is a real beauty. Nicely Done.. I have a Pin Oak in the front yard ( I basically hate it.) Now I have an excuse to chop it up a bit. I can not believe the grain on that pen...

WoW, I just looked at it again. It almost reminds me of the cactus pens I've seen posted here. Really very cool...

 

[aggromere]

That is a very cool wood. Never seen anything like it before.

 

[Crickett]

Peter, that's a very nice looking pen and the blank. Is that oak kind of local to you guys?

Hi Philip; Google is your friend!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_palustris

Thanks for the link, Mack. I think we have some growing over here as well.

Peter, a gorgeous pen!! I'm going to harvest some branches and see if it's the same as here.

 

[kludge77]

Very curious looking grain! Sweet!

 

[Rangertrek]

The grain on that is wonderful. That is no where near what I call a "pen oak".

 

[phillywood]

That grain is amazing, you should chop down one of those and send us all some blanks!

+ 2000000000000000 I can use some of that Pin Oak if you want to send them this way.

I agree with Tim, in S. TX USA, we got so many oaks that they are always green and the problem is that most of the time when you ask someone what type of tree that is, they take a guess, for me a newbie in this hobby I still got a lot to learn, heck the tree that I have in the back yard that fell over in June, I still don't know what it is. I got more guesses from the tree people than the book itself.
Anyways, that looks amazingly beautiful.