pine cones

[laurie sullivan]

i pick this up at the park this morning. thought i'd give it a try. just treated it like wood. turn like it was green. CA finish. now i need to find more.

laurie

 

[RussFairfield]

Laurie, that is a very nice pen, and proof that the best pen blanks are where you find them.

 

[dfurlano]

nice!

 

[wood-of-1kind]

Very 'natural' and just nice looking. Thanks for sharing.

-Peter-[]

 

[Penmonkey]

Very very nice! I like it.

 

[leehljp]

That is a nice pen! Great idea too!

 

[Max]

very nice!! do you know what kind of cone that is?

-Max

 

[laurie sullivan]

all i can tell you is the needles are long and the tree is hugh. i have yet to be able to identify most pine trees.

thanks, laurie

 

[onewaywood]

Was it a totaly dry pine cone or a green one ? and did you use 2 cones for one pen ?
Thanks Rich

 

[Charles_HargenraderJr]

Great lookin pen. Very original. Do you think it will change as it dries, or is the CA stable enough for it not to make a difference? Either way, good job

 

[gerryr]

Very interesting and good work. My house is surrounded by Ponderosa pines, guess I better go look at some of those pine cones.

 

[johncrane]

you have turned a great looking pen mate well done.

 

[Jim15]

Very nice pen, great work.

 

[pastorbill1952]

You get a A+ for creativity. Keep us informed as to the stability of the wood.

 

[Schneider]

Wow nice pen I like it.

 

[nilsatcraft]

Great work, Laurie! I have heard of pine cone turnings but never actually seen one. Yours looks great, thanks for posting!

 

[Dario]

I've seen a few pine pens...none looked even near as nice. Please post pic of the cone BEFORE you cut it up with a pen (or ruler) as a scale if possible.

Thanks!!!

 

[kf4knf]

Hmmm I live in Colorado - hope I can find some cones! [] They are everywhere!!

Might have to give this a try. I would be interested in the size of cone you used...

 

[Nolan]

Funny I was just messing with one this 4TH weekend. You get a big thumbs up cause I gave up cause it seemed like too much work but seeing your makes me think I should reconsider[]
Nolan

 

[huntersilver]

very nice and different!

 

[pete00]

very nice thanks for sharing.....

 

[chigdon]

I have thought about trying that forever. Much better to act on your ideas rather than just thinking about them. BEAUTIFUL!