Rare Wood

[Andrew Arndts]

I just found out that the power that be are refurbishing the USS Constitution. AKA Old Iron sides. The are replacing sections of the hull I gather.

How would one go to get enough of the wood to get 2-4 pen blank amounts?

 

[philipff]

Call the ship on the telephone

All you can do, other than driving there, is call. I would bet that the CO and Q'deck both have phones listed in the Boston exchange. My guess is that your request will reach a sympathetic ear but not a gift! Phil (been there, done that)

 

[Seer]

I thought the same they use the wood for many things to sell in the gift shop including pens and things. I sent them an email and they never reponded. Here is a link to the page where they sell several types of pens.
http://www.ussconstitutionmuseumstore.org/?l=1,1,16

 

[randbcrafts]

I was in their gift shop about a year and a half ago and they had a pretty good sized box full of small pieces from the restoration individually sealed with certificates of authenticity. Not all of the pieces were large enough to make, you have to kind of sort through them and be selective. You may be able to call the giftshop and ask, but they may only deal with visitors. Here is one of the pens I made with the wood some time back...