Reclaimed wood

[DB in VT]

This started with a piece of cypress that had been a victim of a fire. Small pieces were stabilized, then cast with orange tinted Alumilite. The charred surfaces were left intact.
This is a no-press Executive kit in gun metal.
The wood came from a sawmill in Cocoa, Fl. The pen matches up nicely with a bar top that was made from wood from the same sawmill.

 

[wolf creek knives]

I love trying to find uses for wood most people would throw out. You can really make some beautiful pieces from reclaimed wood which you've done here. Very nice.

 

[DB in VT]

Certainly, once you can stabilize and cast, the world opens up to you. No longer do you have to depend on someone else to create nor do you have to pay a lot. There are untold amounts of beauty that can come out of scrap. And there's always that surprise factor.