Red Maple is red, Pen blanks available

[Doghouse]

This is a bowl I turned from some Red maple I found. I thought the red was gone from the grain, but when I finished sanding and applying the finish the red had returned.

and a closeup of the grain

If you want any pen blanks from this let me know.

 

[Woodnknots]

Very nice, john, I guess I'll have to turn some of mine now. After your call that the red disappeared with drying, I decided to put that maple on the back burner. It's now back on the front burner... Do I smell smoke? Oh crap my maple is burning!![]

 

[JimGo]

That's a beautiful bowl John! I'm becoming increasingly jealous of your recent finds!

 

[penhead]

Yea John, 'bout time for another party aint it [][][]

 

[Doghouse]

Oh sure, y'all just want to withdraw from the bank w/o making deposits. [][]

I hope to get around to another party sometime, but right now my deck has already been rented for a couple of graduation parties. So we shall see what works out.

 

[Johnathan]

Looks great.

 

[alamocdc]

Nice bowl, John!

 

[Doghouse]

Thanks for the complements. Does anyone want any pen blanks from this? Before I go through the work of cutting them.