kludge77
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Oak Burl - CA Finish
This stuff is not only gorgeous wood, but so easy to work with.
This stuff is not only gorgeous wood, but so easy to work with.
Sometimes It's Just All About The Wood
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Drstrangefart
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That IS some really nice wood! Sweet!
Rick P
Member
That is defiantely a wow bit'o'timber!
ctubbs
Member
Peter, the timber chosen is outstanding. Your fit and finish are spot on. You made the slim a work of art as are all your works. Keep up the good work.
Charles
Charles
keandkafu
Member
Love the wood, it looks great. But I think you tightened the center band to much :biggrin:
robutacion
Member
Are you sure the wood is Oak Burl...???
If you haven't mentioned any wood names, I would swear on all my timber stock that, the wood is possibly some of my She/Bull Oak. That wood has "rays" and the colour is all wrong for the Oaks...!
Is nothing too strange to have marked the blanks with the wrong name or even someone sending you pen blanks, marked wrongly...!:wink:
The way the wood works, is also as you described, reason why you got me all confused so, if you don't mind, could you please, "re-check" the blank/wood name for us ...!:wink::biggrin: Thanks
The wood is certainly gorgeous and the fit and finish are very good and, while not too crazy about " fat bellied" pens, yours seems pleasant to the eye...!
Cheers
George
kludge77
Member
Thank you!!
It's not as fat as it looks! The camera adds 10 growth rings :biggrin:
The pen is leaning back about 15 degrees or so and that accentuates it a bit.
As for the wood, here is where it came from
http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB8&Number=5372062
Drstrangefart
Member
Man, there's a couple or three awesome bowls/vases in that thing. Excellent haul!
boxerman
Member
Very nice pen.
robutacion
Member
I appreciate very much your reply with the pics of the humongous piece of treasure, the pen blank come from, great stuff...!
Still, I don't recall to have ever seen Oak burl with the same colours and grain/rays as this one and I'm stunned...!
The resemblance is amazing and as I show on some of my attached pics, my She/Bull-Oak (my preferred wood) has a variety of colours and grains, some of which are an exact copy to the wood on your pen, reason to my confusion and request for confirmation.
I don't know who owns that Oak burl, as I regret of not being me, what a treasure...!:biggrin:
Lets see some more pens from this burl, please...!
Cheers
George
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SDB777
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Wow....I love oak, just wish I had a market for it....can't give it away.
"10 growth rings"
That's some funny stuff!! Keep those pens coming!
Scott (burned a bunch of those oak burls) B
"10 growth rings"
That's some funny stuff!! Keep those pens coming!
Scott (burned a bunch of those oak burls) B