Stinkwood Jr Gent II

[RonSchmitt]

Thanks to Karl ( karlkuehn ) for the blank. Some people I showed it to before turning said it does stink, apparently my sniffer is broken, I couldn't smell a thing when cutting, drilling, or turning.

Comments on the pen ( good or bad ) are welcomed.
I know I need to work on the photography

 

[karlkuehn]

Nice looking pen, Ron! Photo's a little fuzzy here and there, but I like the look of the wood. I have another 5 of those blanks, and they do look nice now that I've seen one turned. I haven't worked up the nerve to try one because my sniffer works just fine and that wood, even unturned and sitting around for a few years, still smells like a skunk sprayed a piece of rotten mackerel. I can't imagine what it's like when freshly milled. Phyechhggh! [xx(]

I talked to my supplier about getting more of them, and he said that the few he sent me was all that he was able to get. Apparently it's more rare than I thought, although I can't imagine why, with the pewness. []

Now, back to the lathe, you flatulent git! []

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[R2]

Nice pen. Photo is out of Focus.

 

[Ligget]

Great work, I like it![]

 

[johncrane]

Really good for a stinky pen.[]

 

[jwoodwright]

I can smell it from here! Nice pen...

 

[Dan_F]

Looks good from here, is there another name for stinkwood?

Dan

 

[bitshird]

There is some stuff around here that is called sourwood, looks like some birch / poplar hybrid it smells pretty bad when cutting the trees down.

 

[karlkuehn]

I'm pretty sure the version of stinkwood that I sent to Ron is the following: (from Wikipedia)

Ocotea bullata (Stinkwood tree) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae, native to South Africa.

It is an evergreen tree that grows up to 30 m tall. The leaves are dark green and glossy, with bubbles or blisters (bullae) produced on the upper surface of the leaves, hence the specific name bullata.

Other names for it are Cape Walnut, Stinkhout, Cape Laurel and Laurel wood. It derives its name from having a strong and unpleasant smell when fresh felled.

 

[NavyDiver]

Nice work.