Table leg pen

[Gary Max]

Well that's all I could think of calling this post.I needed a new work table for my mini-lathe that is going to the show next weekend.The old one was piece of junk I bought at a auction in a pile of broken furniture.
It was covered with contact paper and many years of grim. Looked like it had been sitting in a kitchen. It was homemade-- Square nails--fours kinds of wood--very old. The legs are made of this. Just for the neck of it I cross cut the blanks to a 45 getting as much of the grain as possible.

 

[Fleabit]

Looks like some of that hard pine that old houses are made of. I got something similar that I pulled out of the attic of my recently bought 60 year old house. Hard as a rock, turns tough but has some awesome grain and color. Good looking pen too.

 

[WoodChucker]

Gary, it looks good, nice work!

 

[cigarman]

Great work. The shape realy show off the grain.

 

[PenWorks]

Nice pen and grain. Good supply of blanks.
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Remind me not to let you near my furniture []

 

[Gary Max]

No it's not Big Leaf Pine---that's the first thing I thought of when I saw it. I have turned it and know what that one is.
I think it is Old Growth Chestnut. What you are looking at is really a very tight straight grain that is angle cut. Part of this is because I believe it to be native to Kentucky. Some of the other woods in the table where poplar--cherry---hickory. Which work with my story.
Anthony I am just real busy this week--I will not be listing any for sale right now.---Of course if my friends need some.

 

[Gregory Huey]

Very nice looking pen and your angle cut really brings out the grain. You can come to my kitchen table any time as it is plastic but ya gotta stay away from my cabinets.

 

[swm6500]

Awesome looking pen Gary. Really nice grain.

 

[jdavis]

Growth rings look great. Believe it is Chestnut. Alot of furnityre of old was made of Chestnut. Thanks for sharing.