USS Missouri teak pens

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pschwizz

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Made a couple of pens from the teak deck of USS Missouri. I had to cut it and plane it down to make the blanks. They turned out OK. The pen kits came from woodpenpro.com.
 

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MyDadsPens

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very nice looking pen Pschwizz - have you worked with regular teak before ? I am curious how the old battleship teak compares to teak harvested a year or so ago - I have seen artisans work with driftwood and barn-boards for pens and other wood items and it surprises me sometimes how 1/16 under the surface of driftwood it can look very much like fresh wood.
Obviously fresh teak cannot compare to battleship teak in the back story but I was wondering in regards to straight up appearance. I have just recently begun working with teak and shesham and I think they might be rather underappreciated by the pen community
 

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Nice pens, Paul. I like the Information Dominance clip. Unfortunately, I retired well before that became a device for certain qualified Intel and Crypto types. Jimmy certainly did a good job on the hardware.
 

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very nice looking pen Pschwizz - have you worked with regular teak before ? I am curious how the old battleship teak compares to teak harvested a year or so ago - I have seen artisans work with driftwood and barn-boards for pens and other wood items and it surprises me sometimes how 1/16 under the surface of driftwood it can look very much like fresh wood.
Obviously fresh teak cannot compare to battleship teak in the back story but I was wondering in regards to straight up appearance. I have just recently begun working with teak and shesham and I think they might be rather underappreciated by the pen community

Once the old top layer is planed or turned, it looks brand new. I haven't seen any difference in the older wood compared to the newer stuff. The pens in the picture were made from the teak deck replaced in the late 80's/early 90's. It looks weathered, but when its turned and finished, it really livens up. The smell is the best when turning teak. Both old and new teak smells good.
 
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