Rcd567
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I bought 5 blanks of this stabilized burl for five bucks. Made my first pen and the grain and color is awesome. I have no idea what it is though. Bought it at a show and the vendor wasn't sure.
What kind of wood is this? Large pic.
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rjwolfe3
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Looks like a burl of some sort - probably an exotic and not domestic. I would lean towards Rosewood maybe.
bobskio2003
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It's tought to tell with burls but it does look a lot like amboyna or possibly afzelia burl. Bob I.
SonOfMartin
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Mesquite
wdcav1952
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Balsa burl? :wink:
Can you take a photo of the blanks before turning? That would give a bit more wood at which to look.
Can you take a photo of the blanks before turning? That would give a bit more wood at which to look.
Rcd567
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I'll try to get that this weekend. But since it's been stabilized, it looks really dark in the blank form. Thanks for the replies.
Looks identical to some camphor burl I've used. Unstabilized it would smell like turpentine when you turned it.
clement
Member
Seems as Thuya Burl to me. Did it smell and is it oily ?
Rcd567
Member
Didn't have any noticable smell, and not really oily. I'd have to agree that I think it's an exotic. The photo doesn't even come close to the grain and burls in this pen. When I get caught up, I'm going to try a Jr. Gentlemen II with this. Should have more to look at. If I can hold it together. Knots and burls seem to be tricky for me. Must have very sharp tool to cut it.
TellicoTurning
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I can't give you a definitive answer, but from the cracks under the clip... it looks almost like the Lilac pen I did.... how hard was the wood... Lilac is just a couple of notches softer than stone. What ever it is, it is a beautiful pen... good job.
JBCustomPens
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I would go with either mesquite or rosewood burl. Nice pen though!
rlofton
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Looks more like amboyna than redwood to me. But if it didn't smell, it's probably not amboyna. Amboyna has the best smell in the world, just behind bread cooking . . . or coffee brewing . . . or . . . .
keithkarl2007
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It looks kinda like red mallee