Brace of Tempests in driftwood

[Graham_C]

A commission in driftwood, which turned out better than I anticipated - Melamine finish.
The lady now wants to know what the wood is - I have not got a clue

They were two separate pieces of wood, but look very similar when finished. I'd really like to be able to tell her what they are made from, can anyone help please?
Just noticed the button on the chrome one is sticking out more works perfectly though.

 

[fortress]

They looks really good Graham, I don't know what the wood is but it's beautiful, well turned and finished.

Is it Seahorse Chestnut?

 

[Bill Mooney]

Spot on Graham.

 

[yorkshireman]

Can't help with identification but wish I had some, they're lovely

 

[Bucks]

A couple of beautiful pens there Graham

 

[Penpal]

Two neat slim pens that have more meaning and mystery as found timber IMHO. Both are important saved timber and great pens.

Peter.

 

[Terry Q]

Very nice Graham. Here we might say it's FOG wood. Found On Ground.

 

[Terry]

Nice work Graham !!!

 

[Les ELm]

Nicely done.

Les

 

[Unique]

Two very nice pens. Even better for being recycled (upcycled) from the beach. Well done.

Tony

 

[Phil Dart]

Nice looking work there Graham. They look a bit like elm to me. The thing about driftwood though, is that it could have ended up there from just about anywhere in the world. So really they could be woods that the rest of us have never heard of or seen before.

It doesn't stop them from being great pens though. Those two look gorgeous what ever the wood is called.

 

[KevinMc]

Right that's .... I am off to the beach.... they are great..

Is it float wood?

Come on any photos of what you started with?

Kevin

 

[Graham_C]

Nice looking work there Graham. They look a bit like elm to me. The thing about driftwood though, is that it could have ended up there from just about anywhere in the world. So really they could be woods that the rest of us have never heard of or seen before.

It doesn't stop them from being great pens though. Those two look gorgeous what ever the wood is called.

Thanks Phil, it is something I never thought about - they really could have come from anywhere around the globe!

 

[Graham_C]

Right that's .... I am off to the beach.... they are great..

Is it float wood?

Come on any photos of what you started with?

Kevin

Thanks Kevin, it's just wood she collected from the beach where she lives/works. I had 3 failures before the successful two

The wood is usually too far gone to use without stabilising - these two were stabilised. That said, I have picked up some really nice Mahogany and Beech that was good enough to use without stabilising.

 

[KevinMc]

Thanks Kevin, it's just wood she collected from the beach where she lives/works. I had 3 failures before the successful two

The wood is usually too far gone to use without stabilising - these two were stabilised. That said, I have picked up some really nice Mahogany and Beech that was good enough to use without stabilising.

So for the newbie what would you recommend as the best stabilising process because...?:idontknow:

Kevin

 

[BoggyMarsh]

Two beauties there. Did you have to stabilise the wood? As for the wood itself, is it beach?

 

[Penpal]

Liked the explanation re stabilising beach found wood.

Peter.

 

[sammy]

A great pair of pens. Don't know what the wood is but it is beautiful.
George

 

[wm460]

Great looking pair of pens Graham.

 

[Graham_C]

So for the newbie what would you recommend as the best stabilising process because...?:idontknow:

Kevin

Hi Kevin, do a search for stabilising, it's quite an expensive process, requiring a vacuum chamber and stabilising fluid as well as a dedicated small oven. There might be other, simpler and cheaper ways, but I'm no expert!

Plenty of videos on YouTube too