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Burr pen

Doug

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Joining the forum has inspired me to dig out an old box of mixed up pen kits & blanks given to me a few years ago by a chap who'd packed in turning.

This pen is made from an unknown burr blank, anyone care to hazard a guess as to what it is? The kit is I believe just a gold slimline.

 

Jim

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What ever wood it is it is a nice pen with a good finish on it Doug ... :thumbs:

If i was to hazard a guess of the wood i would go with Thuya Burr ... :bwink:
 

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Thanks chaps.

Should have said the finish is CA, not a type of finishing I'm used to.
I watched a you tube clip to see how best to fill the grain using CA & was pleasantly surprised by the results, I will definitely be using CA again.
 

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A very good attempt Doug nicely executed.
Good fit, Good shape, Good finish.
 

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You guys must have a magic screen I cant see the pen well enough to identify the timber so all the best it looks basically shiny.

Kind regards Peter.:rolling:
 

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Thanks for all the comments chaps.

I've been sorting out the box of goodies I referred to in my opening post & think the blanks originate from Crafts supplies when they had their place at Millers Dale as I found a few pieces with their ink stamps mark on them.
I also found another piece of the timber this pen is made from, too small to make another pen it looks like the blanks had been cut from larger pieces, but on this particular piece I could make out the letters A & M, as these were next to the out line of the stamp I surmised the name of the timber started with these 2 letters.

So 10 minutes of googling has come up with this
Amboyna Burl 1 1 2" x 1 3 4" x 6" AB3592 | eBay
Which not only looks to be a pretty good match but is also a new one on me.

So one mystery solved but the next relates to a repelling pencil kit, there are quite a few of these kits but they are not like any I`ve made before, but perhaps it`s best if I take a photo & start another thread.
 

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Doug, i made a baron pen a while ago using Amboyna, it is a beautiful wood when turned ... Amboyna Baron Pen We missed that one though, Amboyna never crossed my mind when guessing the wood you used ... :bwink:
 
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