Cask wood

[glenpen]

Is it possible to get used cask wood suitable for making pens.
glen

 

[Grump]

Yes.

 

[yorkshireman]

You can buy barrels Glen but they're not cheap.

 

[Neil Lawton]

http://www.beaufortink.co.uk/woodblanks.html

 

[Grump]

I was daft enuf to pay 50 quid for this, if someone wants to give me my money back they can have it but I ain't posting it init?

 

[GeordieB]

Were you pissed Brian or did it come with booze

 

[Grump]

It came with a promise of better things and a load of Yankee bullshit but at least I got something for my money of him on this occasion.
It's not a little one, at a guess it's about 24 -26 inches diameter nice and dry in shed init, I made a coffee table from it and took it to bits again.

 

[wm460]

a load of Yankee bullshit

Was it any good for the wife's roses?

 

[Bammer]

I was daft enuf to pay 50 quid for this, if someone wants to give me my money back they can have it but I ain't posting it init?

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So what your really saying is .... "Anyone ELSE out there daft enough to pay 50 quid for this" ....


Sorry buddy, just had to do it

 

[Bammer]

hmmmm, looking at it again, just cut a big hole in it .... you'll get some use out of it then .... :mooney:

 

[Grump]

So what your really saying is .... "Anyone ELSE out there daft enough to pay 50 quid for this" ....


Sorry buddy, just had to do it

Something like that Brad yes.
I did see a barrel top table in a craft shop, they were asking £400 for it, dunno if it ever sold cos I was on holiday there.
I could cut it into pen blanks and flog em at £2.00 a time and double me money I psose but can't be arsed init?

 

[Penpal]

Some casks I have turned were French Oak the thought you can smell the previous contents the answer is yes as you cut and prepare removing the burnt sections then like all pens sealed with the variety of finishes effectively neutered.

Peter.