Goldfield burr

[Jim]

Picked up a couple of Goldfield burr blanks at Woody's, not sure but i think it came from Doug, anyway decided to give it a bash today .. I have posted up the blank also to show off the voids that was in the blank .. I filled all the voids from the turned blank. Put it on a Chrome plated Slimline and gave it a friction polish and wax finish ..

 

[yorkshireman]

Theres a lot of work in that Jim. Looks good but not as good as other burrs.

 

[rayf6604]

Very nice Jim, those burrs can be a nightmare. I've some unidentified burrs in my pile of blanks and some are a bit crumbly. I flooded them with thin ca to try and shore them up before turning

 

[billyb_imp]

Lovely job Jim, looks great and a wonderful finish

 

[Woody]

About bloody time LOL well done Jim boy it looks good mate personally I would have used ally powder to fill the voids

 

[Grump]

That looks better than filling them with metal dust Jim but I am afraid it still don't rock my boat.
Can't like everything I spose.

 

[brody2123]

Nice one boss!! The colour of the blank is deeeeep.

 

[Buckeye]

It looks great, but I can see where the wood stabiliser would come in handy.

Peter

 

[paulm]

Very nice Jim

 

[bluntchisel]

Looks good, Jim but reckon it would look far better on a Sedona or the like.

Bob.

 

[Terry]

Lovely effort Jim as it is a very difficult wood to work with all the voids !!!

 

[Doug]

Now you know why I gave those blanks to Woody

Great pen Jim, lovely work

 

[Jim]

Thanks for the comments Guys, like Terry says, it is tough working with this blank, hence why i used to just look at it and never get around to using it Woody lol .. It really is nothing like a burr, just some wood full of voids, it looks like an old antique pen in the hand which the photo doesn't show, old cliché i know but i haven't used it for a long time ..

I didn't have any powder for the voids Woody only a green or blue inlay granules ..

 

[chas_41_uk]

Great looking pen Jim

 

[Doug]

like Terry says, it is tough working with this blank, hence why i used to just look at it and never get around to using it Woody lol

Did you get like bits of wood shooting off as you turned Jim, I turned a 10" bowl from the stuff & it was like being continually shot at from a pea shooter, not a pleasant experience but worth the effort.

 

[Goulss]

Tis a fine looking pen, and the comment about looking antiquey suits it