retreatjohn
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Can anybody ID the wood on this slimline please.
The pen is finished with CA, the blank has nothing on it. The colour in the photo is pretty close.
Thanks, John
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ID of Wood on Slimline please
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Can anybody ID the wood on this slimline please.
The pen is finished with CA, the blank has nothing on it. The colour in the photo is pretty close.
Thanks, John
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That looks very much like pink ivory John. An excellent wood!!!!
Nicely shaped and well finished John ... :wink:
Dunno what the wood is but I think it's bloody lovely, and a bloody lovely pen made with it.
Not so sure it is pink Ivory though, all the pink Ivory I have seen and used has been a bit more pink than that and close grained.
This looks a though it is a bit burry, a larger piece might well have shown off the pip in it too.
There is actually a number of woods that can have pink in them for various reasons.
Looking through the colouring I would like to think it could be Yew.
Neil's word would be final for me, what is it Neil??
Not so sure it is pink Ivory though, all the pink Ivory I have seen and used has been a bit more pink than that and close grained.
This looks a though it is a bit burry, a larger piece might well have shown off the pip in it too.
There is actually a number of woods that can have pink in them for various reasons.
Looking through the colouring I would like to think it could be Yew.
Neil's word would be final for me, what is it Neil??
Neil
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You beat me to it Woody, Wellingtonia is a softwood and the grain is as you have shown much wider for a faster growing species.
Does the wood smell when turned, Camphor Laurel would have been my first guess, agree about pink Ivory. More clues required, was it heavy/light and did it turn like box or Walnut, piccies of the shavings can be a clue. Sorry cant be anymore help. Smell, weight shavings? any more clues.
Does the wood smell when turned, Camphor Laurel would have been my first guess, agree about pink Ivory. More clues required, was it heavy/light and did it turn like box or Walnut, piccies of the shavings can be a clue. Sorry cant be anymore help. Smell, weight shavings? any more clues.
sbwertz
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Could be African Sumac. It ranges from pink to purple. This is an African sumac pen resting on an African sumac blank
Penpal
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Figured Red Gum if it is an Aussie Timber. I have a lot of Pink Ivory its not that IMHO, nor Sumac cause Sumac has flecks in the grain, Has the pinkish appearance of Tasmanian Myrtle if its an Aussie timber. Put a label on it great find smooth grain takes a beaut finish makes a nice pen. Not like any Camphor Laurel I have seen cause when finished it glows and the colour is definite bands with greens whites etc.
Kind regards Peter.
Kind regards Peter.
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I have to agree with Peter does look like Red Gum or Tasmanian Myrtle.