Pic on the kitchen table

[Penpal]

Mentioned many times for expediency I often pop things on the kitchen table so I thought why not its lightning fast its breakfast time no bother all the best set ups require time this does not. The lesson for this blank was I found it in my stash beware some timbers are not dry when you get them and dry badly. This timber has a common name peppermint gum you can smell them in the bush anywhere they grow in awful dry places all very old homes had them around the house.

Peter.

 

[bassethound]

Looks interesting Peter, thanks for showing..

 

[Jim]

That should be dry by now Peter .. I like the Orangey colours it portrays my friend ..

 

[Vic Perrin]

Would love to see it wrapped around a nice kit Peter. You really have some stunning timber in your stash

 

[wm460]

Very interesting Peter, I first thought it was named after our friend in Washington.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...s2ENw4FRCMY04-F0sIc1hw&bvm=bv.105039540,d.dGo

 

[AllenN]

Looks like you will have fun drilling that Peter. Be nice to see the resulting pen, lovely colour.

 

[woodhacker]

may have to be something in the line of a slimline as there won't be much left after drilling. Can't wait to see the finished article.

 

[Penpal]

Sorry guys I was prompted by two needs on the forum .

1. Taking pics in general. 2.Be aware blanks you buy may not be dry and could move too far.

I agree the timber looks good but its not useful any more, pics can be easily obtained using the flash on a camera this way on the kitchen table.

What prompted this was two entries recently a man and his wife who showed two composite pics made with timber one of which was a young girl on a swing that reminded me of meeting my wife at her home she was swinging on a makeshift swing on a branch of Eucalyptus Nicholi this was 64 yrs ago.

I was so impressed with the pics shown by Penny I was prompted to offer to send an Aussie Penny of her birth year if I could , I heard no more ces la vie.

Peter.

 

[Winemaker]

You sure its not a chip

 

[Penpal]

Sure looks like one looking carefully at the timber it is one very seldom mentioned does not rate up there with commercial stuff.Some of my early ever favourite timbers dry like that only worse like pretzels.Always beaut if you know this is a problem look for dry beaut blanks quite the way to go.

Peter.