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Hi, Guys,
Last year I picked up a (free) shipping pallet. Got it home, saw how brilliant the wood was - and sawed it into pen blanks! I posted samples on the site to establish what the timber is and the general agreement was - merante. This comes in reds, browns, walnut, etc. and my pallet has all these hues plus beiges and paler colours. Since then I've made a few pens from the wood, and the grains have all looked pretty good. Here's another - a Timberbits gold Sedona rollerball.

The wood is hard and is good to lathe. It also takes a decent polish. The grain on this blank has a glow like satin, and is reminiscent of lacewood. Grits to 600, three coats friction polish.

Regards,

Bob.

PS. Please excuse crap photos!

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<blockquote data-quote="bluntchisel" data-source="post: 71616" data-attributes="member: 249">[ATTACH]7080[/ATTACH]Hi, Guys,Last year I picked up a (free) shipping pallet. Got it home, saw how brilliant the wood was - and sawed it into pen blanks! I posted samples on the site to establish what the timber is and the general agreement was - merante. This comes in reds, browns, walnut, etc. and my pallet has all these hues plus beiges and paler colours. Since then I&#039;ve made a few pens from the wood, and the grains have all looked pretty good. Here&#039;s another - a Timberbits gold Sedona rollerball.The wood is hard and is good to lathe. It also takes a decent polish. The grain on this blank has a glow like satin, and is reminiscent of lacewood. Grits to 600, three coats friction polish.Regards,Bob.PS. Please excuse crap photos![ATTACH]7079[/ATTACH][ATTACH]7081[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bluntchisel, post: 71616, member: 249"] [ATTACH]7080._xfImport[/ATTACH] Hi, Guys, Last year I picked up a (free) shipping pallet. Got it home, saw how brilliant the wood was - and sawed it into pen blanks! I posted samples on the site to establish what the timber is and the general agreement was - merante. This comes in reds, browns, walnut, etc. and my pallet has all these hues plus beiges and paler colours. Since then I've made a few pens from the wood, and the grains have all looked pretty good. Here's another - a Timberbits gold Sedona rollerball. The wood is hard and is good to lathe. It also takes a decent polish. The grain on this blank has a glow like satin, and is reminiscent of lacewood. Grits to 600, three coats friction polish. Regards, Bob. PS. Please excuse crap photos! [ATTACH]7079._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]7081._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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