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Slimline dressed in Summit wood

Woody

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Summit wood is quite a soft wood but turns nicely finished with cooking oil yes cooking oil a cheep one from tesco and 4 coats of thick CA yes ca glue me finishing with the dreaded ca never again I toned it down to a satin finish I dont like gloss on pens but thats me enjoy
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Jim

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Summit wood is new to me Woody, at first i thought that you didn't know the name of the wood .. :ciggrin:

Love the bottom barrels shape my friend, good looking pen indeed .. :thumbs:
 
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It's a wood that's escaped me as well and t'Internet is no help either. I'm intrigued - do you know of any alternative name or best of all, the scientific (Latin) name?
 
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Well it's summit or tuther. Not what it is but it's a new one to me.

As usual nicely turned and finished but dunner look owt of a special wood.. Takes nothing from what you have done with it tho..:thumbs:
 
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Summit wood is native to small pockets of land in the north Midlands area. It is widely sort after and can come in a wide variety of colours, densities and smells. It is more often than not found in bargain buckets in shops who need to sell off their off cuts. It has a very short flowering period, in spring around early April and can have spectacular flowers. Reputedly the wood that Geppetto used to make Pinnochios facial features.
 
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Neil said:
Summit wood is native to small pockets of land in the north Midlands area. It is widely sort after and can come in a wide variety of colours, densities and smells. It is more often than not found in bargain buckets in shops who need to sell off their off cuts. It has a very short flowering period, in spring around early April and can have spectacular flowers. Reputedly the wood that Geppetto used to make Pinnochios facial features.
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I couldn't have put it better Neil .. Fishy indeed ... The old devil ... :tongue:
 
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I'm made pens out of Summit I didn't know what it was but Summit wood, well thats a new one on me. You've made a good job of nearly ca'ing it :thumbs:
 
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Ok the ploy is over LOL summit or other wood it was a ploy by myself and Mr chairman to get some new recruits for the plonker club and we have some you know who you are LOL good fun un-it the rest is true cooking oil and ca finish
 
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Woody said:
Ok the ploy is over LOL summit or other wood it was a ploy by myself and Mr chairman to get some new recruits for the plonker club and we have some you know who you are LOL good fun un-it the rest is true cooking oil and ca finish
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You certainly conned some of them grandpops. What a load of PLONKERS !!! LOL :lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:
 
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You pair of old rascals you :chuckle::chuckle:

I did wonder when I first read the post, shades of "kipper tie" :funny::funny:
 
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