Tambootie another New Wood for Me

[rowdyyates115]

In amongst a bag of exoctic blanks I brought at John Davis shop on the Southerns Meet. I found a blank called 'Tambootie' apparently comes from South Africa.
Turning was quite easy but did notice I had to keep sharpening my skew and it has quite a pleasant smell.
Mounted it onto a JR Gent Gold Fountain Penkit from Timberbits, finished a drop of BLO and CA. Micromesh then T-Cut.

Thoughts

 

[Woody]

That's a very nice pen Rowdy I agree with you Tambooty is quite a hard wood lovely to turn and has a very nice spicy aroma and your pen shows I takes a splendid finish top marks mate you have created a wonderful pen there

 

[edlea]

Quality pen Rowdy great finish that you have achieved ...never heard of that wood before ..the piece that you have used looks like a darker version of a piece of Tiger oak that I used on a Baron a few weeks ago.

Ed

 

[Penpal]

Only kind thoughts Rowdy with your pen excellent all round good find in the pile of blanks.

Kind regards Peter.

 

[silver]

That's a stunner.. Top quality... well finished and turned.. Well done..

I too like tambootie, really nice aroma but punishes your tools.

 

[Doug]

A new one to me Tambootie & you certainly created a beauty

Another wood to look out for, lovely work Rowdy.

 

[turnaround360]

I knew i should have bought one of those bags well done Rowdy the pen looks ammaazing.

 

[Terry]

Lovely looking pen Rowdy. I really like the subtle changes of colour in the wood!!!!

 

[stevenw1963]

Excellent looking pen that Rowdy, very nice indeed.

 

[bluntchisel]

Well done, Rowdy - a distinguished-looking pen finished to perfection!

Bob.

 

[Buckeye]

That's a lovely piece of wood and you have made a great looking pen, well finished.

Peter

 

[MarkW]

Really nice pen, wood fits well with it

 

[Jimjam66]

Tambootie is like most of us Saffers - hard-headed! Lovely work, Rowdy!

 

[yorkshireman]

Well done Rowdy. I bought some tambootie in scotland last month but not got round to it yet

 

[Neil]

Rowdy,

Are you still with us or did you get permission from the King?

Tambootie, the Royal wood of the Zulus. Grows predominantly in the Zulu Natal area of South Africa and is also known as African Sandalwood. It is in great demand because the Indians traditionally burn sandalwood at their funerals, and having quite a lot of them and subsequently dying, means that they have rather stupidly burnt most of their own Sandalwood for absolutely no benefit whatsoever. They have started to pilfer the Tambootie stocks as an alternative and as the Indians are a superstitious bunch, the King of the Zulus has placed a death wish on anyone who touches the Royal Wood without his express approval.

On a serious note, dont put the offcuts or shavings on your woodburner and definately dont cook over the offcuts on a barbeque, it will give you dysentry like problems as an absolute minimum.

Nice pen!

 

[Jim]

Lovely pen Rowdy, very well finished and the picture is super allowing us to see that great looking grain ...

 

[paulm]

Very nice Rowdy, sounds like it should be a bit of Scottish timber