Wood Blank Identification

[Bammer]

A while back I was able to get a job lot of bits from a mate who packed up, never even knew he made pens
Apart from stacks of kits there were a load of blanks, most of which I was able to identify but some I either wasn't sure or had no idea. I took them to Mr Grump and he helped out with few but there are some which we were unable to identify.

I don't really want to use them without knowing what they are

So any help is appreciated.

1,


2,


3,


4, Mr Grump suggested Pollyanna Burl but wasn't 100%


5,


Cheers

Brad

 

[paulm]

3 looks like laburnum.

1 could be lignum Vitae

Not a clue about the others though... Neil Farrer is your man for this, he's the Oracle.

 

[Grump]

I think if I remember rightly I gave you a piece of Pollyanna and suggested it looked similar.
But never, not ever have I called a Burr Burl, I leave that for the foreigners init?

 

[Bob Ellis]

I am pretty confident about 1 and 2 because I have some identical pieces in front of me. 1 is lignum vitae and 2 is rosewood burgundy Dymondwood. I can't help with 3, 4 and 5.

 

[Winemaker]

They are wooden pen blanks from trees

 

[Moondoggy]

I think if I remember rightly I gave you a piece of Pollyanna and suggested it looked similar.
But never, not ever have I called a Burr Burl, I leave that for the foreigners init?

Burl is Hull speak for bowl

 

[Jim]

3 looks like laburnum.

1 could be lignum Vitae

I go with these two, then was thinking Mexican Kingwood or Cocobolo for the 2nd ..

 

[Grump]

Burl is Hull speak for bowl

Like I said Foreigners init?

 

[Penpal]

Picked up on the 2nd Dymondwood the first one looks dyed pine, the spalted one has promise.

Peter.

 

[Bob Ellis]

I go with these two, then was thinking Mexican Kingwood or Cocobolo for the 2nd ..

The second one is definitely Dymondwood, Jim. I've got some that is identical to it. The cocobolo Dymondwood is a lighter more orangey shade than the blank pictured above, which, provided the colours have not been distorted by the photography, is rosewood burgundy Dymondwood. I made an Omega fountain pen from it about a week ago and it looks very nice when finished.

 

[chas_41_uk]

I'd agree wit 1 being Lignum Vitae and 3 being Laburnum
Not sure about the other 3 though. I'm sure Neil L, Neil F or Dave will advise us in due course

 

[Bammer]

Just realised I should have said ..

Number 1 is quite heavy, got a lot of weight to it

 

[wm460]

I think if I remember rightly I gave you a piece of Pollyanna and suggested it looked similar.
But never, not ever have I called a Burr Burl, I leave that for the foreigners init?

A burl (American English) or bur or burr (used in all non-US English speaking countries [citation needed]) is a tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. It is commonly found in the form of a rounded outgrowth on a tree trunk or branch that is filled with small knots from dormant buds.
Burl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[lignaterrae]

1. Lignum vitae
2. Already identified
3. Doubting laburnum, colour looks wrong. Looks like heart/sap elm
4. Burr English walnut
5. Pass !

 

[cookie21]

No.3 looks like Sumac

 

[Grump]

The Laburnum is 100% not Laburnum it is bright orange in real life.
The burr Elm is 100% not Burr Elm.
The Diamondwood is unlikely to be Diamondwood and unlike any Rosewood I have seen although I could well be wrong.
I agree with The Lignum being Lignum but having not had much experience with this wood wouldn't like to attempt ID at it.

 

[Bob Ellis]

For those who doubt that no.2 is Rosewood Burgundy Dymondwood, compare the photo with this image, which is definitely Rosewood Burgundy Dymondwood. I am not saying that the wood is rosewood, merely that Rosewood Burgundy is the name given to this particular colour by the people who used to make Dymondwood. It is probably maple, or some other light coloured veneer that has been dyed to a colour that approximates, in their opinion, to rosewood.

 

[Bob Ellis]

Here's one I made earlier - a TM Omega Rollerball in Rosewood Burgundy Dymondwood

 

[Grump]

I would be stupid not to agree it does look the same, however I am not convinced that what Brad has is a laminate.
It looked like a solid wood with the light colour being the grain of the wood, of course I could be wrong again, I have slept since then init?
Not that I really care cos it don't my wood and I have never professed to be an expert on wood ID.

 

[Bammer]

The pictures are pretty accurate colour wise, no "Orange" to be seen Mr Grump

I think the Diamond wood identification is correct, it's identical.

It's actually the 2 Burr's I want to use most, perhaps I'll just use em and then we'll get a better idea ...