Yew Zeta

[Chillicamper]

I got a new skew chisel with some birthday money......so I have a go at another pen.

This was some yew which was a scrap left over from making a house name plaque for a friend.

The bit of wood is quite old. It came from a tree that fell in the '87 storms. It was in the grounds of a hospice. In 1990 I was training in forestry and was working with a guy who also had a mobile band saw. His wife sadly passed away and was looked after by a hospice in Berkshire. The tree was in their grounds. He offered to plank it up so it could be sold to cabinet makers to make some money for the hospice. I helped him plank the tree. At the end of the day there were some rough planks that where too scrappy to sell, so I got given them as payment for helping him out.

Over the years I've used them up gradually, but had this bit left over in the shed.

 

[Grump]

A nice pen with a story behind it, I like that.

 

[bassethound]

Looks very nice David, Yew always makes a good job in my eyes, nicely turned and finished mate!

 

[Jim]

Very nicely turned and finished David, it surely is a very nice piece of Yew, with a wonderful story behind it. Thanks for sharing this with us my friend ..

 

[paulm]

A lovely pen with some good memories

 

[billyb_imp]

A very nice looking pen David, great grain pattern

 

[Dalboy]

Yew did good with the skew. A great looking pen what finish did you use

 

[Chillicamper]

I tried something different with this one. Some micro crystalline wax, then some top coats with a Hut PPP wax stick I was give as a birthday present. It polished up beautifully.

 

[yorkshireman]

Great bit of work David

 

[Woody]

Nice pen David with and with a story well done

 

[Penpal]

David 1987 was memorable for you to be able to record that memory priceless mate.

Peter.

 

[brody2123]

Glad you kept this bit. Love how the colour flows in the grain. Nice one

 

[donwatson]

Nice pen from Yew

 

[wm460]

Great looking pen, David.

 

[Les ELm]

Some character in that well turned and finished piece of timber.

Les

 

[chas_41_uk]

Nice pen David and a great story behind it

 

[ray7]

Very nice.

Ray

 

[AllenN]

Nice pen and all the better for the memories it brings.

 

[Winemaker]

Yew made a nice job of that pen yew did

 

[Doug]

Very nice David