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8th February 2019, 08:35 PM #1
Amboyna from Vanuatu
I was gifted this pen blank a few years ago by my mate Peter (Penpal)
Its been sitting in the top draw in the cabinet beside my pen lathe, finally decided it was time to turn it into a pen.
I used a stainless steel Desire Rollerball kit from Lazerlinez.
Its got a CA finish.
I have been using BSI Super Gold CA, it doesn't seem to be affected by the extreme humidity we have had here lately, unlike some of the other brands I have used previously which I could only get a decent finish in the cool drier months.
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8th February 2019, 10:15 PM #2
Beautiful
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9th February 2019, 01:24 AM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Really nice work.
Pete
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9th February 2019, 08:43 AM #4
That is a spectacular pen. The components and amboyna work well together
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9th February 2019, 08:56 AM #5GOLD MEMBER
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Amboyna Burl is a stunning wood and you have done a wonderful job displaying its beauty in this pen.
Thanks
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9th February 2019, 10:22 AM #6
A friend once sent a shipping container of this wood to Canada to a dealer who breached payment saying it was not up to snuff. Here you are proving it is,I have always known it was.
Marvellous grain anddetail in the cap area where I swear I can see mysterious faces. Love colour and the turning mate.
Peter.Nil Desperandum
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9th February 2019, 10:29 AM #7
Very nice pen, love the Amboyna burl.
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9th February 2019, 11:35 AM #8
Thanks all all for the nice comments .
I have a huge hoard of lovely bits of timber, every now and then one calls out to me, doing justice to them is a challenge .
There are a few faces in that cap Peter, well spotted, they are harder to see in the photos than when looking at the pen in hand.
I hope your friend didn’t lose out too badly on that deal.
This Amboyna is different to most of the other bits I have turned, it has more red and orange, less dark browns, slightly different smell. It was nice to turn, it cut beautifully with the skew.Brad.
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9th February 2019, 11:47 AM #9
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"Amboyna" is the name applied to the burl of PNG Rosewood which likely also grows in Vanuatu
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9th February 2019, 05:27 PM #12GOLD MEMBER
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This is what Amboyna burl from SE Asia looks like. An old block I found lying around! Showing the most recent cut face of a block.
Other faces would show nice birdseyes. The contrasting cream-grey sapwood is nice too. These woods get much darker and more intense with a finish applied of course.
I find the reddish-orange wood the most attractive and the burl heartwood is almost always reddish. Its more reddish than shown here where colour gets washed out for reasons I don't understand.
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9th February 2019, 06:17 PM #13
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9th February 2019, 09:36 PM #14
Nice sample Euge. It seems like it goes by a few different names, the other bits I have turned were labeled Narra Burl/ Amboyna, it was darker, heavier, and smelled like fresh cow dung when freshly cut. Pretty sure I 2 pen blanks left.
Here are a couple of pens I made with it.
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And one that went wrong when pressing the bits together, these Liberty’s are a tight fit, and need to have the brass tube reamed out to make them fit better, otherwise this can happen.
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Thats terrible, I feel for him.Brad.
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9th February 2019, 09:41 PM #15
It seems those photos didn’t load properly.
Heres the links to the threads if you want to click on them.
Liberty - Amboyna Burl
Couple of Liberty's
Mackay Cedar LibertyBrad.
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