Thread: February Pen Swap expression of interest

Shooting in the dark here, the initials you have supplied have no meaning for me.

Anyway, the first one looks like Blackwood, 2nd maybe Yellowbox or Yellow Mallee with the last Bulloak

I can't help with those initials but someone else may be able to . DJ works in the wood industry so he is probably well on to it

You have some beautiful pieces there and at a bargain

Well done

Originally Posted by DJ's Timber

Anyway, the first one looks like Blackwood, 2nd maybe Yellowbox or Yellow Mallee with the last Bulloak

Fair enough .. the sign did say there was some Mallee in there, but I don't
know what kind or which one was which.

Some nice figuring, so I'm excited either way!
Thanks for the help.. and I'll keep looking for pics to see if I can nail it down,
too. I'd hate to send a pen and identify it as "Umm .. it's WOOD!"

Are those initials supplied in order of pix?

'Cos the last one could be African Mahogany... MA may be Mountain Ash but none look like it to me.

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Are those initials supplied in order of pix?

'Cos the last one could be African Mahogany... MA may be Mountain Ash but none look like it to me.

Hmm.. I don't remember at all. I brought the wood to the shop today to
try it on the bandsaw, so I don't have it here to check. But I'll do that in the
morning and let you know. I'm pretty sure the last one (most square, it was
about 6x6x2?) said JZ on it, but I won't swear to it till I check.

G`day I don`t mind Dom or Os is ok with me.
Mick

I took some more pix, but I'll put it in a new thread.

Hello Sam, if there is room, Amos wouldn't mind making a pen for someone either DOM or OS. Amos
P.S. Cisco the wood is always better over the seas.!Amos

Thanks Amos

There is still plenty of room for more players

This is exciting

A big welcome to our fellow pen turners from the TPS site who are now participating in this pen swap

Welcome aboard

Originally Posted by NewLondon88

I might need some help here. In the spirit of the pen swap and the possibility of pens going overseas, I jumped in the car and headed down to some places that has some decent (I think) 'exotic woods'. (ie. Rockler, Woodcraft etc)

One place had a sale on 'Australian burls' at a pretty decent price per board foot, but when I went to pay, it rang up as one board foot instead of 2.6bf, 3.1bf etc.. so I bought more.

The problem is, they're not identified except for initials. One says JZ, one says AM and one says MA.

Can anyone identify them from these pics?

The one that says JZ has some beautiful figuring in parts of it, but checked and cracked, so I'll need to work this one like a gem cutter, I think.

The first photo looks like AMboyna, The 2nd, MA? prob M4 as in Myrtle 4kgs, and 3rd, JZ ? about 6x6x2 ? I reckon J2 as in jarrah 2kgs. I had a good pick up about 12 years ago, I spotted and promptly bought a heap of "pine" 4x2s going cheap which was actually all KD HUON

HI Sam when do you plan on getting this going for??

Toni

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

HI Sam when do you plan on getting this going for??

Toni

HI Tony I understand your question. Starts February 1 and should be completed by end of March

How does that fit in with the new cherub

Fine, I'll do OS if I have to...just to fit in...


But first I'll have to get my new lathe, a mandrel, and some pre-drilled blanks.


Or are the blanks sent to us? Please explain the whole deal, I'm new to this.