November Pen Swap

**Touchwood** · 8th November 2006, 10:03 PM

I got an express post bag today.

WOW:eek: :eek:

:eek:

what a selection ... dashed up to the shed to get out my 'encyclopedia' of wood - the bag of different woods I purchased off Rowie, all labelled, and proceeded to play Spot the Wood! Don't think I'll ever be able to use any of the 'cyclopedia as I'll never have that much selection!!

There was one unidentified one - English Elm I'm guessing.

Thanks so much for your generousity .. I'll also confess to ironing and reading the newspaper - was a bonus treat, 1923, got a few giggles out of it too.

JD

**Stuart** · 8th November 2006, 10:03 PM

Strewth - I still have to find time to finish the October pen, and 4 more blanks turn up

Think I need to get a new gouge.......

**rowie** · 9th November 2006, 12:24 AM

Originally Posted by Touchwood

WOW:eek: :eek:

:eek:

what a selection ... dashed up to the shed to get out my 'encyclopedia' of wood - the bag of different woods I purchased off Rowie, all labelled, and proceeded to play Spot the Wood!

There was one unidentified one - English Elm I'm guessing.

Thanks so much for your generousity .. I'll also confess to ironing and reading the newspaper - was a bonus treat, 1923, got a few giggles out of it too.

JD

thanx Jen

Glad you liked the newspaper

You don't get ads like that anymore

the Elm is slightly darker than the Iroko,furrier and tougher with a more prominant differerentation between summer/winter growth and has that checkerboard grain on the q'sawn surface rather than that whitebait type ray that the iroko produces.Once you turn them you will Know the difference

Toni, as far as themes go, I thought ''SUNSET'', but let the wood tell you what to do with it

.

**lubbing5cherubs** · 9th November 2006, 12:50 AM

must be the weather hubby sat down and read ours too. Hubby wishes our newspaper had the same interest. Front page story new shop opening not some one being killed or murdered. We enjoyed that very much
Toni

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 9th November 2006, 12:54 AM

I only got the Unemployment and Legal Notices. Buggrit.

Some things are just the same now as they were then... the rich growing richer and the poor getting poorer. [sigh]

**lubbing5cherubs** · 9th November 2006, 01:09 AM

perhaps there a job that pays you for working.

rather than owing you.
Toni

**Terry B** · 9th November 2006, 02:11 PM

Mine have arrived. Thank you. Not sure what is what. Great paper.

Thank you very much

**fxst** · 9th November 2006, 05:30 PM

if I sent the wood back could you rewrap it and send it back?
oh well more work I too haven't finished Oct. I did send a hold off msg but it didnt manage to fight its way thru the ether ...who knows 1 day in a galaxy far far away.........
Pete

**Touchwood** · 9th November 2006, 08:42 PM

I'll also confess to ironing and reading the newspaper - was a bonus treat, 1923, got a few giggles out of it too.

particularly enjoyed

the ad looking for 20 acres of land 10 mins from Melbourne!!! Dreeammin'
:eek: young lad wanted as office lad; girl wanted; women wanted .... wouldn't get away withit now (except in the personals!!)

the Elm is slightly darker than the Iroko,furrier and tougher with a more prominant differerentation between summer/winter growth and has that checkerboard grain on the q'sawn surface

yessss, got it right!

Thanks
JD

**soundman** · 9th November 2006, 09:59 PM

My little package arrived today

But what is what:confused:

there's a brown blank with lots of stripes looks like some sort of shee oak or something.
theres a yellowy goldy one with a grain like tassy oak.
theres a lightish browny one that smells musty... sandalwood?
&
theres a glossy light brown one that has prominent pores and is almost iredesant.
and a redish slip of something.

cheers

**Touchwood** · 9th November 2006, 10:18 PM

Bearing in mind I'm 'just a shelia' and going just on your descriptions, I think they are:

there's a brown blank with lots of stripes looks like some sort of shee oak or something. Bulloak
theres a yellowy goldy one with a grain like tassy oak.PNG Rose wood
theres a lightish browny one that smells musty... sandalwood?Vic Blackwood
&
theres a glossy light brown one that has prominent pores and is almost iredesant. Red Cedar
and a redish slip of something.Paduak

I'm happy to be corrected, don't want to be the bearer of false info

JD

**rowie** · 10th November 2006, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by soundman

My little package arrived today

But what is what:confused:

there's a brown blank with lots of stripes looks like some sort of shee oak or something.
theres a yellowy goldy one with a grain like tassy oak.
theres a lightish browny one that smells musty... sandalwood?
&
theres a glossy light brown one that has prominent pores and is almost iredesant.
and a redish slip of something.

cheers

I thought you would have refered to your sample selection I sent you last week

, the options I posted, and the choices you made:confused:

I'm guessing, Bulloak, Iroko, PNG Rosewood(smells like custard powder

), English Elm, and yes, a sliver of African Paduak (Pterocarpus soyauxii)just for you DJ

Which is related to the PNG Rosewood(Pterocarpus indicus )
Sorry if you are all a bit confused,:eek: but working out what it is is half the fun

**soundman** · 10th November 2006, 10:26 AM

Cheers rowie.... I'll have a closer look and smell.

cheers

**Fireman sam** · 10th November 2006, 05:27 PM

My pen timber arrived today looks great lots to choose from have to get the thinking cap on to come up with something different:confused:

thanks
Andrew

**rowie** · 22nd November 2006, 11:37 PM

How's everyone going with their pens?

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