Thread: First Buck eye burl

Boy that sure has a lot of colour. Fantastic blank, and looks like you've filled it well, as it looks smooth as glass.

Well done.
Russell.

Its a great looking pen. The timber looks like stone.

Got to try some myself.

Timberbits.

Looks wonderful.

I like that timber. You might have to CA fill a lot, but it's worth every drop.

what else can I say - absolutely superb!

Oh boy,just brilliant.

Sam, that is some blank and beautifully finished of course. Amos

Nicely done, Sam. Buckeye burl is one of my favorite timbers because you never really know what you will get blank to blank until it's round. It's always a surprise and it rarely disappoints.

Yours is a beauty!

Sam that is one fine piece of Buckeye Burl you have there. It is a timber you could turn all day. Your craftsmanship and finish are first class

That is one beautiful peice of timber. It is amazing the colour it has through it. Together a great looking pen. One of the best I have seen. Well done Sam.

Thanks everyone

I really enjoyed turning the one and look forward to many more. When the dollar does go up then we will look at some more and some of those Majestic kits they also look nice

As Al said they are all different the two I purchased had the same lot number but one is the blue grey colour and the other is cream it will be interesting what is inside.

Originally Posted by Simomatra

When the dollar does go up then we will look at some more and some of those Majestic kits they also look nice

Yeah, that darn $$. Just as I want to look at a bunch of things from the US, and the price goes up 40-50% And to complicate matters, I have to keep withdrawing my Paypal US$ funds in case the $$ does go up again, and it loses it's value. Now if only I was selling my boomerangs in US$ instead of AUS$, I'd be making that 40% back again, but I lose out both ways. Ahh well, the fun of international currency.

Russell.

Great looking pen sam. Burl is always nice.

hehe! you cannot beat mother nature for artistic talent , we may enhance and show it off but in the end she is the best ! Put a piece of man created plastic wood furniture against a real wood grained product,price and convenience are the killers,and a lack of resources in our consumer orientated world have a lot to answer for sometimes, thankfully we can still make nice stuff with very little impact on the environment ,using scraps and leftovers for beautiful objects like the one you have shown here,Simply the best