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26th October 2012, 05:47 PM #1
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An Experiment
This pen was made by my son and it is his first attempt at making a pen. He has asked me not reveal what the timber is and has asked that members have guess at what it is. It came off the property where I live so hence the experiment with the timber. The finish is lacquer dipping. So any comments are welcome.
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26th October 2012, 05:51 PM #2
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Like the pen, particularly the blank!!
Timber has me stumped but may I ask if the timber is native to your area??
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26th October 2012, 06:00 PM #3
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Yes it is native to my area but my son wanted to keep it to himself because he is quite proud of his achievement at a new idea and his first attempt at turning. It is something I have never seen on the forum before. Although this timber was pretty unstable he really took his time at turning it.
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26th October 2012, 07:39 PM #4
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Bazza and Son,
Name of your timber Interesting and IMHO not neccessary cause I like it and have no interest in pursuing some just enjoying. There is not enough time to pursue every species. That is an interesting shape or feature in it well done that man looks like it bit back at one stage.
Kind regards Peter.Nil Desperandum
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26th October 2012, 08:03 PM #5
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Like the look Barry good to see the son is enjoying the pen turning also.
As for timber no idea but it looks great.
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26th October 2012, 08:37 PM #6
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My guess is mahogany chipboard
. Of course not, but what a great pen, how old is your son? It don't matter, give him a big thumbs up from me
undiesThose who can do, those who can't don't.....................I think?
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26th October 2012, 09:29 PM #7
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Good one Barry! as for the Timber--scratch -scratch! ???? Amos
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26th October 2012, 11:32 PM #8
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Congrats to the young man!! Well done!!!
I have no idea what grows there, so I can't even begin to guess......
Scott (might move there though) B
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27th October 2012, 03:22 PM #9
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Barry just been showing Sue. Sue suggested timber could be Hakea or Native Cork ??
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27th October 2012, 03:51 PM #10
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Nice work on the pen. Is it Mistletoe with some of the host timber?
It's only a mistake if you don't learn from it.
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27th October 2012, 05:27 PM #11
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My son Greg says thanks for all the great comments. Good guess Corbs you possibly have used it before it is a Mistletoe from a Yellowbox tree. He has been going around the property collecting all the fallen Mistletoe's but the trouble is he is getting a lot of waste because they have a lot of cracks in them.
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27th October 2012, 07:56 PM #12
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What did I win?
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29th October 2012, 04:02 PM #13
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Well done Barry's son
As for the timber I would never have guessed mistletoe
Cheers Rum Pig
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29th October 2012, 07:16 PM #14
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Originally Posted by Barry_White
Yep that was going to be my guess as well. I have done one very similar but in a streamline, Mistletoe can give a very interesting grain structure. the only downside I found was those little black ants that seem to inhabit mistletoe sometimes.
Nice pen by the way.I try and do new things twice.. the first time to see if I can do it.. the second time to see if I like it
Kev
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30th October 2012, 08:11 PM #15
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Fantastic looking pen. Love the mistletoe
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