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  1. 8th January 2009, 03:35 PM #1
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    Question What Species Is This?

    OK, you wood pen turning Guys and Gals, I would appreciate some help to identify what species of wood this is?
    I put some BLO on the cross section piece to bring out the color and grain.
    The wood a very dense and quite heavy.

    I was given a quantity of these tree branches that are dry and ready to turn. They measure 1" to 1-3/4" in diameter that I think will make some great looking pens.

    Thanks for looking and looking forward to your input to help identify the wood.



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  3. 8th January 2009, 11:36 PM #2
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    Don't know what it is but it sure looks great.
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    I dunno either, but I reckon they'll look fantastic if drilled on an angle, to give a semi-crosscut effect!
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  5. 9th January 2009, 08:24 AM #4
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    Well you being in Canada, I'm not 100% sure, but if I saw someone in Aus with it, I'd be 99% sure it's Camphor Laurel. Yous hould have been able to tell from the distinctive smell while cutting.

    CL dos make great pens, especially when C-cut. I've done a few of them and they've come out great. Just be aware that it is a rather oily wood, which can cause finish problems, although I haven't noticed any with mine yet, but my stuff has been drying for 10+ years.

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  6. 12th January 2009, 01:15 PM #5
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    It looks like Lilac to me. I've got lilac bushes here and the bark looks like that to me.
    The purple inside looks like lilac, too.

    I know someone who turns little tiny wine goblets out of it .. small enough to put on
    a necklace or a keychain! Pretty unusual, and he sells a ton of them.

    You might ask Mike in Nanaimo, I think he turns it too.

    Couldn't find many pics of the wood. (tons of photos of the flowers)
    http://lh4.ggpht.com/_xOx8HIpOixQ/Rs...Q/P1030104.JPG
    http://www.spoonsofwood.com/baby-lil...op_479x600.jpg
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    Quote Originally Posted by NewLondon88 View Post
    It looks like Lilac to me. I've got lilac bushes here and the bark looks like that to me.
    The purple inside looks like lilac, too.
    Purple inside ???? *rubs eyes* ou mean the muddy colour on the turned part in the first image? I don't think we have Lilac here in Aus, so I'll go with that if it's one of your local timbers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NewLondon88 View Post
    It looks like Lilac to me. I've got lilac bushes here and the bark looks like that to me.
    The purple inside looks like lilac, too.
    I think you have nailed it. Just checked a pen I received in a pen swap from Canada and it was from Lilac and it has a faint purple tinge in it.
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  9. 13th January 2009, 04:30 PM #8
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    Took these pieces of wood to local tree farm and after some research confirmed it is Honeysuckle.
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    Um.. yeah. honeysuckle. That's what I said.
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