Thread: Texas Ebony

Nice looking pen. Pity about the white flecking.

Got to agree with Artme nice pen just a pity about the white flecking , but in the hand it may look completely different. Hard to tell in pictures sometime

I am glad everyone is different the white flecks are apart of the rot and decay that is going on in the piece of timber. it goes to show that what creates character for one does not for others. It's an amazing piece of wood i will try and resize the photo of what is left of the blank so everyone can see. Thanks for the opinions.
Darren

Originally Posted by bdar

I am glad everyone is different the white flecks are apart of the rot and decay that is going on in the piece of timber. it goes to show that what creates character for one does not for others. It's an amazing piece of wood i will try and resize the photo of what is left of the blank so everyone can see. Thanks for the opinions.
Darren

Look forward to seeing it Darren

Originally Posted by bdar

This is one of a couple of Cabaras from Brett and a piece of Texas Ebony from a good friend in Texas. Finishing and process is the same as the Purple heart American. The white flecks are not CA by the way it was in a state of decay but just a little bit. see what you think anyway.
Darren

Pretty job BDAR.
But the fingerprints that I found on the fountain pen, allowed me to find a producer of fountain pens done to Woodwork forums.
You are discovered.
Can i have more information on the " Texas ebony ".
I knew the African and Asian ebony, but not this one.
Furthermore it has an odd colour as the ebony

Darren, because we are so knowledgable, we immediately associate white flecks with incorrect CA application, but, the customers will love it with its unique white wood! Amos

Amos you are right we have quite a lot of knowledgable people here and that is to the benefit of us all. Managed to down size the photo of the Texas Ebony so you can see what it looked like before it started, as I said there was a degree of decay to the piece.

Kruger I do not have much info on Texas Ebony

www.arborday.org/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ID=154

This is a link from google about Texas Ebony hope this gives more info for you. The other piece I have is black with yellow sap wood, I will take a photo of it tomorrow if I remember to show the difference between the two pieces I received.
Darren

you thought ahead and took those photos so we couldnt say you stuffed up a finish good thinking

btw, IMHO the white specks make the pen look

Originally Posted by bdar

Amos you are right we have quite a lot of knowledgable people here and that is to the benefit of us all. Managed to down size the photo of the Texas Ebony so you can see what it looked like before it started, as I said there was a degree of decay to the piece.

Kruger I do not have much info on Texas Ebony

www.arborday.org/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ID=154

This is a link from google about Texas Ebony hope this gives more info for you. The other piece I have is black with yellow sap wood, I will take a photo of it tomorrow if I remember to show the difference between the two pieces I received.
Darren

They are't the same trees.
Texas Ebony is a
Pithecellobium flexicaule

And
African Ebony are DALBERGIA or DIOSPYROS

Norbert

Kruger one to get and i am sure they would grow in France is the Persimmon, it is related to the Ebony family and is sometimes called Black and White Ebony. I can't remember if it is Dalbergia or Diospyros, i have one piece in my stash of blanks somewhere but my cousin has about 100 trees on his property.

Stirlo YHO is fine mate i call it character lol.

To all things good.
Darren

Originally Posted by bdar

Kruger one to get and i am sure they would grow in France is the Persimmon, it is related to the Ebony family and is sometimes called Black and White Ebony. I can't remember if it is Dalbergia or Diospyros, i have one piece in my stash of blanks somewhere but my cousin has about 100 trees on his property.

Stirlo YHO is fine mate i call it character lol.

To all things good.
Darren

Yes, they can grow in France,i know it as "kaki", as other african or asian spécies but they are not european spécies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persimmon