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This is one out of 10 pen sets already posted as a blog – http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Grumpy/blog/6207#comment-239601
It is the one my wife & I decided to keep & the one most Jocks who had a peek favoured.
Made from Australian blackwood burl & finished with wipe on poly.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python































13 comments so far
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 398 days ago
Hey Grumpy;
Now your just showing off. LOL
This is beautiful! The idea for the base really adds to it as well.
Great work.
Lee
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Karson
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posted 398 days ago
Great design Grumpy. A nice set of pens.
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rikkor
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posted 398 days ago
Really nice Grumpy. Really nice.
Woodhacker
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posted 398 days ago
Grumpy you’ve made a great looking set there.
I’m curous about Autralian blackwood. Can you tell us a little about it…density, brittleness, grain texture, stability, etc.? It looks like a beautiful wood.
Thanks for posting it.
-- Martin, Kansas
Bigbuck
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posted 398 days ago
Very nice, I especially like how you made the pen holder.
-- Glenn, New Mexico
griff
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posted 398 days ago
Very nice pens Grumpy. They look great.
-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none
Grumpy
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posted 398 days ago
Martin. Australian Blackwood, some refer to it as Tasmanian Blackwood, but it also grows on the mainland. It is a fairly dense therefore heavy hardwood. Suitable for furniture, musical instruments, turning. Also used in flooring.
I found this piece of burl was a little powdery when I drilled it & it tended to gunk up the the drill flutes more than most other wood types. Easy to sand provided you go down the grades & will provide a very smooth finish. Turns well & takes a wipe on poly nicely.
Here’s a link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_melanoxylon
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
TomFran
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posted 398 days ago
Grumpy,
That is just gorgeous! You have done a great job, and that wood is amazingly beautiful.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
trifern
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posted 398 days ago
Great job Grumpy. Thanks for sharing…Triturn.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
jockmike2
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posted 398 days ago
Beautiful job Grumpy. Really nice job. Bob’s your uncle!
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Grumpy
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posted 398 days ago
Thanks for looking & your kind words Jocks. Much appreciated.
Joe I see your new name has caught on.
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Jiri Parkman
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Happy people have such a pen set on their table
-- Jiri
Grumpy
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posted 361 days ago
Thanks Jiri.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python