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Roasted Tiger Maple Flat Top Pen

Project by Tim Dorcas posted 384 days ago 638 views 2 times favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch
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A board was pointed out for me of Roasted Maple while doing my weekly search for wood. I instantly bought it. While the bulk of it will be for making boxes, I couldn’t resist cutting some up and making a pen. The picture doesn’t do the figure justice. It has a 3d quality to it.

Tim

-- www.responsetolight.com - A Woodworking & Renovation Blog & www.craftedbytim.com - I make. You buy.


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Napaman

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posted 384 days ago

very nice…the card is great too!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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Dusty56

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posted 384 days ago

do you have any other pix to post of it ?

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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woodworm

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posted 384 days ago

Beautiful pen. The pen box-cum holder too is beautiful.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

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woodyone

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posted 384 days ago

Very nice pen and a great design for the box. well done.

Woody.

-- Woody, UK

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trifern

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posted 384 days ago

Beautiful pen. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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Texasgaloot

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posted 384 days ago

Let me add my applause, too. Clever design on the box… hmmm… clever enough to “snitch” the concept… I’ve never heard of “roasted” maple until now. It looks breathtaking.

Thanks for posting!

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

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Jon3

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posted 367 days ago

Great looking pen. Never heard of Roasted Maple either. To what does the term refer?

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Tim Dorcas

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posted 365 days ago

I found this on the Internet:

“Maple is heated to very high temperatures in a vacuum condition. The Maple is then rehumidified in order to achieve a uniformly colored material. This achieves levels of greater consistency and dimensional stability. The resultant color (coffee) is similar to one of Black Walnut but the price is less expensive. “

The picture really doesn’t do the wood justice.

Thanks for the kind words!

Tim

-- www.responsetolight.com - A Woodworking & Renovation Blog & www.craftedbytim.com - I make. You buy.

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rikkor

11338 posts in 753 days


posted 365 days ago

Beautiful pen Tim. Really nice.

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