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The bowl was a wedding gift, (a set of four) made in Georgia by my wife’s cousin. The candied pecans, (technically not a nut, but a drupe) are really tasty. Topping off the pecans, a Gold Eurostyle pen made from Pecan wood, (a member of the Hickory family, more info at the pecan wiki.) and was sourced from a fellow LJ in Georgia.
TimD, you sent this in the pen swap, right? (tagged this project PT2, as the blank was in the 2nd round of the pen turners swap) I know you harvested the Poplar yourself… was this from you’re back 40 as well?
The pen is approx 1/3” diameter at the bottom, 5.5 inches long, and is finished with a high-build friction polish, rather than butter and sugar.
This is the 7th item in my 30 day project/challenge
& auction.
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Karson
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posted 379 days ago
ScottB:
Do you have a typing error. This seems to higher up the list than the third item.
Great looking pen.
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Dusty56
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posted 379 days ago
A closer look / larger picture of the pen would be nice …you have two more boxes to add pix to : )
“The pen is approx 1/3” diameter at the bottom,”
So what you’re trying to say is the pen is more than 5/16” and less than 3/8”.........or 0.33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
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scottb
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posted 379 days ago
thanks for that catch karson, stupid copy/paste. Gotta read through after. This is lucky #7
Dusty, I’ll add a couple pix. Was trying to get this posted before I put the little one to bed. Was going to take a few pix of the whole weeks worth of projects this weekend anyhow.
1/3 of an inch… yep, you got it.
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Dusty56
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posted 378 days ago
Looking forward to the new pics : ) Have a great weekend !
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darryl
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posted 378 days ago
the wood has got a lovely creamy color to it, I like it.
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itsme_timd
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posted 378 days ago
Hey Scott, the Poplar was the only one in PT2 that I harvested myself. There’s some Dogwood in PT3 that I got from a friend’s yard. Very nice pen, I really like the color and smoothness of the pecan.
-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA
jockmike2
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posted 378 days ago
Great looking pen, looks good enough to eat along with the nuts.
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Profenceworks
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posted 14 days ago
Can’t beat Georgia pecans. I am luck enough that I get to walk in my front yard when I want some.
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