Birdseye Pine? - Tiny Wood Gloat & Project

In this case considering it’s use, the woods name should have been much lower than “Birds EYE” part of the chickens anatomy.
Oh the pens wow “eye” popping they came out great.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Great little score and the pens are gorgeous. Well done!
Looking forward to seeing what you do with the rest of it. Any ideas?

-- Brad, Oregon- The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first.

very nice, and Iv’e never seen birdseye pine before, looks very similiar to birdseye maple. Good job on the fountain pen, wish I had good enough hand writing to use such a nice pen, but my penmenship is probably only good enough for a carpenters pencil.

-- RStadler

Just to clarify. That is just ONE pen that I turned out. The last picture is a colage of the three sides of the same pen.

-- Jef Spencer - Refined Pallet - http://www.etsy.com/shop/RefinedPallet

Yeah the HD thing doesnt surprise me I heard of this stuff popping up Lowes as well. I always check for it at both stores when I go. You never know.

If they only knew the value of the wood on the chicken coop

-- thatwoodworkingguy.com ~Eagle America~ ~Woodcraft~

WOW – I’ve never seen birdseye pine before.

Seems to me like it’s time to disassemble some chicken coop boxes and run the boards through a planner.

-- Rich, Cedar Rapids, IA - I'm a woodworker. I don't create beauty, I reveal it.

It might be worthwhile to bring a chicken coop poop scoop next time you visit your brother and claim the rest of this wood for yourself. That figure would be beautiful on a piece of furniture. And you would have a great story to go with it! :)

I never heard of birdseye pine, but I’ll be keeping my eye out for it at the local HD & Lowes. To bad about the rest of it. Nice work on the Pen

-- Paul--- Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. — Scott Adams

Freaky neat. Thanks

-- Steve, 'Sconie Great White North

The lady that built our house used pine for the built-in’s in the den and in the master closet, and its filled with Birdseye pine boards. I have thought, many times, about pulling it all out and rebuilding everything with regular pine. Very nice score!

-- -- Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of a woodturner.

I just saw some at my local HD last week. If I would have know how beautiful it is as a pen, I would have grabbed it.

They look great!

-- Marc - Tucson, AZ

Very nice, won’t see much wood like that! Good gloat!

-- For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

Go back to your brother and take a replacement board along and switch the wood he used. Plane the paint off and you have the rest of the board to play with. Seriously, that is what I would do! This wood is worth doing that and while you are there, give your bro a smack backside of the head. ;-) LOL

Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

Gorgeous wood!!!

-- Frank, Mississippi, Handcrafted wooden rings - http://www.bentwoodrings.com

Very unique as well as nice looking wood. Great job on the pen.

-- Donnie-- listen to the wood.