G'day!
I have a customer that wanted to finish his trio of PSI Majestic fountain pens. He loves the weight and grandeur of them. Being a music teacher and piano player, he has massive hands and loves his pens long, so I use statesman tubes which makes them a half an inch longer.
This one has a beautiful piece of Australian Huon pine burl. Huon pine only grows in one region in the world, aptly named 'Huonville' in Tasmania. These trees are beautiful, and some are absolutely massive.
It isn't actually a pine, not too sure why it's named so, and is the only member of it's family.
It grows 1 millimetre in girth per year, extremely slow and can live for thousands of years. It is a true wonder of the world.
I'll attach an interesting link on Huon pine. If you haven't turned any, I encourage you to get some. Even the plain timber is a delight. It smells so nice too.
www.australianwoodwork.com.au
I have a customer that wanted to finish his trio of PSI Majestic fountain pens. He loves the weight and grandeur of them. Being a music teacher and piano player, he has massive hands and loves his pens long, so I use statesman tubes which makes them a half an inch longer.
This one has a beautiful piece of Australian Huon pine burl. Huon pine only grows in one region in the world, aptly named 'Huonville' in Tasmania. These trees are beautiful, and some are absolutely massive.
It isn't actually a pine, not too sure why it's named so, and is the only member of it's family.
It grows 1 millimetre in girth per year, extremely slow and can live for thousands of years. It is a true wonder of the world.
I'll attach an interesting link on Huon pine. If you haven't turned any, I encourage you to get some. Even the plain timber is a delight. It smells so nice too.
What is so special about Huon Pine?
Huon Pine only grows in the wet, temperate rainforests of South West Tasmania – on the whole planet! ‘Lagarostrobus franklinii’ (its proper name)
