chestnut

So I completed two new kits for me today. The Derek is a gun metal finish. The blank is a buckeye burl with cast blue. The Blade is American Chestnut. A while back I posted some pics of pens and a seem ripper I made for my Dad and his sisters. I got the wood from their dad, my grandpa. No...

Hi and welcome to Charder Creations LLC! I am a wood worker in Central Florida that primarily fabricates live edge and resin river tables. Recently I discovered pen turning and started cutting blanks from the cutoffs of my tables. Although I don’t have time right now to start turning my own...

I have a few Chestnut burl blanks but they are not stabilized. Though do they have to be? I'm wanting to turn it for a customer and I just want to be sure it won't blast apart. So I guess all I'm looking for is where to buy one or info for how to stabilize one.

Years ago I helped clear out my Grandfather’s shop after he passed. He taught me to turn bowls. So, I GUESS I graduated backwards to pens. In the process of cleaning I acquired an American Chestnut board. My Grandpa had four children including my Father. I happened upon the board about a month...

These Gatsby pens ended up being a little different than I expected. The connections to the wood are more forgiving but not as sharp looking as I wanted. The cherry burl finished out much to my liking and the wormy chestnut really gives a nice brown accent to gold components. I dipped the...