Found in a Terrarium

[greenmtnguy]

I'm not sure what the wood is, but it is dense and very heavy. I was hoping for Desert Ironwood, but think I got something in the Rosewood category. Still makes a nice pen. It was in a Terrarium at a flea market.

 

[johnnycnc]

Amazing find, Alton!
That wood is fantastic.

 

[seawolf]

I saw a picture of a pen similur to that, they called it mountain teak.
Mark

 

[NewLondon88]

Wow .. looks like cocobolo!

 

[rjwolfe3]

Very nice, amazing what you can find in different places.

 

[hazard]

Probably malaysian driftwood. The heavy stuff in the aquarium hobby is usually this. Or that is what it is sold as.

Chris

 

[Ligget]

It is amazing where some of our wood comes from, that was a great find and it made a fantastic pen Alton, finish is awesome too!

 

[keithkarl2007]

sweet pen, i got a piece of bog pine in one of our flea markets. The guy said it was bog oak treated for a fish tank, the fool, didn't have a clue what it was

 

[Bree]

Great looking pen. Good job! Just remember that fish have been having sex on that pen!!

 

[Monty]

It's FIT wood (Found in Terrarium):biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Russianwolf]

There's also a wood I've never been able to get ahold of (Griffin Exotics has a listing for it but it's always sold out) called Desert Rosewood. Could be that also.

 

[cnirenberg]

Whatever it is, it sure came out great. Took a sweet finish too.

 

[louisbry]

Beautiful pen. Nice find on the mystery wood.

 

[hazard]

If I didn't say it before. Very nice pen.

If interested in more terrarium wood contact Jeff Michels at this site. He hundreds of pounds of the stuff.

http://aquaticclarity.com/

 

[Jgrden]

What a shine!!!!!