Jmaxcy
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Honduran rosewood burl on an accord kit. Wood credit to @MysticMicro!
Any thoughts / feedback appreciated!
Any thoughts / feedback appreciated!
Honduran Rosewood Burl Accord
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Fred Bruche
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Nice work. The wood doesn't look like any of the HRB I have used. If I have to guess, I would pick spalted (burl-ish) of something like maple, or tamarind.
RKB
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Very Nice. That is a very "unique' piece of timber.
DavidD
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Really, nice! Though fairly certain that's not HRB
Very nice, the kit really shows the blank. Although not what one typically thinks of with HRB, I have seen HRB sapwood that looks a lot like that, so maybe it is all sapwood?
The sapwood on this one that I made shares at least some resemblance:
The sapwood on this one that I made shares at least some resemblance:
I did a little more digging and it seems like all sapwood HRB. I think I found the specific blank listed in this thread:
Post in thread 'Seven sets of exotic wood pen blanks - chittum, snakewood, more!' https://www.penturners.org/threads/...ks-chittum-snakewood-more.170722/post-2125345
Even so, can we ever really be 100% sure about what kind of wood we're using? I guess maybe if you cut the tree and mill the wood yourself. In any case, it's a pretty pen!
Post in thread 'Seven sets of exotic wood pen blanks - chittum, snakewood, more!' https://www.penturners.org/threads/...ks-chittum-snakewood-more.170722/post-2125345
Even so, can we ever really be 100% sure about what kind of wood we're using? I guess maybe if you cut the tree and mill the wood yourself. In any case, it's a pretty pen!
Jmaxcy
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You nailed it, that is indeed the exact blank used. Although I'd agree it does seem spalted and in some areas burled as well. Thanks for the compliments!
MysticMicro
Member
Just saw the thread - beautiful work!
The original blank was from a burl chunk that I cut down. Usually HRB chunks have come to me w sapwood chopped off. For whatever reason, this one had the sapwood intact. And the sapwood looked cool to me, so I made blanks out of it.
I get the confusion - it's not the heartwood, so probably destined to spark "that's not HRB" conversations forever. But at the same time...don't know what else to call it. Maybe, as w amboyna, time to go make up a marketing name or something - "golden hrb", anyone?
Regardless...I'm glad it turned out beautifully!
The original blank was from a burl chunk that I cut down. Usually HRB chunks have come to me w sapwood chopped off. For whatever reason, this one had the sapwood intact. And the sapwood looked cool to me, so I made blanks out of it.
I get the confusion - it's not the heartwood, so probably destined to spark "that's not HRB" conversations forever. But at the same time...don't know what else to call it. Maybe, as w amboyna, time to go make up a marketing name or something - "golden hrb", anyone?
Regardless...I'm glad it turned out beautifully!
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