Lucky find

[Halfcaff]

I went for a hike in the woods of Jacksonville, TX and found a hackberry log that looked like it was spalted on the end. I took it home and dried it. After it was dry I cut it up into blanks and to my surprise it was crazy looking. So I made a Majestic out of one of the blanks. It was a bugger to turn! There were a ton of worm holes, and voids, and it was hard in some places and like dust in others. I stabilized halfway through by soaking it in ultra thin CA which helped a lot. I sanded it down to 600 grit after finally working it down thin. Applied 6 coats of CA and then finished it to 12,000 grit micromesh.

 

[WoodNutOntario]

Well worth the trouble!!

Pen looks FANTASTIC!!!!

Andrew

 

[micharms]

Great pen! Well worth the effort to save the blank.

Michael

 

[Pioneerpens]

Nice job! Beautiful Pen!

 

[jbostian]

Wow that is very cool look wood and it made a great pen.

Jamie

 

[Mickey]

That's a real beauty and the price of the blank makes it even more beautiful.

 

[bubbatww]

Very nice and a great find..

 

[JohnU]

Beautiful Job! its these kind of results that keep me bringing home found logs and roots. Nice!!!

 

[gvanweerd]

that one turned out very nice. great job, and Lucky find.

 

[Halfcaff]

Thanks! Yeah, it seems like everywhere I go now I am looking around fence lines and wood piles for something special.

 

[Jim15]

Awesome pen.

 

[Mrs Rojo22]

Beautiful!

Robin