This wood came from a hardwood assortment, and I have not been able to identify it.
This standout design has a wider center band and a silicone comfort grip. The very durable low-luster brushed satin plating gives this pen a subtle and elegant look.
Accepts Cross-style ballpoint refills.
Holly is native to the Eastern United States where it grows to 50 feet tall with a 2-foot trunk diameter. It is a very uniform, pale white wood with virtually no visible grain pattern (although knots are not uncommon).
This pen’s clean lines, attractive clip and wide multi-beaded center band provide an attractive trim profile and design.
The gunmetal finish is classy yet understated.
Gunmetal, also known as red brass, is a type of bronze that was once used chiefly for making guns (it has largely been replaced by steel) and is still used for steam and hydraulic castings, valves, gears, statues, and various small objects.
Accepts Cross-style ballpoint refills.
Information on holly from the Wood Database.
Buckeye is native to the Eastern United States and typically grows to 50 to 75-feet tall with a 1½ to 2-foot trunk diameter. Buckeye is one of the softest and lightest hardwoods native to the United States.
A burl is taken from a rounded outgrowth, like a wart on the tree. It is filled with small knots from dormant buds resulting in the grain growing in a twisted manner. Buckeye burl has eye-catching reddish brown knots swirled with gray.
This streamlined pen has mystery, flair, and elegance plus a smooth twist mechanism. Epoxy coating on 24-karat gold plating ensures extreme durability.
Accepts Parker-style ballpoint refills.
Box elder is native to North America where it is most commonly found in the central and eastern United States. It can grow as large as 80 feet tall with a 2-foot diameter. It’s heartwood is frequently streaked with red or pink flames, the result of an anti-fungal produced by the tree when it is wounded. Box elder is sometimes called “ash-leaved maple.” It is technically a maple tree although its lumber is softer, weaker, and lighter than almost all other species of maple.
Stabilizing is the process of using a vacuum chamber to replace the air pockets in a soft wood with a resin, without or without an added dye. This process creates a stable, hardened wood blank that is safe to turn, is nearly impervious to moisture, and can be polished to a high gloss.
This streamlined pen has mystery, flair, and elegance plus a smooth twist mechanism. Epoxy coating on 24-karat gold plating ensures extreme durability.
Accepts Parker-style ballpoint refills.
Information on stabilization from The Wood Turners Catalog.
Bocote is native to Mexico and Central and South America. It grows between 65 and 100 feet tall with a trunk diameter of 3 to 5 feet. This eye-catching yellowish-brown wood has dramatic dark brown to almost black stripes.
This pen’s clean lines, attractive clip and wide multi-beaded center band provide an attractive trim profile and design. Epoxy coating on 24-karat gold plating ensures extreme durability.
Accepts Cross-style ballpoint refills.
Osage orange is native to the south-central United States where it grows to 60 feet in height with a 2-foot trunk diameter. Its heartwood is golden to bright yellow. It is popular for archery bows and is sometimes called Bois d’arc, which literally means “bow wood” in American French. It also produces more BTUs when burned than any other domestic hardwood and so is sometimes used as fuelwood. Osage is pronounced oh-sage or wah-zah-zhay.
This standout design has a wider center band and a silicone comfort grip. Epoxy coating on 24-karat gold plating ensures extreme durability.
Accepts Cross-style ballpoint refills.
Information on Osage orange from the Wood Database.
African padauk (most commonly pronounced as pah-DUKE) is native to central and tropical west Africa where it reaches heights of up to 130 feet with a 4-foot trunk diameter. Its heartwood color can vary from a pale pinkish-orange to a deep brownish-red. Because of its very unique reddish-orange coloration, African padauk is sometimes called vermillion. (Vermilion is a brilliant red or scarlet pigment originally made from the powdered mineral cinnabar.)
This pen’s sleek refined design makes it an exceptionally popular gift that never goes out of style. The very durable low-luster brushed satin plating gives this pen a subtle and elegant look.
Accepts Cross-style ballpoint refills.
Information on African padauk from the Wood Database.
Wenge (pronounced WHEN-gii or WHEN-ghay) is native to central Africa. These trees can reach 90 feet in height with a 4-foot trunk diameter. Its heartwood is a medium brown with nearly black streaks. With an oil finish, the wood can become nearly black and is dark enough to be used as a substitute for ebony.
With its luminous two-tone plating, this streamlined pen has mystery, flair, and elegance plus a smooth twist mechanism.
Chrome plating is a technique of electroplating a thin layer of chromium onto a metal object which is not only decorative but provides corrosion resistance, increases surface hardness, and eases cleaning.
Gunmetal, also known as red brass, is a type of bronze that was once used chiefly for making guns (it has largely been replaced by steel) and is still used for steam and hydraulic castings, valves, gears, statues, and various small objects.
Accepts Parker-style ballpoint refills.
Information on wenge from the Wood Database. Information on chrome plating from Wikipedia. Information on gunmetal also from Wikipedia.
Purpleheart, sometimes called amaranth, can be found in Central and South America, from Mexico down to southern Brazil. This tree can reach heights of 170 feet with a 5-foot trunk diameter.
Purpleheart starts out with a light lavender color that darkens to a rich purple with exposure to heat.
With its luminous two-tone plating, this streamlined pen has mystery, flair, and elegance plus a smooth twist mechanism. Epoxy coating on 24-karat gold plating ensures extreme durability.
Gunmetal, also known as red brass, is a type of bronze that was once used chiefly for making guns (it has largely been replaced by steel) and is still used for steam and hydraulic castings, valves, gears, statues, and various small objects.
Accepts Parker-style ballpoint refills.
Information on purpleheart from the Wood Database. Information on gunmetal from Wikipedia.
A chrome Gatsby dressed in olivewood. Buy this hand-turned pen at the Sliderturning Maker Booth at Makers Market 2019.
The olive tree is native to Europe and eastern Africa. Olive trees are typically between 25 and 50 feet in height with a 3 to 5-foot trunk diameter. Its wood is a creamy or yellowish brown with darker brown to black contrasting streaks.
With several subspecies and hundreds of cultivars, olive trees are commercially important wherever they grow. The olive is closely related to ash and lilac and is sometimes confused with Russian olive which is from an entirely different family of trees.
This streamlined pen has mystery, flair, and elegance plus a smooth twist mechanism.
Chrome plating is a technique of electroplating a thin layer of chromium onto a metal object which is not only decorative but provides corrosion resistance, increases surface hardness, and eases cleaning.
Accepts Parker-style ballpoint refills.
Information on olivewood from the Wood Database. Information on chrome plating from Wikipedia.
