Yet another walnut gloat - Limited Time offer of Free Walnut Pen Blanks

[Mark Norman]

Well, yesterday was an exciting day for me. After turning the first piece on my new machine I was excited to see what was inside the smallest of the seven pieces of walnut burl I brought home a few weekends ago.

It is a crotch burl and was about 24" in diameter. So I gassed up the trusty Husky 350 and put fresh batteries in the Kodak. I was hesitant as to where to make the first cut and then just decided to split it down the middle and go from there. I got about twenty pics of the fun I had and just had to share.

I also have a proposition for all you creekers. I have several small cut-offs that are big enough for pen blanks. Likely several hundred when all is said and done. So for those of you that are interested, if you send me a SASE padded mailer I will stuff a blank or two in it and drop it in my mail box for you free of charge. I first have to get a new blade for my band saw but that should be on order in the next few days. Just shoot me a pm for my address.

Now for the pics of my gloat...

Prior to cutting it up...

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and then in half:

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Just a few minutes later I had some nice chunks of wood.

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[Mark Norman]

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Is there an alien inside???

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[Mark Norman]

Big enough for a pen blank or three?

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The floor in my workshop..

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And to think I have five more pieces much larger just waiting to see the business end of my Husky;)

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If still available I plan on going back next weekend and getting another truck load:D

[Bernie Weishapl]

Mark what a haul. Is that what they call walnut heaven???:cool::rolleyes: That ought to keep that big lathe a humming.

Oh and Mark the log under the tarp in the last pictures should do fine for pen blanks for me.:D:rolleyes:;):cool:

[alex carey]

this stuff is great, great gloat, those pieces are definitely big enough for pen blanks.

[Dennis McGarry]

Beautiful walnut!

Send me your address, I would love to turn a walnut pen!

[Jarrod McGehee]

Those are beautiful. Do you wanna trade that for something else? at least a blank or 2?

[Dave Halter]

That is some beautiful wood. Congrats again on the gloat!!

Dave

[Jim Kountz]

Wow wow wow. Did I mention WOW??
Im going to love seeing what comes of that haul!!

[Mike Minto]

beauty wood, eh? fantastic grain - looking forward to project pics. mike

[Mark Norman]

Dennis, pm sent

Jarrod,
I will trade for other quality hardwood, All I have is Oak and this Walnut to turn. I have already made a deal to trade for a piece of cherry from another member here. Shoot me a pm..

Have some patience guys, I need to get my monster lathe finished and tuned up. For right now I will get some anchorseal on them this afternoon.

I'll be slicing up two dozen blanks for the Freedom Pens project right away. Thanks Steve:D:D Great idea!!

Anyone want to turn a pen for the Freedom Pens project just mention it and I'll make sure ya get two or three extra stuffed in the SASE.

[Tom Baugues]

Very nice grain. That will make some very nice projects.

Tom

[Mark Norman]

Thanks Tom, and welcome to the creek.

[John W Dixon]

Mark that is some gorgeous wood. Just hang it on the wall as is. Looks like art already. Some of those pics you can just lose yourself in them as you start seeing faces and such! Very very cool!

John

[Mark Norman]

Thanks John,

Just finished turning my first bowl... and boy is It sweet.

I need to get to bed now, but I have lots of pics and even some vids...

Stay tuned!

[Brian George]

That is simply beautiful!!!
It seems to me that there really isn't a wrong way to cut up a burl. This journey here on SMC has been a tremendous inspiration. May you have fantastic good fortune with your turnings. Congrats!!

[Mark Norman]

That is simply beautiful!!!
It seems to me that there really isn't a wrong way to cut up a burl. This journey here on SMC has been a tremendous inspiration. May you have fantastic good fortune with your turnings. Congrats!!

Thank you Brian, I realy lucked out with this stuff and hope to make many round things with it:D