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Dan Williams
02-02-2007, 2:42 PM
Does anyone here know where I can get my hands on some big pine cones? I am wanting to try making some pens out of them. I want to turm Cigar pens so they need to be big.
Rich Stewart
02-02-2007, 2:46 PM
Washington State. They got some big ones there.
Travis Hirst
02-02-2007, 2:48 PM
How big you want. I can take a look around the house and close by areas and see what I can come up with for you. Let me know how big. Never thought of turning a pine cone before, does it work?
Travis
Dario Octaviano
02-02-2007, 2:55 PM
Travis,
It does work, makes awesome pens too...note that all the outer part will be removed and only the core will be used.
Dan Williams
02-02-2007, 3:06 PM
How big you want. I can take a look around the house and close by areas and see what I can come up with for you. Let me know how big. Never thought of turning a pine cone before, does it work?
Travis I would like the core to be at least 3/4" thick an at least 5 1/2 to 6"s long . If you can find a bunch I will buy them. Let me know. THANK YOU
Dan Williams
02-02-2007, 3:10 PM
I have seen pine cone pens, they really look nice. I only have small pine cones here. If you can find me some that would be wonderful>:)
Travis Hirst
02-02-2007, 4:07 PM
See what I can do for ya this weekend. I'll pm ya Monday morning.
Travis
Dan Williams
02-02-2007, 4:18 PM
See what I can do for ya this weekend. I'll pm ya Monday morning.
Travis
Thank you Travis
Martin Shupe
02-02-2007, 7:41 PM
I think what you are looking for might be Sugar pine, Coulter pine, or Digger pine. These are the largest pine cones I know of in NA.
Sugar pine can be found in some of the camping areas around Lake Tahoe. I believe Coulter and Digger (very similar) are found in California. You can probably google a range map for each on the internet.
I would like to see what a pen from a pine cone looks like. Can anyone post pictures?
Bruce Boone
02-02-2007, 10:07 PM
Here's one from Toni in Australia.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/uploads/aussie_chick/2006112522404_pine%20cone%20sierra.JPG
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