Pine Pen

[Gary Max]

I ran into this pen blank over the weekend and had to have it.
After I bought it they told me the story.
It's Pine----cut down on 1872----and was over a hundred years old then.
I thought that some of you folks might enjoy seeing it.
Thanks

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Definitely on the neat side! this PINE appears to have some very close grain lines. Was it very soft? It doesn't appear the there is much if any deflection between the hard and soft areas.

Bruce

[Jim Ketron]

Great Looking pen Gary

Jim

[John Miliunas]

Gary, that looks super! Who'd of ever thunk Pine could look so nice on a small piece like that?! I'm impressed and nice job of turning, too!

[Gary Max]

Thanks everyone. I have been having a blast turning these pens. There's is a lot to making a good pen so this has been a learning process for me.
The part of it I like is they sell themselves. I sold several over the Thanksgiving weekend to everyone from relatives to my barber. It's funny sometimes I feel like a walking peddler, but I guess that ain't a bad thing.

[Jim Becker]

I'd never try that with "today's pine", but with that wonderful old-growth stuff with the tight grain, it's really striking! Nice job!!!

[Rob Littleton]

Thats got beautiful grain......

Did you have to protect it at all being softwood or wasnt it as soft as todays pine?

Nice job man.....

[Gary Max]

I had two blanks and trashed one drilling the 10 mm hole.
It is not as soft as new wood but it is still pine.
You really knew that when you drilled it.
It smelled just like a new pine 2x4 would have.
Thanks for all the kind words from everyone.