London Plane Wood

[Jim]

Well i believe it is? I got given a good bit of it today, so plenty of pen blanks that i can take to the Midlands show if interested ..

 

[Woody]

Well done Jim

 

[Indie Shed]

I've seen some nice pens made with that, I thought the grain on the far right was different to the other two, but it may just be a trick of the light?

 

[billyb_imp]

My favorite wood Jim, looks great when turned to a pen, if you have to much I am in the market for some

 

[wm460]

Lucky you Jim.

 

[lignaterrae]

Promising looking timber but sorry, it's not London Plane but some species of tropical hardwood ...

 

[Jim]

Promising looking timber but sorry, it's not London Plane but some species of tropical hardwood ...

Ah well, but Tropical sounds good Dave ..

Just to add that the wood is very heavy ..

 

[chas_41_uk]

The London plane I have doesn't look like those pieces you have Jim.
But they still look like they will make lovely pens etc

 

[billyb_imp]

Tropical / exotic, sound good to me, we will just have to wait & see

 

[Dalboy]

This is what my London Plane looks like from two different angles.

 

[Bill Mooney]

Whatever it is, lucky you

 

[Penpal]

Lovely scribbly grain great for pens.

Peter.

 

[billyb_imp]

I'm with Peter here, looking at the grain pattern, there's something in there just waiting to be released by a pen turner

 

[Gizmo3k]

Definitely looks darker than the London Plane bowl blank I picked up a few weeks ago. Need to turn that soon!

 

[bassethound]

Looks great stuff whatever it is mate!

 

[paulm]

Whatever it is, it looks like a good haul Jim

 

[Penpal]

The London Plane tree near me cuts whitish pink grows infinite burls from cut backs each yr that dont come to much for turning I did a massive cut back tied a rope to the towbar to keep the huge branches from falling on the house and me, cut it all down gave the lot away to a mate who equals Richard Raffan turns for a hobby makes latticed bowls etc genius to me, he turned the lot one year.The leaves look like Maple leaves to me. The timber you show resembles our Silky Oak of which there are several distict one ranging from fine ish grain like yours to larger medullary rays I was going to do an essay on these but time has reduced around me and closing in rapidly.

Peter.