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  1. flexi

    Box Elder

    Hi all, I was asked for a couple of wooden Gold fountain pens... Well the first to fall from the pile was this piece of Box Elder burl, paired with an Omega Not sure where the blanks from, but I have a further 3.....well stabalised too:thumbs:
  2. flexi

    Red Levech

    Hi all, you never know what your going to get with wood and this was no different.... A lovely flamed box Elder blank with a bloody worm hole right through!!
  3. G

    Variations on a Celtic Theme

    The jewelry maker with whom I collaborated to make the standard model (ebony with CA finish - posted earlier in the week) wanted a variety of woods for his retail store. Shown here (L-R), the pens are done in (A) brown dyed Box Elder, (B) Bocote, (C) yellow-dyed Box Elder, (D) gray Tiger Oak...
  4. J

    Mistral Rollerball

    A Beaufort ink Mistral Roller-ball pen. Made using Flame Box Elder Melamine finish
  5. iandel

    Nice burr

    I'm a lucky turner. My neighbour just gave me this Box Elder burr. It's nice living next door to a tree surgeon :winking:
  6. Jim

    Stabilised Box Elder Burr

    This is from a blank i had made last weekend .. Made from Box Elder, stabilised and double dyed on a Gun Metal Omega ..
  7. Jim

    Box Elder Burr

    Top one Double dyed and semi stabilised playing with colours .. Bottom one stabilised and dyed Red ..
  8. J

    Nouveau Sceptre Fountain pen

    A 22k Gold and Rhodium Nouveau Sceptre Fountain pen . Made Using Stabilised Box Elder and finished with Lacquer.
  9. Penpal

    Spalted box elder burl

    Box Elder Burl been hardened thank goodness, I like the red flashes with the black spalting. Peter.
  10. GSteer

    Sourcing Box Elder Burl

    A colleague of mine really likes the look of the Box Elder Burr used by Johhny on the Mistral on this link: http://www.penturners.co.uk/wood-turned-items/16567-box-elder-burr-mistral.html I've taken a hunt around the usual places in the UK on my list but can only find it at Stiles and Bates...
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