maple

Ok so here is my latest pen, again a gift for family and I think it's maple but not sure so I have supplied a image of the wood I used. Pen was turned in short/end grain just to see if I could ( why not ) making my own rules. The pen is from Beaufort ink first of many I think, good quality kit...

Hi all Needed to get away from it all and spend sometime in the workshop. Someone gave me a fair sized piece of field maple that they were going to burn on the log burner. I had sometime to myself and spent a few hours in the workshop........oh what bliss; the sound of the lathe, the shavings...

Who'se been a busy boy then. I think the platter is Elm, the goblet was a scrap piece of split Oak and the tea lights are made from Walnut and Maple bits. Trying to keep busy.... Cheers Frederick

Nothing too exciting, just a Maple rolling pin birthday gift. About 21"/530mm long, 2 1/2"/63mm in diameter with a mineral oil finish. It did make me wish for a longer tool rest. Pete

The centre band is maple with sheeps horn on either side.

Batch of various sport fish species for the Fly Fishing pen kit. Used some Curly and Birdseye Maple. Finished with 6 coats of MINWAX Clear Satin Polyurethane applied using my Dipping Method. Les

Not really happy with this one. Spalted Maple and Bloodwood. Seems mismatched.

Hi All, This was an enjoyable project. Maple burl and Chestnut stains. Maple burl handle. - YouTube

My neighbour, with minimal instruction and supervision, made her first pen yesterday using flame maple. I told her that I would show it off for her.

Hi All, I have a load of Maple burl that I got last year, great looking wood but can be a little boring. I decided to add a little colour and I am very happy with the results. Maple Burl pen. - YouTube

African Blackwood ( Dalbergia sp.) with spectraply chevrons in Maple.

Canadian Maple Leaf Gold with Chrome Sierra dressed up with a Rainbow Trout on a piece of Curly Maple. Finished with 6 coats of MINWAX WBOM Clear Satin Polyurethane. Les

Fly Fishing Rainbow Trout blanks along with two Sierra series Rainbow Trout all on Curly Maple. Finished with 6 coats of MINWAX Clear Satin Polyurethane . Les

Hi all, I am new to turning and to this forum (well, okay, I lurked a while)... Here are - for your criticism, or just a good laugh - my first efforts... just to say a bit about them. They are all dip pens, obviously. They are shown, left to right, in the order they were made. The first is in...

Maple and mahogany Tempest from Beaufort.

Hi All, First thank you for the add, looking forward to picking the brains of the more experienced craftsmen - as a total newbie to the art. I've turned 6 or 7 pens plus a stitch ripper, letter opener and a pizza cutter - don't ask) out of various woods including Oak, Walnut, purpleheart, maple...

Mahogany and maple streamlines.

Segmentation made with Alder from the firewood pile, Mahogany and maple veneer. Kit is a Sirocco from Beaufort.

Sirocco pen kit from Beaufort, using oak and mahogany with maple veneer

Bolt Actions with Caribou, Elk, Moose, Big Horn Ram, Mule and Whitetail bucks along with some Black and Grizzly Bear and Wild Boar. All done using Testors Waterslide Decal Paper on Curly Maple and finished with several coats of MINWAX Clear Satin Polyurethane using my Dipping Method Les