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The most difficult timber blank ever to drill with a fearsome reputation of multiple splitting , burning drills, just downright tough.
New Guinea Spider Shell with the Pen resting on it.
Very nice looking pen Peter, the finish is bang on .. Have you had a pen from this wood crack on you? I have made a barron pen where one half cracked months after it was turned ...
Thanks everyone I once fell in love with a box of NG shells and thrilled to find the right one cause even though I have a couple more blanks the misery almost outweighs the effort. No Jim however I always say if you can select your blanks let them aclimatise even for years thats an answer. Felt for some time now I should not buy more blanks but there are always tempters for me. My worst expensives have been African Ebony where whole blocks are fractured and only appear as you cut them up. I have for my old age (must be now) a one piece African Ebony Carved Walking Stick worth a bomb, love it.