I have listed below the materials that I currently have in my
shop for pen making. I try to keep a good selection of materials, but if there
is a material that you want, but don't see on this list, just let me know. I'll
be glad to order it.
- Apple
Dense, close grained. The heart wood is a warm honey color
while the sapwood is almost pure white. Normally used for the heads of golf
clubs, so you golfers can now have a pen that matches your woods.
Apple Letter Opener
- Ash
Closely resembles white oak. Distinctive, strong grain
pattern.
- Beefwood
Australian Wood. Dark Burgandy color. Very interesting
lacelike grain pattern
- Bloodwood
African wood. Bright red color, graining similar to
Mahogany.
- Cherry
Ohio wild cherry. Close grained, a pink color that ages to a
deep red color. View some of my furniture, much of it is Ohio Wild
Cherry.
- Cocobolo
A Central American Rosewood. Beautiful swirling grain. Deep
brownish Black color with swirls of reddish and yellowish browns. My favorite
of the rosewoods.
- Deer Antler
Hard white antler. Harvested from dropped mule deer antler.
Mule deer drop their antlers each fall after mating season. Color tones vary
with the antler and the position in the antler that I cut the blank. I have
seen undertones of light yellow, muave, and light brown. Deer Antler Pen
- Ebony, Gabon
Hard black African wood. Takes a high polish. Some pieces have
swirls of brown through them. Ebony Roller
Ball
- Elk Antler
Bull elk drop their antlers every fall after mating season.
These are gathered from high in the mountains and I select the best for
turning. These vary from pure white with a light speckling of reds and blacks
to almost pure black with red speckling. Many variations in between. Aged
antler takes an antique ivory color that is very interesting.
Elk Pen
- Holly
Pure white, little or no graining. Makes a great accent
wood.
- Ironwood, Desert
Hard dense wood from Arizona and New Mexico. Dark Brownish
color with swirls of reddish and yellowish brown. Reminds me a lot of cocobolo.
Takes a high polish.
- Juniper Burl
Colorado wood. Juniper is very common here, but burls are very
rare. Swirling burl grain pattern. Creamy light brown color. Very limited
supply of this wood.
- Kingwood
A Rosewood from Brazil. Very stongly grained. Burgandy color
with black graining. Takes a high polish. Kingwood
Pen
- Koa
Hawaiian Wood. Varies from light brown through a golden red to
almost black. Some pieces have beautiful swirling grain. Koa
Pen
- Mahogany, Honduran
Dark red color, beautiful smooth grain.
- Maple
Hard white maple. Close grained. Takes a high polish. Light
creamy color. Maple Letter Opener
- Mesquite, Black
Arizona desert wood. Hard dense wood with a dark reddish brown
color. Grain structure reminds me oh Mahogany, but with more graining.
- Mesquite, Honey
Texas, New Mexico and southern Colorado. Similar to Black
Mesquite but lighter in color. Graining and color very closely resemble
Mahogany.
- Mesquite, Spalted
Black Mesquite that has birds eye like spalting in the
sapwood.
- Myrtle Burl
Oregan wood. Greenish tan color with a darker swirling burl
pattern through it.
- Oak, Gambel
Local Colorado wood. Most closely grained of the oaks, at
least in my opinion. Light tan color, very similar to white oak in color.
Interesting graining and medullar ray patterns.
- Oak, Red
Reddish pink open pored wood.
- Oak, White
Light tan colored open pored wood.
- Paloverde
Southern Arizona and Californian wood. Very similar to Honey
Mesquite but lighter in color. Creamy pink in color with distinctive dark brown
graining.
- Pink Ivory
African wood. Heavy, close grained wood. Bright (and I mean
BRIGHT) pink. Probably too much for a primary wood (unless you really like
PINK) makes a great accent wood.
- Rosewood, Bolivian
Bolivian wood. Dark burgandy color with strong black graining.
Takes a high polish.
- Rosewood, Hoduran
Honduran Wood. Dark burgandy color with strong black graining.
Takes a high polish.
- Silkwood
Arizona wood. A rare wood. Tan and brown swirling grain with
thousands of dark brown birds eye like features.
- Walnut, Nogal Black
Arizona and New Mexican wood. Looks like American Black
Walnut, but with a more striking grain pattern. Takes a high polish.
Walnut Pen
- Willow, Black
Brown wood with little grain pattern.
