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Padouk and 24ct Gold Plated Ballpoint Twist Pen

PADOUK - Pterocarpus soyauxii

Padouk is  vivid red with a distinctive contrasting band of white sapwood. Padouk may show interlocking grain in places and has a fine, even texture. Like all woods the colours do develop, the more vivid the colour the greater likelihood that the colour will change, not necessarily fade. Padouk can develop into quite a dark brown colour.

Turned  on September 12th 2014 from a very nice piece of vivid Padouk with just the merest hints of darker grain patterns. I used a few extra coats of boiled linseed oil and cyanoacrylate to finish this pen to retain the warmth of colour and touch of the natural wood and to also try and retain the colour for as long as possible. This pen was made whilst we were moored just past Sutton Stop at Hawkesbury Junction at the very start of the Oxford Canal, it's a historic boating location with the Greyhound being one of the best pubs on the system especially if the log fires are roaring.

1. Padouk and Gold Ballpoint Pen
2. Approaching Sutton Stop Lock
3. Lots of room to set up the workshop here