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Zebrano and Chrome Fountain Pen

ZEBRANO - Microberlinia brazzavillensis

Also called Zebrawood, Zebrano is a pale brown colour broken up by parallel darker streaks which create the zebra pattern that give this timber its name. Zebrano has a coarse texture, and the interlocking grain is generally straight. With an oil finish, Zebrano can turn a dark brown colour.

Turned  on October 19th 2014 from a nicely figured piece of Zebrano. I used just a few coats of boiled linseed oil and cyanoacrylate to finish this pen to retain the warmth of colour and touch of the natural wood. It was made whilst we were moored outside Lime Farm Marina on the Oxford canal.

1. Zebrano and Chrome Fountain Pen
2. This style of pen has a removable cap that can be posted on the end of the pen
3. Ready for sanding
4. A few days later the tail end of hurricane Gonzalo hit the midlands and stripped several of these trees bare.