#294

NOW SOLD

NB Dane Elm and Chrome Ballpoint Twist Pen

(25% of the selling price will be donated to the Narrowboat Heritage Foundation who are the owners of NB Dane)

EUROPEAN ELM - Ulmus procera

European Elm has is a light to medium brown, sometimes with a hint of red. With an oil finish, it can turn a beautiful golden brown colour. Unless, of course, it's been kept at the bottom of a canal for an awfully long time.

Narrowboat Dane was built by the Mersey Weaver and Ship Canal Carrying Company and used as part of their fleet. She was built in November 1946 and first registered on January the first 1947. Ade from A P Boatbuilding is currently restoring her on behalf of The Narrowboat Heritage Foundation, the work being done is rebottomed with new chine planks, kelson, stem post and soon to receive two new bow planks, gunwales, decks, new back cabin and engine room. The pens that I will be making from Dane are all from a heavy lump of Elm bottom plate.

This pen was turned on the 3rd of June 2015 in Stone Staffs, the weather was mainly flippin' gorgeous and I spent the whole day outside catching up on my pen turning. Again not wanting to waste any time I left the pen assembling to the following day. Not that it was bad weather, on the contrary it was fantastic again but we were on our way towards the five towns of Stoke on Trent and whilst Deb was in charge of steering the boat I was inside finishing the pen off and setting up the photo studio.