Pine and Chrome Ballpoint Twist Pen
PINE
A pine is any conifer in the genus Pinus of the family Pinaceae. Pine trees are evergreen coniferous resinous trees growing 3-80 m (10-260 ft) tall, with the majority of the species reaching 14-45 m (50-150 ft) tall. Pines are long-lived, and typically reach ages of 100–1,000 years, some even more.
Pines are among the most commercially important tree species valued for their timber and wood pulp throughout the world. In temperate and tropical regions, they are fast-growing softwoods that will grow in relatively dense stands, their acidic decaying needles inhibiting the sprouting of competing hardwoods. Commercial pines are grown in plantations for timber that is denser, more resinous, and therefore more durable than spruce (Picea). Pine wood is widely used in high-value carpentry items such as furniture, window frames, panelling, floors and roofing.
Many pine species make attractive ornamental plantings for parks and larger gardens with a variety of dwarf varieties being suitable for smaller spaces. Pines are also commercially grown and harvested for Christmas trees. Pine cones are craft favourites. Pine boughs are appreciated in wintertime for their pleasant smell and greenery, and are popularly cut for decorations.
Pen #614 was turned on 3rd August 2016 at Bugbrooke.
It's a peaceful stretch of canal between Napton and Braunston and we stayed here for a good few days watching the passing boats and thunderstorms and catching up with making penstock for our next festival at Blisworth. We even managed to bump into fellow boater and blogger Maffi who very kindly gave me a log of cherry wood that he had started to season on his roof. It's not too often that I can get good quality English cherry wood so I will cut this log down into large pen blanks and finish seasoning them over winter to see what they turn out like next spring.
After a short evening cruise to Braunston we were very surprised to find a free mooring right opposite the Boathouse pub perfect for our stop off to meet up with local friend Richard and then later the same day Jenny and Chris all of whom brought some nice seasoned wood for me to add to my stockpile. We left again early the next morning, not so early that we would disturb people that managed to go to the pub the evening before, and then it was time to go up the Braunston locks, through the tunnel, down the Buckby locks and moor up a few miles further south in one of our favourite canal side villages Bugbrooke.
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