tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34009267106273312782024-03-05T04:15:17.663+00:00The Pen Makers BoatHand Turning, and Selling Ballpoint, Rollerball and Fountain Pens Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160157609225841854noreply@blogger.comBlogger869125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400926710627331278.post-86720180380736239432019-12-02T17:32:00.000+00:002019-12-02T17:32:57.179+00:00#833 STORM<h2 style="text-align: center;">
STORM of 1987</h2>
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Pen #833 was turned on 20th July 2017 at Oxford on the River Thames.</div>
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After a turbulent few days with intermittent and subsequently failing drive we arrived at the safety of a decent mooring just off the river. The lock keeper was very understanding to our plight and agreed to let us stay well beyond the two days and didn't charge us for the two weeks that it took to get an engineer to remove some of out hydraulic drive electronics and replace them with a more basic but reliable system.<br />
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Usually here on a pen entry I give a bit more information about the timber that the pens are actually made from. Unfortunately, despite my best efforts I haven't been able to narrow down exactly what species this piece is from, but I do know exactly where it came from and exactly when.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the 15th October 1987 weather presenter Michael Fish said “Earlier on today apparently a woman rang the BBC and said she had heard a hurricane was on the way.” So began the most infamous weather bulletin in British history on the lunchtime news 30 years ago. “Well I can assure people watching,” smirked weather forecaster Michael Fish, “don’t worry, there isn’t.”<br /><br />A few hours later on the 16th October the storm hit w</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "fsemeric" , sans-serif; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: small;">ith winds gusting at up to 100mph, there was massive devastation across the country and 18 people were killed. About 15 million trees were blown down. Many fell on to roads and railways, causing major transport delays. Others took down electricity and telephone lines, leaving thousands of homes without power for more than 24 hours.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Buildings were damaged by winds or falling trees. Numerous small boats were wrecked or blown away, with one ship at Dover being blown over and a Channel ferry was blown ashore near Folkestone. While the storm took a human toll, claiming 18 lives in England, it is thought many more may have been hurt if the storm had hit during the day.<br /><br />The timber for this pen came from trees blown down in Burgess Park, Southwalk, London SE5, just north of Peckham. The local parks authority sold off timber sculptures to local interested residents, one of whom (a fellow boater) kindly gifted me some 30 years later.</span></div>
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Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067171498422254181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400926710627331278.post-37345542147902818162018-08-24T13:12:00.001+01:002018-08-29T12:55:07.079+01:00#992 Now Sold<h2 style="text-align: center;">
NB Birchills Oak and Chrome Premium Twist Pen</h2>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-c337c7f3-7d7c-3afa-d576-341ab5b9e685">Usually straight-grained, the heartwood of European Oak varies in colour from light tan to brown. Quarter-sawn pieces show attractive flame figuring. The wood is fairly hard, heavy and dense, clean but with the occasional knot. European Oak is a beautiful timber and with an oil<a href="http://www.goodtimber.com/cgi-bin/newbuild/menu_tools/wood_finishing/liberon_finishes/item_OLI/list_range/item_OLIXXOI.html"> </a>finish, the grain will turn a deep golden brown.</span></div>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-c337c7f3-7d7c-3afa-d576-341ab5b9e685">Birchills is an historic, ‘Joey’ boat with a small day cabin, built in 1953 by Ernest Thomas of Walsall, ‘Birchills’ it is one of the last wooden day boats made and was used to carry coal to Wolverhampton Power Station. This boat is double-ended and the mast and rudder could be changed from one end to the other. This enabled its use in narrow canals or basins where there was no room to turn the boat around.</span><br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-c337c7f3-7d7c-3afa-d576-341ab5b9e685">That old flaky gunwale went on to make a few very nice pens and I was lucky enough to be given some more wood by Ade at <a href="http://www.apboatbuilding.co.uk/">A P Boat Building</a> in Alvecote. This time a piece that appears to be from the old red cabin hatch surround.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Pen #992 was turned on 27th May 2018 at the Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association's 50th Anniversary Rally at Langley Mill Basin. Our Allocated mooring for the festival was actually on the Nottingham Canal.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Pen #989 was turned on 26th May 2018 at the Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association's 50th Anniversary Rally at Langley Mill Basin. Our Allocated mooring for the festival was actually on the Nottingham Canal.</span></div>
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NB Dane Oak and Gun Metal Premium Twist Pen</h2>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">EUROPEAN OAK - Quercus robur</span></div>
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Usually straight-grained, the heartwood of European Oak varies in colour from light tan to brown. Quarter-sawn pieces show attractive flame figuring. The wood is fairly hard, heavy and dense, clean but with the occasional knot. European Oak is a beautiful timber and with an oil<a href="http://www.goodtimber.com/cgi-bin/newbuild/menu_tools/wood_finishing/liberon_finishes/item_OLI/list_range/item_OLIXXOI.html"> </a>finish, the grain will turn a deep golden brown.<br />
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This particular piece of oak (probably English rather than European) is just a little bit special though. It comes from the rear cabin side planking of Narrowboat Dane. I was given a few off cuts by the superb craftsmen who were carrying out the extensive refurbishment to this historic boat.<br />
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The rotten parts of these rebuilt boats are usually used to stoke the fires that steam the new planks for bending to the hull's shape.Luckily these pieces of elm were too important to burn and have been properly stored. I wasn't sure how deep the rot would have gone and how deep I would have to delve into this piece to find stable wood. The pens I make from historic boat materials have been thoroughly tested by me to make sure that they will give pleasurable daily use.</div>
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Pen #993 was turned on 26th May 2018 at the Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association's 50th Anniversary Rally at Langley Mill Basin. Our Allocated mooring for the festival was actually on the Nottingham Canal.</div>
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Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067171498422254181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400926710627331278.post-44876362926639099292018-08-24T12:56:00.000+01:002018-08-29T12:52:25.305+01:00#990 Now Sold<h2 style="text-align: center;">
NB Dane Oak and Gun Metal Premium Twist Pen</h2>
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Usually straight-grained, the heartwood of European Oak varies in colour from light tan to brown. Quarter-sawn pieces show attractive flame figuring. The wood is fairly hard, heavy and dense, clean but with the occasional knot. European Oak is a beautiful timber and with an oil<a href="http://www.goodtimber.com/cgi-bin/newbuild/menu_tools/wood_finishing/liberon_finishes/item_OLI/list_range/item_OLIXXOI.html"> </a>finish, the grain will turn a deep golden brown.<br />
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This particular piece of oak (probably English rather than European) is just a little bit special though. It comes from the rear cabin side planking of Narrowboat Dane. I was given a few off cuts by the superb craftsmen who were carrying out the extensive refurbishment to this historic boat.<br />
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The rotten parts of these rebuilt boats are usually used to stoke the fires that steam the new planks for bending to the hull's shape.Luckily these pieces of elm were too important to burn and have been properly stored. I wasn't sure how deep the rot would have gone and how deep I would have to delve into this piece to find stable wood. The pens I make from historic boat materials have been thoroughly tested by me to make sure that they will give pleasurable daily use.</div>
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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 re-bottomed 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 and a replaced side plank made of oak.</div>
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Pen #990 was turned on 27th May 2018 at the Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association's 50th Anniversary Rally at Langley Mill Basin. Our Allocated mooring for the festival was actually on the Nottingham Canal.</div>
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NB Dane Oak and Gun Metal Premium Twist Pen</h2>
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Usually straight-grained, the heartwood of European Oak varies in colour from light tan to brown. Quarter-sawn pieces show attractive flame figuring. The wood is fairly hard, heavy and dense, clean but with the occasional knot. European Oak is a beautiful timber and with an oil<a href="http://www.goodtimber.com/cgi-bin/newbuild/menu_tools/wood_finishing/liberon_finishes/item_OLI/list_range/item_OLIXXOI.html"> </a>finish, the grain will turn a deep golden brown.<br />
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This particular piece of oak (probably English rather than European) is just a little bit special though. It comes from the rear cabin side planking of Narrowboat Dane. I was given a few off cuts by the superb craftsmen who were carrying out the extensive refurbishment to this historic boat.<br />
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The rotten parts of these rebuilt boats are usually used to stoke the fires that steam the new planks for bending to the hull's shape.Luckily these pieces of elm were too important to burn and have been properly stored. I wasn't sure how deep the rot would have gone and how deep I would have to delve into this piece to find stable wood. The pens I make from historic boat materials have been thoroughly tested by me to make sure that they will give pleasurable daily use.</div>
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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 re-bottomed 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 and a replaced side plank made of oak.</div>
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Pen #988 was turned on 26th May 2018 at the Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association's 50th Anniversary Rally at Langley Mill Basin. Our Allocated mooring for the festival was actually on the Nottingham Canal.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mature trees can grow to 20m (65 ft). The bark is reddish-brown with purple tones, and peeling. The yew is probably the most long lived tree in northern Europe, it can reach 400 to 600 years of age. There are ten yew trees in Britain that are believed to predate the 10th Century.</span></span></div>
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Is a material from trees that have been buried in peat bogs and preserved from decay by the acidic and anaerobic bog conditions, sometimes for hundreds or even thousands of years. The wood is usually stained brown by tannins dissolved in the acidic water. Bog-wood represents the early stages in the fossilisation of wood with further stages ultimately forming jet, lignite and coal over a period of many millions of years. Bog-wood may come from any tree species naturally growing near or in bogs, including oak, pine and yew. It is a rare form of timber that is claimed to be comparable to some of the world's most expensive tropical hardwoods.</div>
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Many thousands of years ago East Anglia was densely forested by gigantic trees. Approximately 7,000 years ago a rise in the sea level caused the rivers to back up and flood the fens, consequently the trees died standing and then fell into the silt of the forest floor. Due to cultivation of this productive land these trees have come to the surface.<br />
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Pen #995 was turned on 28th May 2018 at the Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association's 50th Anniversary Rally at Langley Mill Basin. Our allocated mooring for the festical was actually on the Nottingham Canal.</div>
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Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067171498422254181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400926710627331278.post-16979819657418979742018-08-24T12:30:00.000+01:002019-10-04T12:25:00.633+01:00#994 Now Sold<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Bog Oak with Gun Metal Premium Twist Pen</h2>
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Is a material from trees that have been buried in peat bogs and preserved from decay by the acidic and anaerobic bog conditions, sometimes for hundreds or even thousands of years. The wood is usually stained brown by tannins dissolved in the acidic water. Bog-wood represents the early stages in the fossilisation of wood with further stages ultimately forming jet, lignite and coal over a period of many millions of years. Bog-wood may come from any tree species naturally growing near or in bogs, including oak, pine and yew. It is a rare form of timber that is claimed to be comparable to some of the world's most expensive tropical hardwoods.</div>
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This particular bog-wood is oak and came from the Norfolk Fens, it has been carbon dated at 4280 years old.</div>
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Many thousands of years ago East Anglia was densely forested by gigantic trees. Approximately 7,000 years ago a rise in the sea level caused the rivers to back up and flood the fens, consequently the trees died standing and then fell into the silt of the forest floor. Due to cultivation of this productive land these trees have come to the surface.<br />
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Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067171498422254181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400926710627331278.post-56099433794160547122018-08-24T12:24:00.001+01:002018-08-24T13:40:00.699+01:00#996 Available<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Bog Oak with Chrome Premium Twist Pen</h2>
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Price ~ £32.50</h3>
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Is a material from trees that have been buried in peat bogs and preserved from decay by the acidic and anaerobic bog conditions, sometimes for hundreds or even thousands of years. The wood is usually stained brown by tannins dissolved in the acidic water. Bog-wood represents the early stages in the fossilisation of wood with further stages ultimately forming jet, lignite and coal over a period of many millions of years. Bog-wood may come from any tree species naturally growing near or in bogs, including oak, pine and yew. It is a rare form of timber that is claimed to be comparable to some of the world's most expensive tropical hardwoods.</div>
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This particular bog-wood is oak and came from the Norfolk Fens, it has been carbon dated at 4280 years old.</div>
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Pen #996 was turned on 28th May 2018 at the Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association's 50th Anniversary Rally at Langley Mill Basin. Our allocated mooring for the festical was actually on the Nottingham Canal.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mature trees can grow to 20m (65 ft). The bark is reddish-brown with purple tones, and peeling. The yew is probably the most long lived tree in northern Europe, it can reach 400 to 600 years of age. There are ten yew trees in Britain that are believed to predate the 10th Century.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Yew hedges are incredibly dense, offering protection and nesting opportunities for many birds. The fruit is eaten by birds such as the blackbird, mistle thrush and small mammals such as squirrels and dormice. The leaves are eaten by caterpillars.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Yew timber is rich orange-brown in colour, closely grained and incredibly strong and durable. Traditionally the wood was used in turnery to make long bows and tool handles. One of the world's oldest surviving artefacts is a yew spear head, found in 1911 at Clacton-on-sea in Essex. It is estimated to be about 450,000 years old. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">"Pippy" is a form of defect - or character - in the wood where it looks as though the wood has a case of the measles with little spots dotting throughout the grain.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Yew timber is rich orange-brown in colour, closely grained and incredibly strong and durable. Traditionally the wood was used in turnery to make long bows and tool handles. One of the world's oldest surviving artefacts is a yew spear head, found in 1911 at Clacton-on-sea in Essex. It is estimated to be about 450,000 years old. </span></span></div>
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Rollerball Pen in Teak from Dunkirk Little Ship Peggotty (Nayland)</h2>
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Peggotty's (previously named Nayland) claim to fame is that she took part in the Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, which took place between 26 May and 4 June 1940.<br />
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On 28th May Nayland starting take troops from the beaches out to the larger ships standing off-shore. As each of these ships filled up with troops they departed and returned to Dover. When all the ships had gone Nayland and the other small vessels starting transferring troops to the Anti-Aircraft Cruiser HMS Calcutta, which had been stationed off-shore giving much needed anti-aircraft cover to the small ships, time and time again beating off attacks from enemy bombers.<br />
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By 1900hrs on 29th May 1940 there were no more ships standing by to take on troops so the Nayland took the troops she carried directly back to Ramsgate. On 30th May she returned to Dunkirk and continued to ferry troops from the beaches to the larger ships.</div>
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On 3rd June 1940 Nayland returned to Ramsgate carrying a further 55 troops. She had rescued a total of 83 troops direct from Dunkirk to Ramsgate and hundreds, if not thousands by transferring them from the shore to the larger ships.</div>
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In July 1940 she was transferred to auxiliary patrol duties at Ramsgate and later she became a dispatch boat at Sheerness. She continued to serve the Navy until 17th July 1945. After the war her name was changed to Peggotty and she eventually went into private ownership.</div>
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The Nayland was originally built by Perkins in Whitstable in 1937 as a pilot boat.<br />
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Peggotty was restored in 2017 near Shepperton on The River Thames and we feel very privileged to have obtained some of the timber that was replaced during the restoration. </div>
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Pen #1001 was turned on 1st July 2018 at Stretton, near Burton-Upon-Trent on the Trent and Mersey Canal. </div>
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Rollerball Pen in Oak from Dunkirk Little Ship Peggotty (Nayland) </h2>
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Peggotty's (previously named Nayland) claim to fame is that she took part in the Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, which took place between 26 May and 4 June 1940.<br />
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On 28th May Nayland starting take troops from the beaches out to the larger ships standing off-shore. As each of these ships filled up with troops they departed and returned to Dover. When all the ships had gone Nayland and the other small vessels starting transferring troops to the Anti-Aircraft Cruiser HMS Calcutta, which had been stationed off-shore giving much needed anti-aircraft cover to the small ships, time and time again beating off attacks from enemy bombers.<br />
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On 3rd June 1940 Nayland returned to Ramsgate carrying a further 55 troops. She had rescued a total of 83 troops direct from Dunkirk to Ramsgate and hundreds, if not thousands by transferring them from the shore to the larger ships.</div>
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The Nayland was originally built by Perkins in Whitstable in 1937 as a pilot boat.<br />
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Peggotty was restored in 2017 near Shepperton on The River Thames and we feel very privileged to have obtained some of the timber that was replaced during the restoration. </div>
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Pen #1000 was turned on 1st July 2018 at Stretton, near Burton-Upon-Trent on the Trent and Mersey Canal. </div>
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NB Dane Elm and Gun Metal Rollerball Pen</h2>
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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.</div>
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The rotten parts of these rebuilt boats are usually used to stoke the fires that steam the new planks for bending to the hull's shape.Luckily these pieces of elm were too important to burn and have been properly stored. I wasn't sure how deep the rot would have gone and how deep I would have to delve into this piece to find stable wood. The pens I make from historic boat materials have been thoroughly tested by me to make sure that they will give pleasurable daily use.</div>
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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 re-bottomed 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 and a replaced side plank made of oak.</div>
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Pen #985 was turned on 2nd May 2018 at Norbury on the Shropshire Union Canal and finished at Fradley on the Trent and Mersey Canal.<br />
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NB Dane Elm and Gun Metal Rollerball Pen</h2>
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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.</div>
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The rotten parts of these rebuilt boats are usually used to stoke the fires that steam the new planks for bending to the hull's shape.Luckily these pieces of elm were too important to burn and have been properly stored. I wasn't sure how deep the rot would have gone and how deep I would have to delve into this piece to find stable wood. The pens I make from historic boat materials have been thoroughly tested by me to make sure that they will give pleasurable daily use.</div>
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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 re-bottomed 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 and a replaced side plank made of oak.</div>
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Pen #984 was turned on 2nd May 2018 at Norbury on the Shropshire Union Canal and finished at Fradley on the Trent and Mersey Canal.<br />
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NB Dane Elm and Gun Metal Fountain Pen</h2>
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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.</div>
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The rotten parts of these rebuilt boats are usually used to stoke the fires that steam the new planks for bending to the hull's shape.Luckily these pieces of elm were too important to burn and have been properly stored. I wasn't sure how deep the rot would have gone and how deep I would have to delve into this piece to find stable wood. The pens I make from historic boat materials have been thoroughly tested by me to make sure that they will give pleasurable daily use.</div>
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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 re-bottomed 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 and a replaced side plank made of oak.</div>
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Pen #983 was turned on 2nd May 2018 at Norbury on the Shropshire Union Canal and finished at Fradley on the Trent and Mersey Canal.<br />
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NB Dane Elm and Chrome Premium Twist Pen</h2>
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NB Dane Elm and Gun Metal Premium Twist Pen</h2>
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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.</div>
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The rotten parts of these rebuilt boats are usually used to stoke the fires that steam the new planks for bending to the hull's shape.Luckily these pieces of elm were too important to burn and have been properly stored. I wasn't sure how deep the rot would have gone and how deep I would have to delve into this piece to find stable wood. The pens I make from historic boat materials have been thoroughly tested by me to make sure that they will give pleasurable daily use.</div>
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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 re-bottomed 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 and a replaced side plank made of oak.</div>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-c337c7f3-7d7c-3afa-d576-341ab5b9e685">Usually straight-grained, the heartwood of European Oak varies in colour from light tan to brown. Quarter-sawn pieces show attractive flame figuring. The wood is fairly hard, heavy and dense, clean but with the occasional knot. European Oak is a beautiful timber and with an oil<a href="http://www.goodtimber.com/cgi-bin/newbuild/menu_tools/wood_finishing/liberon_finishes/item_OLI/list_range/item_OLIXXOI.html"> </a>finish, the grain will turn a deep golden brown.</span></div>
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Pen #980 was turned on 1st May 2018 at Norbury on the Shropshire Union Canal and finished at Fradley on the Trent and Mersey Canal.</div>
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The olive tree is an evergreen tree or shrub, it is short and squat and rarely exceeds 8-15m (26-49ft) in height. The silvery leaves are oblong, measuring 4-10cm long and 1-3cm wide. The trunk is typically gnarled and twisted.<br />
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Olive wood is very hard and is prized for its durability, colour and interesting grain patterns. Because of the commercial importance of the fruit and the slow growth and relatively small size of the tree, olive wood and its products are relatively expensive. Common uses of the wood include kitchen utensils, carved wooden bowls, cutting boards, fine furniture and decorative items.<br />
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Is a material from trees that have been buried in peat bogs and preserved from decay by the acidic and anaerobic bog conditions, sometimes for hundreds or even thousands of years. The wood is usually stained brown by tannins dissolved in the acidic water. Bog-wood represents the early stages in the fossilisation of wood with further stages ultimately forming jet, lignite and coal over a period of many millions of years. Bog-wood may come from any tree species naturally growing near or in bogs, including oak, pine and yew. It is a rare form of timber that is claimed to be comparable to some of the world's most expensive tropical hardwoods.</div>
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This particular bog-wood is oak and came from the Norfolk Fens, it has been carbon dated at 4280 years old.</div>
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Bog Oak and Chrome Premium Twist Pen</h2>
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Is a material from trees that have been buried in peat bogs and preserved from decay by the acidic and anaerobic bog conditions, sometimes for hundreds or even thousands of years. The wood is usually stained brown by tannins dissolved in the acidic water. Bog-wood represents the early stages in the fossilisation of wood with further stages ultimately forming jet, lignite and coal over a period of many millions of years. Bog-wood may come from any tree species naturally growing near or in bogs, including oak, pine and yew. It is a rare form of timber that is claimed to be comparable to some of the world's most expensive tropical hardwoods.</div>
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This particular bog-wood is oak and came from the Norfolk Fens, it has been carbon dated at 4280 years old.</div>
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Many thousands of years ago East Anglia was densely forested by gigantic trees. Approximately 7,000 years ago a rise in the sea level caused the rivers to back up and flood the fens, consequently the trees died standing and then fell into the silt of the forest floor. Due to cultivation of this productive land these trees have come to the surface.</div>
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Teak Wood from Dunkirk Little Ship Peggotty (Nayland) and Chrome Rollerball Pen</h2>
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Peggotty's (previously named Nayland) claim to fame is that she took part in the Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, which took place between 26 May and 4 June 1940.<br />
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On 28th May Nayland starting take troops from the beaches out to the larger ships standing off-shore. As each of these ships filled up with troops they departed and returned to Dover. When all the ships had gone Nayland and the other small vessels starting transferring troops to the Anti-Aircraft Cruiser HMS Calcutta, which had been stationed off-shore giving much needed anti-aircraft cover to the small ships, time and time again beating off attacks from enemy bombers.<br />
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The Nayland was originally built by Perkins in Whitstable in 1937 as a pilot boat.<br />
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Pen #811 was turned on 22nd June 2017 at Kintbury on the Kennet and Avon Canal.<br />
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DLS Peggotty<br />
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Peggotty's (previously named Nayland) claim to fame is that she took part in the Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, which took place between 26 May and 4 June 1940.<br />
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On 28th May Nayland starting take troops from the beaches out to the larger ships standing off-shore. As each of these ships filled up with troops they departed and returned to Dover. When all the ships had gone Nayland and the other small vessels starting transferring troops to the Anti-Aircraft Cruiser HMS Calcutta, which had been stationed off-shore giving much needed anti-aircraft cover to the small ships, time and time again beating off attacks from enemy bombers.<br />
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By 1900hrs on 29th May 1940 there were no more ships standing by to take on troops so the Nayland took the troops she carried directly back to Ramsgate. On 30th May she returned to Dunkirk and continued to ferry troops from the beaches to the larger ships.</div>
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Records show that the Nayland (Peggotty) went on to disembark a further 28 troops at Ramsgate at dawn on 2nd June and again at 0740 and 1120, so she must have been ferrying them from off-lying ships to Ramsgate harbour. During the hours of darkness she returned to Dunkirk where in addition to being attacked from the air the Little Ships were in range of the enemy shore guns and were under orders to only operate off the Dunkirk beaches at night,<br />
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On 3rd June 1940 Nayland returned to Ramsgate carrying a further 55 troops. She had rescued a total of 83 troops direct from Dunkirk to Ramsgate and hundreds, if not thousands by transferring them from the shore to the larger ships.</div>
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In July 1940 she was transferred to auxiliary patrol duties at Ramsgate and later she became a dispatch boat at Sheerness. She continued to serve the Navy until 17th July 1945. After the war her name was changed to Peggotty and she eventually went into private ownership.</div>
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The Nayland was originally built by Perkins in Whitstable in 1937 as a pilot boat.<br />
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Pens #913 and #914 were turned on 21st November 2017 at Seabrook on the Grand Union Canal.<br />
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