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NOW SOLD (well mum's Christmas pressie anyway!)

Mahogany and Chrome Ballpoint Twist Pen

Sadly no pics of the finished product as we had to rush off with to the post office with no time left to set up my mini photographic studio.

MAHOGANY - Swietenia mahagoni, commonly known as the West Indies Mahogany, is a species of Swietenia native to southern Florida in the United States and islands in the Caribbean including the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola.

This pen was turned on 15th of December 2014 at the sunny end of the Atherstone visitor moorings jist before the old industrial buildings. The ducks and swans are well looked after here with a lady from the bungalow opposite coming out at least a couple of times a day with loaves of bread duck food. I turned this pen as a nice simple every day use kind of pen for one of mum's Christmas pressies. Its not just any old bit of mahogany though, this was made from an old house sign of theirs 'Kilnbrook Cottage' (possible to rent on the banks of the river Tivy in west Wales - (holiday cottage)) 

One of the things I love about wood turning is that you never quite know whats inside until the turnings done. The day after this pen was cut and glued I noticed a slight blemish had developed into a hole, I suspected a beastie was hibernating! Luckily it turned (literally) out to be a little feature inside the wood along a growth line. It looked quite pretty so i stopped turning earlier than intended and gave this pen a slightly wider top half.

1. The Old Cottage Sign - Lovely morning in Atherstone
2. On The Lathe Ready To See Whats Down The Hole
3. Luckily Its All Natural
4. Finished Ready For Assembly