#351

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Spalted Beech and Chrome Ballpoint Twist Pen

SPALTED EUROPEAN BEECH - Fagus sylvatica

Spalted Beech is European Beech which has been attacked by a fungus. It leaves incredibly beautiful patterns running through the wood. Spalted Beech can be softer than standard Beech, however the fungus is totally inert and will not affect the performance of the wood in any way. With an oil finish, it can turn golden yellow/brown.

We didn't stay too long in Braunston, the weather wasn't good enough to open the shop but we had our promised dinner and a few drinks out at the Boathouse Pub on the canal side. We had also been trying to meet up with some boating friends who were in the area and the following day they were due to treat their daughter (over on a visit from China) to a meal out in the now reopened New Inn just past Norton Junction so we arranged an after dinner drink in the pub followed by coffee and cake back on our boat. It was a pleasant trip up the Braunston locks, through the tunnel (not one of my favourites) and past the pretty Norton Junction to moor up by the top lock of the Buckby Flight.

Whilst at our daughters house in Poole the week before I had picked up three packages delivered from the other side of the world containing pen parts, acrylic pen blanks and some rare exotic timber pen blanks that I was looking forward to turning.

Pen #351 was turned on the 27th July at Norton Junction on the Grand Union Canal.