White
House
Hand Turned Pens
Recently,
I was commissioned to create two wood turned pens made from trees planted at
the White House.
This
was my first time making them from "sticks" rather than processed
wood. I will admit that it was a challenge to lathe such tiny pieces of wood.
The wood is Calamandin
Orange from Eisenhower’s time in office. The second pen is Willow Oak
from Lyndon Johnson’s time in office.
I am very
pleased with how they both turned out. Display boxes were also custom engraved
on my laser engraver.
Both pens
became gifts for two special recipients. I was just brought some padauk wood
to create a new pen for the same gentleman with more requested pens to follow.
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