I really like to work with Leopardwood. It turns easily and has a very unique grain pattern. It is a wood that grows in the South American countries of Chile and Brazil. The trees can grow as high as 150′ and have trunks as much as 4′ in diameter. A medium to dark brown when finished the grain can put one in mind of the scales on a snake, or the spots on a leopard.
Leopardwood Sierra Pen
This particular pen took considerably longer to complete than it should have thanks to several interruptions. First and foremost, I just got a new job and that is taking a lot of my time (I’m not complaining, mind you) especially considering that I have been unemployed for the last month since the company I was working for finally decided to call it quits in this economy.
Second, and probably more pertinent was the yard sale that had my shop in a flux over the past week or so. Boxes piled up and bags o’ stuff laying about kept me from getting in and working on anything. I think all of that is in the past now and I can start getting my shop back to normal.
Additionally, and I don’t see how this could possibly affect my time in the shop, (add whatever degree of sarcasm you desire here) but I just started using Twitter as well. That can be a time vacuum that will suck the day right out from under you if you aren’t careful.
All that said, I have this one completed and a couple more in the pipeline, so there should be some more stuff coming out soon.
Till next time -
