by JakeJune 13, 2009
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.
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by JakeMay 30, 2009
This is really a neat pen. The checkerboard body was made by cutting a black walnut and poplar blank lengthwise making 6 1/4″ slices. These were then glued up to make a 3/4″ thick blank of alternating colors. After allowing the glue to cure, this blank was then sliced into 1/4″ slices and each slice was turned 90″ to create a checkerboard pattern on all 4 sides then stacked, glued, and clamped.
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