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Can you make pens using wood I send to you? Yes, we can make pens using any type of wood supply provided that it meets certain criteria. It needs to be at least ¾” by ¾” by 6” with no knots or other obvious imperfections. What type of pen should I buy for someone who has arthritis? The designer pen is larger and can be easier to hold for someone who suffers from arthritis. Do you make pens using wood different from that which is listed? Yes. The wood listed is what we usually have available and is the most popular. However, we can make special requests for other rare/exotic woods. Prices can be quoted with an inquiry. How long will it take to get my order? We normally have all items listed in stock. We ship on Tuesday and Friday. We typically use USPS with shipping confirmation. Barring problems, most items should arrive about one week from purchase date. Who are you? GrumpyOldMenPens.com is run by two old Southern woodworkers. They have been making woodcrafts in various forms for over 20 years each. They have now decided to specialize in the creation of pens. Seen the About section for more information. Will the pen I get look just like the one pictured? Due to variations in grains and wood coloring each pen created will be unique and have slight variations, even from other pens of the same wood type or even from the same tree. Carl and Irvin strive to extract the best possible pen from each piece of wood they work with. Are your pens made using a duplicator? No. Each pen is cut 100% by hand. This gives them the characteristic of being truly hand made and allows the crafters to extract the best qualities from each and every piece of wood used. What are the descriptions of the woods? Ash (Fraxinus
Americana) There
are two very different types of Ash: Northern Hard Ash is very hard, heavy and dense, an extremely
strong and durable wood. So strong in fact that it is one of only two
woods used to make major league baseball bats. It is commonly used in
Electric Guitar bodies, fine furniture making and archery bows.
Southern Soft or Swamp Ash is a fairly
light weight wood which makes it easily distinguishable from Hard Ash.
Both are open grain woods, White with creamy white accents. Great choices
for clear finishes. Basswood (Tilia
Americana) Basswood is a lighter weight wood, normally white, but often
has nasty green mineral streaks in it. It is a closed-grain wood that can
absorb a lot of finish. A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color,
streaked and variegated with black, obtained from several tropical
leguminous trees of the genera Dalbergia and Mach[ae]rium. The finest kind
is from Ironwood A tree
of the southern Koa An
acacia (Acacia koa) native to
Snakewood - Letterwood The
beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus Brosimum (B.
Aubletii), found in Guiana; -- so called from black spots in it which bear
some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also called snakewood, and leopardwood.
It is much used for bows and for walking sticks. Pink Ivory Berchemia zeyheri Olive A Mediterranean evergreen tree (Olea europaea) having fragrant white flowers, usually lance-shaped leathery leaves, and edible drupes. Ebony Any of various tropical Asian or African
trees of the genus Diospyros. The wood of such a
tree, especially the hard black heartwood of E. ebenum or certain other
species, used in cabinetwork and inlaying and for piano
keys. Red Oak Either
of two eastern North American deciduous trees (Quercus rubra or Q.
falcata) having deeply and acutely lobed leaves and a saucer-shaped cup
enclosing the lower third of the nut. Black Walnut a North American tree (J. nigra) valuable
for its purplish brown wood, which is extensively used in cabinetwork and
for gunstocks. The nuts are thick-shelled, and nearly
globular. English, or European, Walnut a tree
(J. regia), native of Red Gum Any of
several Australian evergreen trees of the genus Eucalyptus, especially E.
camaldulensis or E. calophylla, having lance-shaped, aromatic
leaves. Satinwood A
deciduous tree (Chloroxylon swietenia) of
A West
Indian tree (Zanthoxylum flavum) having smooth, slightly oily, lustrous
wood. The wood of either of these trees, used for
furniture and cabinetwork. Mahogany Any of
various tropical American evergreen trees of the genus Swietenia, valued
for their hard, reddish-brown wood. Holly Any of
numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex, usually having bright red
berries and glossy evergreen leaves with spiny margins.
Cedar Any of
several Maple Any of
numerous deciduous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer of the
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