Hey Guys, this page is devoted only to pen blanks.  Species will be in random order as I'm adding or deleting sold lots.  Hope you see a few you can use.  

 
  

Found a great (and expensive) slab of old growth redwood lace burl.   If you never could quite figure what lace really looks like....see below.   Will be making some pen blanks, knife scales and gun grips out of this wood.  Best lace I've ever had. 

Got 'em broke down into some bite sized pieces below. 

Below is a couple of bigleaf maple cluster burl slabs.  They used to be one log....ripped in the middle now with a chunk taken  off of the one on the "gurney".......my own primitive little operating room.  Cluster burl differs somewhat from root burl.   Root burl generally has a more uniform burl that may compose the whole root ball.  Cluster burl tends to taper as it gets closer to the center of the log.....sort of like an ice cream cone....  The pen blanks listed below will have good figure and color.......you may recognize some spalting in these logs that shows up in the blanks.  The MPC is my designation for this burl........maplepencluster.....vs...MP for my regular maple burl...maplepens  

MP3,  $18.00 + $4.00 to ship, $22.00 total.  .  Bigleaf maple burl pen blanks.  Six pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long.  PIc is misted to show grain.    

MP22,  $18.00 + $4.00 to ship, $22.00 total.  .  Bigleaf maple burl pen blanks.  Six pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long.  PIc is misted to show grain.    ​

MP28,  $18.00 + $4.00 to ship, $22.00 total.  .  Bigleaf maple burl pen half blanks.  Sixteen pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 3 to 3 3/4" long.  PIc is misted to show grain.    

Two pics below are samples of the cluster burl with a little Danish oil and some polish. Really pretty hard to beat the figure and color.  

Maple cluster burl pen made by penmaker Dan Masshardt.   This pen was made from blanks similar to the below.  Look for another pen made by Dan way down at the bottom of the page.  Old growth redwood lace burl...beautiful.   

MPC42,  $18.00  Bigleaf maple cluster  burl pen blanks measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long.   Misted pic to show color. 

MPC83,  $14.00 +  $4.00 to ship = $18.00 total.   Bigleaf maple cluster  burl pen blanks measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long.   Misted pic to show color.  Note these don't have the figure intensity of some of the others...reflected in the price.  

MPC7,  $18.00 +  $4.00 to ship = $22.00 total.   Bigleaf maple cluster  burl pen blanks measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long.   Misted pic to show color. ​​

MPC8,  $18.00 +  $4.00 to ship = $22.00 total.   Bigleaf maple cluster  burl pen blanks measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long.   Misted pic to show color. ​​

MPC10,  $18.00 +  $4.00 to ship = $22.00 total.   Bigleaf maple cluster  burl pen blanks measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long.   Misted pic to show color. ​​

MPC11,  $18.00 +  $4.00 to ship = $22.00 total.   Bigleaf maple cluster  burl pen blanks measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long.   Misted pic to show color. ​​​

Buckeye burl pen made by wood buddy Rob Sanchez.........thanks for letting me use the picture Rob.  Shows the beauty of what's in buckeye. 

BP147,   $18.00  Buckeye burl pen blanks.  Six pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5".    Buckeye is a very porous and soft wood.  Stabilizing is good but not necessary.  Since soft wood can tend to tear when turning, lots of guys just turn to "round" depending on how it's going and then finish shaping with rough to fine sandpaper.  This will tend to eliminate tearing problems when you're almost "there".     Sorry about the poor pic guys....mist soaked in and made it "fuzzy"......   

BP149,    $18.00  Buckeye burl pen blanks.  Six pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5".    Buckeye is a very porous and soft wood.  Stabilizing is good but not necessary.  Since soft wood can tend to tear when turning, lots of guys just turn to "round" depending on how it's going and then finish shaping with rough to fine sandpaper.  This will tend to eliminate tearing problems when you're almost "there".        ​

BP156,  $16.00.   Buckeye burl pen blanks.  Ten  pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5".    Buckeye is a very porous and soft wood.  Stabilizing is good but not necessary.  Since soft wood can tend to tear when turning, lots of guys just turn to "round" depending on how it's going and then finish shaping with rough to fine sandpaper.  This will tend to eliminate tearing problems when you're almost "there".   Note these do not have the eyes/figure as my top notch blanks......therefore the lower price per blank.  Pic show 'em pretty well.  

 BP168,    $24.00  Buckeye burl pen half blanks.  Sixteen pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 3 1/2 ro 4 3/4".    Buckeye is a very porous and soft wood.  Stabilizing is good but not necessary.  Since soft wood can tend to tear when turning, lots of guys just turn to "round" depending on how it's going and then finish shaping with rough to fine sandpaper.  This will tend to eliminate tearing problems when you're almost "there".   Pics are misted and then "blotted".  The wet "shiny" look wasn't working.  This shows the wood well with no reflection getting in the way.    ​     ​

BP170,    $18.00  Buckeye burl pen blanks.  Six pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5".    Buckeye is a very porous and soft wood.  Stabilizing is good but not necessary.  Since soft wood can tend to tear when turning, lots of guys just turn to "round" depending on how it's going and then finish shaping with rough to fine sandpaper.  This will tend to eliminate tearing problems when you're almost "there".    Pics are misted and then "blotted".  The wet "shiny" look wasn't working.  This shows the wood well with no reflection getting in the way.        ​     ​

MZ121,  $15.00 + $5.00 to ship = $20. 00 total.  Ten manzanita burl casting blanks measure 3/4 x 3/ 4 x 5" long.  PIc is misted to show grain. 

.I38, $12.00  Desert ironwood, olneya tesota.  Four pieces measuring 3/4 x 3/4 x at least 5" long.  Blanks are misted to show grain.

I42, $​12.00  Desert ironwood, olneya tesota.  Four pieces measuring 3/4 x 3/4 x at least 5" long.  Blanks are misted to show grain.

RP3,  $18.00  + 4.00 to ship.   Redwood burl pen blanks.  Six pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long.  PIcs are misted to show color and grain.

RP9,  $18.00 + $4.00 to ship.  California redwood (sequoia sempervirens), tallest living thing on earth.  Six burl pen blanks measure 3/4 x 3 /4 x 5" long.  Excellent examples of redwood burl.  .  ​

 RP56,  $12.00 + $4.00 to ship.  California redwood (sequoia sempervirens), tallest living thing on earth.  Eight  burl pen blanks measure 3/4 x 3 /4 x 5" long.  These are nice blanks but not as much burl as I like when representing them as "burl".  Price per blank reflects that.  .  

A beautiful lace burl pen made from an old growth redwood blank similar to the below.   Made by penmaker Dan Masshardt....thank you Dan for sharing the pic.  

RP43,  $24.00 + $4.00 to ship = $28.00 total.  Old growth redwood lace burl.  Six pieces measure 3/4 x 3/ 4 x 5" long.  This lot came from the slab at the top of this page.  Lace like this is getting very difficult to find.   The wood is hard, dry, and has amazing figure.  There are some bark inclusions and/or pitch pockets......all a feature of old growth wood.  A drop or two of CA before turning will usually take care of that.    One dry pic shows good detail.  Second from the left shows some sapwood...light area. 

RP67,  $24.00 + $4.00 to ship = $28.00 total.    Old growth redwood lace burl.  Six pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long.  This lot came from the slab at the top of this page.  Lace like this is getting very difficult to find.   The wood is hard, dry, and has amazing figure.  There may be small bark inclusions or pitch pockets......all a feature of old growth wood.  A drop or two of CA before turning will usually take care of that.    One dry pic shows good detail and a misted one to give a hint as finished..    

RP68,  $24.00  + $4.00 to ship = $28.00 total.  Old growth redwood lace burl.  Six pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long.  This lot came from the slab at the top of this page.  Lace like this is getting very difficult to find.   The wood is hard, dry, and has amazing figure.  There may be small bark inclusions or pitch pockets......all a feature of old growth wood.  A drop or two of CA before turning will usually take care of that.    One dry pic shows good detail and a misted one to give a hint as finished.. .    ​

If you'd like some of the above pen blanks, please use the contact form below and I'll email you figures, etc.   Thank you, Rocky