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
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.
MPC64, $15.00 + $4.00 to ship = $23.00 total Bigleaf maple cluster burl pen blanks measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Misted pic to show color. Two pics, one 90 degrees to the first.
MPC25b, $15.00 + $4.00 to ship = $19.00 total. Bigleaf maple cluster burl pen blanks measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Misted pic to show color.
MPC83, $19.00 + $4.00 to ship = $23.00 total. Bigleaf maple cluster burl pen blanks measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Misted pic to show color.
MPC12, $19.00 + $4.00 to ship = $23.00 total. Bigleaf maple cluster burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Misted pic to show color. Two pics, one 90 degrees to the first.
MPC15, $15.00 + $4.00 to ship = $19.00 total. Bigleaf maple burl pen blanks. Seven pieces, four at 7/8 x 7/8 x 5" and three at 7/8 x 7/8 x 3 3/4 and 4" long. These have a few problems...some pits and a few bark inclusions...not a lot but they are there. One misted pic.
MPC31b, $15.00 + $4.00 to ship = $19.00 total. Bigleaf maple cluster burl pen blanks. Ten pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. These do not have enough burl to call 'em "burl" blanks. Price reflects that. Misted pic to show color. Seventh blank from the left is right at 5" long and 1/16" shy of 3/4".
MPC102, $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total Five Bigleaf maple cluster burl pen blanks measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Misted pic to show color. Two pics, one 90 degrees to the first. These are especially nice....great color and figure.
MPC103, $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total Five bigleaf maple cluster burl pen blanks measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Misted pic to show color. Two pics, one 90 degrees to the first. These are especially nice....great color and figure.
Bigleaf maple root burl pen blanks below. They'll be from pieces off the big chunk in my pickup.
MP64, $20.00 + $4.00 to ship = $24.00 total. Bigleaf maple burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Maple will often have some bark inclusions, typical of the species. There may be some in these blanks but generally, they're really solid. I cut out large pockets if I think they will make the blanks unusable for pens. Misted pic. These came from the large chunk in the back of my pickup above. Two pics....one showing the "best" side then turned 90 degrees for one more view.
MP77, $20.00 + $4.00 to ship = $24.00 total. Bigleaf maple burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Maple will often have some bark inclusions, typical of the species. There may be some in these blanks but generally, they're really solid. I cut out large pockets if I think they will make the blanks unusable for pens. Misted pic. These came from the large chunk in the back of my pickup above. Two pics....one showing the "best" side then turned 90 degrees for one more view.
MP79, $20.00 + $4.00 to ship = $24.00 total. Bigleaf maple burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Maple will often have some bark inclusions, typical of the species. There may be some in these blanks but generally, they're really solid. I cut out large pockets if I think they will make the blanks unusable for pens. Misted pic. These came from the large chunk in the back of my pickup above. Two pics....one showing the "best" side then turned 90 degrees for one more view.
MP95, $20.00 + $4.00 to ship = $24.00 total. Bigleaf maple burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Maple will often have some bark inclusions, typical of the species. There may be some in these blanks but generally, they're really solid. I cut out large pockets if I think they will make the blanks unusable for pens. Misted pic. These came from the large chunk in the back of my pickup above. Two pics....one showing the "best" side then turned 90 degrees for one more view.
MP97, $20.00 + $4.00 to ship = $24.00 total. Bigleaf maple burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Maple will often have some bark inclusions, typical of the species. There may be some in these blanks but generally, they're really solid. I cut out large pockets if I think they will make the blanks unusable for pens. Misted pic. These came from the large chunk in the back of my pickup above. Two pics....one showing the "best" side then turned 90 degrees for one more view.
MP98, $20.00 + $4.00 to ship = $24.00 total. Bigleaf maple burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Maple will often have some bark inclusions, typical of the species. There may be some in these blanks but generally, they're really solid. I cut out large pockets if I think they will make the blanks unusable for pens. Misted pic. These came from the large chunk in the back of my pickup above. Two pics....one showing the "best" side then turned 90 degrees for one more view.
Buckeye burl pens made by wood buddy Rob Sanchez.........thanks for letting me use the picture Rob. Shows the beauty of what's in buckeye.
BP94, $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Buckeye burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Two misted pics.
BP95, $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Buckeye burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Two misted pics.
BP96, $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Buckeye burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Two misted pics.
BP97, $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Buckeye burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Two misted pics.
BP98, $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Buckeye burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Two misted pics.
BP99, $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Buckeye burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Two misted pics.
BP100, $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Buckeye burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Two misted pics.
BP48 $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Buckeye burl pen blanks for casting. Ten pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 4 to 5"" long. Misted pics show two sides.
BP78 $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Buckeye burl pen blanks for casting. Ten pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 4 to 5" long. Misted pics show two sides.
BP79 $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Buckeye burl pen blanks for casting. Ten pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 4 to 5" long. Misted pics show two sides.
BP35, $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Buckeye burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Two misted pics.
BP36, $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Buckeye burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Two misted pics.
BP37, $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Buckeye burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. One misted pic.
BP68, $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Buckeye burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Two misted pics.
BP72, $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Buckeye burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. One misted pic.
SOLD to M...MZ90 $16.00 + $4.00 to ship = $20.00 total. Manzanita burl pen blanks. Eight pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 2 3/4 to 4 1/4" long. These are exceptional for manzanita which is known for cracks/checks/voids. Pics show two sides. There may be some hairline checks but any/all should be fixable with some CA before you turn them.
MZ91 $16.00 + $4.00 to ship = $20.00 total. Manzanita burl pen blanks. Eight pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 2 1/2 to 3 7/8" long. These are exceptional for manzanita which is known for cracks/checks/voids. Pics show two sides. There may be some hairline checks but any/all should be fixable with some CA before you turn them.
MZ92 $16.00 + $4.00 to ship = $20.00 total. Manzanita burl pen blanks. Eight pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 2 3/4 to 3 3/4" long. These are exceptional for manzanita which is known for cracks/checks/voids. Pics show two sides. There may be some hairline checks but any/all should be fixable with some CA before you turn them.
MZ93 $16.00 + $4.00 to ship = $20.00 total. Manzanita burl pen blanks. Eight pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 2 3/4 to 4" long. These are exceptional for manzanita which is known for cracks/checks/voids. Pics show two sides. There may be some hairline checks but any/all should be fixable with some CA before you turn them.
MZ71 $20.00 + $4.00 to ship = $24.00 total. Manzanita burl pen blanks for casting. Nine pieces will measure 7/8 x 7/8 x 5" long. I cut these a little ovresized to fit the larger molds. These have very nice color. Misted pics show two sides.
MZ72 $20.00 + $4.00 to ship = $24.00 total. Manzanita burl pen blank cut offs for casting. Sixteen piece will measure 7/8 x 7/8 x 2 1/4 to 5" long....give or take a hair. They Are casting blanks. : ) These have very nice color. Sapwood "ends" are soft so they should all be stabilized before casting. Misted pics show two sides.
REDWOOD BURL below.
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.
SOLD to DE.......RP59, $20.00 + $4.00 to ship = $24.00 total. Old growth redwood lace burl. Four pieces came from the best redwood slab I've ever had. Dry pic and one wet but the dry one show better detail. Four 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. These are exceptionally nice and they may have some small bark inclusions. I think any could be "curable" with some CA. I don't sell blanks that I think would not make a pen. .
RP46, $14.00 + $4.00 to ship = $18.00 total. Old growth redwood lace burl. Two pieces came from the best redwood slab I've ever had. Pictures way up at the top of this page. Dry pics of three sides and the forth side is wet. Two 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. These are exceptionally nice with minimal to no inclusions. That's why I'm selling them in smaller lots.
RP47, $14.00 + $4.00 to ship = $18.00 total. Old growth redwood lace burl. Two pieces came from the best redwood slab I've ever had. Pictures way up at the top of this page. Dry pics of three sides and the forth side is wet. Two 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. These are exceptionally nice with minimal to no inclusions. That's why I'm selling them in smaller lots.
RP48, $14.00 + $4.00 to ship = $18.00 total. Old growth redwood lace burl. Two pieces came from the best redwood slab I've ever had. Pictures way up at the top of this page. Dry pics of three sides and the forth side is wet. Two 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. These are exceptionally nice with minimal to no inclusions. That's why I'm selling them in smaller lots.
SOLD......RP49, $14.00 + $4.00 to ship = $18.00 total. Old growth redwood lace burl. Two pieces came from the best redwood slab I've ever had. Pictures way up at the top of this page. Dry pics of three sides and the forth side is wet. Two 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. These are exceptionally nice with minimal to no inclusions. That's why I'm selling them in smaller lots.
Sold.....RP50, $14.00 + $4.00 to ship = $18.00 total. Old growth redwood lace burl. Two pieces came from the best redwood slab I've ever had. Pictures way up at the top of this page. Dry pics of three sides and the forth side is wet. Two 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. These are exceptionally nice with minimal to no inclusions. That's why I'm selling them in smaller lots.
RP39, $25.00 + $4.00 to ship = $29.00 total. Old growth redwood burl pen blanks. Eight pieces measure 5/8 x 5/8 x 5" long. Two misted pics...second one is 90 degrees to the other.
RP61, $19.00 + $4.00 to ship = $23.00 total. Old growth redwood burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Two misted pics...second one is 90 degrees to the other.
RP68, $19.00 + $4.00 to ship = $23.00 total. Old growth redwood burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. One misted pic.
RP69, $19.00 + $4.00 to ship = $23.00 total. Old growth redwood burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Two misted pics...second one is 90 degrees to the other.
RP74, $20.00 + $4.00 to ship = $24.00 total. Old growth redwood burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Two misted pics...second one is 90 degrees to the other.
RP75, $20.00 + $4.00 to ship = $24.00 total. Old growth redwood burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Two misted pics...second one is 90 degrees to the other.
RP76, $20.00 + $4.00 to ship = $24.00 total. Old growth redwood burl pen blanks. Five pieces measure 3/4 x 3/4 x 5" long. Two misted pics...second one is 90 degrees to the other.
SOLD......R35, $22.00 + $7.20 to ship = $29.20 total. Old growth redwood stopper blocks with some burl in the upper row. Fourteen pieces. They'll measure 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 2" or more. Old growth has a chatoyancy factor that you don't see that often in second growth. This miste pic is pretty overexposed and the mist isn't uniform on all surfaces. I don't like to "soak" dry redwood so you're going to have to "guesstimate" what's there.
SOLd........R36, $25.00 + $7.20 to ship = $32.20 total. Old growth redwood burl stopper blocks. Fourteen pieces. They'll measure 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 2" or more. Old growth has a chatoyancy factor that you don't see that often in second growth. This misted pic is pretty overexposed and the mist isn't uniform on all surfaces. I don't like to "soak" dry redwood so you're going to have to "guesstimate" what's there.
SOLd......R37, $25.00 + $7.20 to ship = $32.20 total. Old growth redwood burl stopper blocks. Fourteen pieces. They'll measure 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 2" or more. Old growth has a chatoyancy factor that you don't see that often in second growth. This misted pic is pretty overexposed and the mist isn't uniform on all surfaces. I don't like to "soak" dry redwood so you're going to have to "guesstimate" what's there.
R38, $25.00 + $7.20 to ship = $32.20 total. Old growth redwood burl stopper blocks. Fourteen pieces. They'll measure 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 2" or more. Old growth has a chatoyancy factor that you don't see that often in second growth. This misted pic is pretty overexposed and the mist isn't uniform on all surfaces. I don't like to "soak" dry redwood so you're going to have to "guesstimate" what's there.
SOLd........R39, $25.00 + $7.20 to ship = $32.20 total. Old growth redwood burl stopper blocks. Fourteen pieces. They'll measure 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 2" or more. Old growth has a chatoyancy factor that you don't see that often in second growth. This misted pic is pretty overexposed and the mist isn't uniform on all surfaces. I don't like to "soak" dry redwood so you're going to have to "guesstimate" what's there.
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
