Wood is one of the warmest and comfortable materials for the construction of personal items such as writing instraments.
Click on any of the woods below to see the pens I have crafted from that material.
 Afzelia Burl (Afzelia Xylocarpa)
Unbelievable, swirly, unpredictable grain patterns with orange to golden brown to lustrous Yellowish red, Somewhat like Amboyna Burl in structure. Excellent turning wood.
Natural edge, bark inclusions and internal voids may be present and are not considered defects.
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 (Pterocarpus indicus - Laos) Made famous by Art Deco masters and so highly prized, it's often sold by the ounce, Amboyna burl is one of the rarest, most expensive and difficult to obtain burl woods in the world! An absolutely stunning burl!
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 The American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a large, deciduous tree of the oak family native to eastern North America. Before the species was devastated by the chestnut blight, a fungal disease, it was one of the most important forest trees throughout its range. There are now few if any mature specimens of the tree, except where it was planted in blight-free regions distant from its original range. Once an important hardwood timber tree, the American Chestnut is highly susceptible to chestnut blight, caused by an Asian bark fungus (Cryphonectria parasitica, formerly Endothia parasitica) accidentally introduced into North America on imported Asiatic chestnut trees. The disease was first noticed on American Chestnut trees in the Bronx Zoo in 1904. While Chinese Chestnuts evolved with the blight and developed a strong resistance, the airborne bark fungus spread 50 miles a year and in a few decades girdled and killed up to three billion American Chestnut trees.
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 (Prunus Serotina) Lovely pinkish burl with lots of tight eyes.
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 (Brosimum Rubescens- Central & South America) Also known as Satine and Cardinal Wood for its strawberry red to crimson red coloring.
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 (Cordia elaeagnoides - Mexico & Central America) Pretty yellow and black coloring - often highly figured with "eyes."
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 (Acer Negundo, US)- Creamy yellow background with candy red stripes.
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 (Guibourtia tessmannii - Africa) also called "African Rosewood" though not a true rosewood, Bubinga has a lovely Pinkish-rose color, veined with darker stripes and sometimes with mottled or "bee's wing" figure
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 (Cinnamomum spp. - Ceylon, China, Japan ) A killer Burl with Beautiful rose, pink and red coloring! Interesting intense medicinal or licorice smell when working. Really neat stuff
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 (Central & South America) Variegated purple to red mixed with brown and black markings.
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 Gaboon (Africa) Jet black to deep brown with black striping. Once a common accent wood in furniture, now used sparingly - one of the rarest and most expensive exotic woods on the market!
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 (India) One of the darkest of the true rosewoods. Very distinctive sort of cinnamon-spicy odor.
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 An incredibly durable Brazilian Hardwood it is one of the heaviest woods in the world. The wood is so dense it will not float.
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 (Brazil) - also known as Brazilian Cherry, jatoba is a reddish orange with occasional streaks of brown and yellow.
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 (Dalbergia cearensis) - A member of the rosewood family, this gorgeous wood has amazing depth to it! It has rich violet brown coloring shading to almost black with streaks of black, violet black, and brown appearing throughout this beautiful wood.
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 (Celebes and Sulawesi Island in East Indonesia) A gorgeous wood with a stunning array of varied hues of dark brown stripes on a rich black background.
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 Light tan to dark brown swirls, curl and eyes.
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 African Padauk Pterocarpus Soyauxii-Padauk is found in Central Africa. It is a vivid blood red with darker streaks. It is an attractive and durable wood, used in high-class furniture and cabinetry.
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 (Rhamnus zeyheri - South Africa) No, not the tusk from a pink elephant, but a beautiful wood from Mozambique. Pink Ivory, with its pale to hot pink coloring and lovely grain figure, is extremely rare and very difficult to find. Called "the royal wood of the Zulus" because of its importance in local customs.
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 (South America) Striking shade of purple when cut, darkens to brownish purple with age.
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 (California). Deep red/brown color with pronounced burl eyes and swirls.
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 (Dalbergia, stevensonii) A "true" Rosewood, rich purplish burgundy color and then lightens to brownish color tones over time.
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 Maple wood with a dark veins caused by a pattern of rot or bacteria in the wood that once stabilized often looks like a pen and ink drawing through the wood.
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 Light red in color, straight-grainied and soft in texture. A principal use is the manufacture of cigar boxes. Also a good choice for boat building, furniture and exterior moulding.
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 (SE Asia) Warm Brown tones. Used frequently in boat building as the oil content in the wood makes it highly resistant to rot and insect attacks.
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 (Tetraclinis Articulata - Algeria / Morocco.) Color is golden brown to red, highly figured with small eye clusters of tight burls.
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 Walnut, American Walnut, Black Walnut, Juglans Nigra-Black Walnut grows in the Eastern US and Canada. It is a dark wood varying from a purplish black to a rich red brown, varying from tree to tree. It is a very durable wood often used in making furniture.
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 (Frazinus americana) White ash has a bright almost white coloring with occasional creamy white accents. It's a very strong and durable wood. So strong in fact that it is the only wood used to make major league baseball bats. It is also used in fine furniture making and frequently in archery bows as well.
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 (Cordia dodecandra - Africa) Ziricote is quite striking in appearance often with “spider-web” or landscape figuring in shades of greys and olive greens with black.
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