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After someone asked if I could do a whiskey barrel pen I decided to try out the concept. While this is not the wood from some oak barrel infused with alcohol and flavor - it is the first attempt at making a lower look like a barrel. It was fun and I plan to do it again with proper wood burning on the raised “bands” to really get that burnished difference.

Can’t hand drive the threads with this maple like I could the bald cypress. Debating whether I want to just buy a mandrel or try again with a bench press. Ultimate goal is to give this a little cross or crown so it looks a bit like a chess piece on top of the stopper.

Marquetry patterns. The art of polychromatic & decorative turning. 1916. Internet Archive

Happy Thanksgiving folks. Managed to get better burnishing on the “bands” of the second prototype. Actual barrel wood comes in tomorrow and I’m looking forward to seeing what it’ll look like when I’ve turned it from an actual piece of a whiskey barrel!

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Finally took some good photos of these guys.