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AcryliWood Turning Blanks and Pen Blanks

AcryliWood resin stabilized North American woods. Available in Natural and Dyed.

AcryliWood Turning Blanks and Pen Blanks AcryliWood™ is resin stabilized wood made from burl and spalted woods. We stock primarily North American species. AcryliWood stabilized wood is made with our proprietary stabilization process. The resin stabilizes the wood, adds contrast to the the grain, and improves turning properties of burls and spalted woods.

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Woods shipped will not be identical to the picture, but similar in appearance.

Please specify the species and color or lot number when ordering.

Note:
Standard size blanks are 5/8" x 5/8" x 5" or over
Jumbo size blanks are 3/4" x 3/4" x 5-1/4" or over


Spalted Yellow Birch (betula lutea)

This wood has high resin absorption, making its final density greater than water. These blanks all came from a unusual dead yellow birch. The tree was about 2 feet in diameter when it died. It developed numerous small burls along the length of the trunk when it was young. These became imbedded deep in the trunk as the tree grew. The tree was "on the way out" for may years, allowing the wood to develop a mottled appearance. I've dyed a few of these, but natural is my personal favorite. Birch has a high resin absorption rate and makes a hard blank.

$3.25 Standard Pen Blank (where available)
$3.95 Jumbo Pen Blank

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Box Elder Burl

Box Elder is a light colored, softer wooded member of the maple family. It is known for its ability to dye well and accept resin stabilization. It is a good turning wood with few inclusions. The lots below are all prime cut burl that are full of swirls, rays and eyes. The polished surface has great depth that doesn't show that well in the pictures.

All Prices are for Jumbo Pen Blank

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Wormy Maple

These blanks come from dead standing Northern Red Maple (acer rubrum). They have a relatively high resin absorption rate, and make a somewhat stronger blank than some of the other species.

All Wormy Maple blank prices are:
$3.95 Jumbo Pen Blank all colors

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White Birch Root Burl

This burl has swirls with scattered small eyes. It polishes out well.

$3.95 Jumbo Pen Blank

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Buckeye Burl (Aesculus california)

This is all very nice heavily figured buckeye burl. Like all buckeye, there are many small bark inclusions The colored areas are really more of a bluish black when finished. This lot varies between the two pictures shown in respect to the amount of gray/blue.

$4.50 Jumbo Pen Blank

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Cherry Burl

Our Northern Cherry (prunus pennsylvanica or prunus serotina) Burls are very dense on average with a large number of "eyes". Due to its growth habit it has significant variability in density which gives it unpredictable shrinkage during drying. Only the soft areas absorb significant amounts of resin during stabilization. Appearance is very similar to untreated burl with greatly improved turning characteristics.

$3.25 Standard Pen Blank
$3.95 Jumbo Pen Blank

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Spalted Hackberry

The blank pictured is 45° cross cut. We have a limited supply in 45°cross cut, 90° cross cut, and straight cut. There are a significant number of worm holes in most of the blanks.

$4.95 Jumbo Pen Blank 45° and 90°
$3.95 Jumbo Pen Blank straight cut (The straight cut are somewhat darker and have less spalt lines)

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Spalted Northern Ironwood

These blanks are from Northern Ironwood (ostrya virginiana). Green unspalted Northern ironwood is quite boring, with a mostly white, extremely dense wood. Northern Ironwood develops beautiful whorls of brown streaking when spalted. It reminds me of a chocolate swirl cake. Due to the density, stabilizing can be tricky. Heavily spalted areas take resin easily, while unspalted areas take virtually none. We have found that occasionally there may be hidden soft spalted spots where the resin couldn't find a pathway inside. The easiest way to handle this is to treat the area with CA glue, or contact us for a replacement blank. It makes a hard blank and generally turns well. Due to its hardness chipping can be a problem.

$3.25 Standard Pen Blank (where available)
$3.95 Jumbo Pen Blank

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Spalted Maple

These blanks come from Northern Red Maple and Sugar Maple. Most of this wood comes from figured crotches and stumps found in logged areas.

$3.25 Standard Pen Blank (where available)
$3.95 Jumbo Pen Blank

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Mill Burl

This isn't real burl, but a unique man made material made from a specially processed type of waferboard. It has a high polymer resin content and a slight pearlescent appearance. It may contain some very small voids.

$3.25 Standard Pen Blank
$3.95 Jumbo Pen Blank

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Western Big Leaf Maple Burl

This burl is full of lots of small eyes. It has a relatively high resin absorption rate, and makes a somewhat stronger blank than some of the other species.

$3.25 Standard Pen Blank
$3.95 Jumbo Pen Blank

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Myrtlewood Burl

$3.95 Jumbo Pen Blank

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Spalted Figured Oak

We have a limited quantity of this spalted Oak. They have good resin content and polishes to a high shine. Most more figuring than the blank shown.

$3.25 Standard size pen blank (these are mostly slightly under 3/4" x 3/4" square and 5-1/4" long).

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Redwood Burl

$3.95 Jumbo Pen Blank

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Black Walnut

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Gold Color Corn Cobs

Available in regular size for cigar pens and small for slimlines. These are usually supplied as unmatched half blanks.

Quantity 1 to 4: $5.25 each
Quantity 5 to 29: $4.25 each
Quantity 30+ : $3.50 each

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Light Green Color Corn Cobs

(Varies between yellow-green and aqua.) These are provided in pairs of 2 1/2" unmatched half blanks.

Quantity 1 to 4: $5.25 each
Quantity 5 to 29: $4.25 each
Quantity 30+ : $3.50 each

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Turquoise Blue Color Corn Cobs

These are provided in pairs of 2-1/2" unmatched half blanks.

Quantity 1 to 4: $5.25 each
Quantity 5 to 29: $4.25 each
Quantity 30+ : $3.50 each

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Dye Process: Many people believe that dye only penetrates the outer layer of the wood. That is true for a dipping process. We use a multiple cycle pressure process that forces the dye through the volume of the wood.

Dye absorption is affected primarily by the wood density and cell structure, and less by distance from the surface. Some of the most striking effects are obtained on spalted woods with significant variations in wood density. The dye is most readily absorbed by the softer areas, adding color contrast to the wood.

Quality: We do our best to inspect everything we sell. Wood is a natural material and may occasionally have a significant defect that isn't visible before turning to size. If you receive a blank that you find is not usable, please let us know so that we can send you a replacement. We don't want you to go away unhappy!

The heat required in the stabilization process will sometimes cause the blank to cure with a slight permanent bow. A small warp is normally not significant because the blank is normally cut in half before drilling and turning for pen making. If you intend to use stabilized pen blanks for an application where any warp will be problem, please let us know when you order.

 

        

 


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