This pen was one that I’d actually forgotten I had a kit for. I was looking through my stock of kits for something else when I found it. The bushings that it requires to make as well as the necessary drill bit were also present, so I was set. I had some Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii) [...]
Archive for the ‘Padauk’ Category
14 Oct
Padauk Executive Rollerball Pen
Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii) is a bright orange color when it’s freshly cut but quickly fades to a pretty reddish brown with exposure to light. The sawdust is strangely sticky, clinging to everything it touches, metal, skin, clothing, etc. This makes it somewhat difficult to work with because the dust tends to pile up on my [...]
