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Pen Blanks
Woodturning is a craft of simplicity and finesse. The finest woodturners can produce pens with high luster and an ultra-smooth finish. At Cook Woods, we understand that such precision requires quality pen blanks. That's why we cut our exotic and domestic wood species with care, tailoring our hardwood selection to include color, figure, and burl. Discover wood blanks from around the world that both novice and expert turners will enjoy. Take your pens to the next level with the finest quality pen blanks from Cook Woods!
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Tiger Myrtle Pen Blank - 3/4"
Myrtle, Umbellularia californica, is one of the most valued and important turning woods in the Northwest USA along the Southern Oregon and Northern California coastline. Its a fantastic beginner wood as it is easy to turn and drill with unique patterns and colors in each blank. Seasoned turners will enjoy the ease with which it works, the smooth natural polish and the stunning patterns this wood can encompass. Beginner.
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Myrtle Pen Blank, Burl - 3/4"
Myrtle, Umbelaria californica, is one of the most valued and important turning woods in the Northwest USA along the Southern Oregon and Northern California Coast line. Its a fantastic beginner wood as it is easy to turn and drill with unique patterns and colors in each blank. Seasoned turners will enjoy the ease with which it works, the smooth natural polish and the stunning patterns this wood can encompass. Beginner
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Myrtle Pen Blank, Figured - 3/4"
Myrtle, Umbellularia californica, is one of the most valued and important turning woods in the Northwest USA along the Southern Oregon and Northern California coastline. Its a fantastic beginner wood as it is easy to turn and drill with unique patterns and colors in each blank. Seasoned turners will enjoy the ease with which it works, the smooth natural polish and the stunning patterns this wood can encompass. Beginner.
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Myrtle Pen Blank, Standard - 3/4"
Myrtle, Umbellularia californica, is one of the most valued and important turning woods in the Northwest USA along the Southern Oregon and Northern California Coast line. It’s a fantastic beginner wood as it is easy to turn and drill with unique patterns and colors in each blank. Seasoned turners will enjoy the ease with which it works, the smooth natural polish and the stunning patterns this wood can encompass. Beginner.
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Patagonian Rosewood- 3/4"
Nice dense tropical hardwood. Warm red & brown tones with darker color streaks. This species is easy to work and takes a high natural polish. Beginner
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Bloodwood Pen Blank
Bloodwood turns well with sharp tools. It takes a glassy deep red natural polish. Pen Blanks are clean, dry, and ready to turn!
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Pyinma Burl Pen Blanks 3/4"
High quality, clean blanks that take a high polish with lots of luster! This material has a range of burl from XF to extremely tight museum grade burl. The wood can be prone to crack if rushed in drilling, making it an intermediate level pen turning wood. Blanks are dry and ready to use. Size may range +/- 1/16" Beginner.
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Pyinma Burl Pen Blanks 5/8"
High quality, clean blanks that take a high polish with lots of luster! This material has a range of burl from XF to extremely tight museum grade burl. The wood can be prone to crack if rushed in drilling, making it an intermediate level pen turning wood. Blanks are dry and ready to use. Size may range +/- 1/16". Beginner.
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Redheart Pen Blank - 5" x 3/4" x 3/4"
The unique brilliant red color with black undertones is unusual and unmatched in other exotic hardwoods. Redheart has fine grain that machines easily and finishes well, taking a high, smooth polish. Its one of our favorites to turn. To top it off, beginners can easily work this beautiful species! Beginner.
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Redheart Pen Blank - 6" x 3/4" x 3/4"
The unique brilliant red color with black undertones is unusual and unmatched in other exotic hardwoods. Redheart has fine grain that machines easily and finishes well, taking a high, smooth polish. Its one of our favorites to turn. To top it off, beginners can easily work this beautiful species!
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Pink Ivory Pen Blank - 5/8
Dry and ready to use, this stunning material has vibrant pink to golden color with some curly grain in select pieces. It’s a rare treasure that is seldom available! Pink Ivory is very dense but works well with sharp tools, producing a high polish that is smooth and lustrous.
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Purpleheart Pen Blank - 3/4"
Purpleheart, Peltogyne spp., is one of the most colorful species on the Earth. The heartwood is vivid purple when exposed to UV light. Dense, durable and somewhat difficult to work, this beautiful wood is well worth the effort. Intermediate.
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Maple Pen Blank, Figured - 3/4"
Light to heavy fiddleback that may have a mixture of quilting, fiddleback & burl or occasional black spalt lines. Heavy fiddleback is shown in photo. Most are dry, some pieces may contain some residual moisture. Beginner.
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Maple Pen Blank, Quilted - 3/4"
Oregon Big Leaf Maple shows beautiful quilting in boards and very subtle quilting in pen blanks. Quilting will show up only on flat sawn surfaces as a wave in the grain or a gentle sweeping curve. Quarter sawn edges may show as fiddleback. These are dry and ready to use. Beginner.
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Maple Pen Blank, Burl - 3/4"
These Oregon Big Leaf Maple Burl pen blanks contain a wonderful range of burl, color and figure. The burl coverage ranges from a quarter of the blank to the full blank. Pieces may be dry, freshly cut, or somewhere in between, but will dry with little degrade. They may be wax sealed or unwaxed. 1/8" bow may be present from drying. This is an Oregon classic! Intermediate.
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Maple Pen Blank, Standard - 3/4"
Oregon Big Leaf Maple is slightly coarser than European or Eastern Hard Rock Maple and as so is somewhat harder to work. Despite this, the beauty of the wood easily overcomes any difficulties in working. It has excellent color variations that range from white to coral pink & light brown. Boards of Big Leaf Maple usually have figure & color variations; no two pieces are the same. This is another reason that Maple is such a fun wood for those who seek a creative flare in their projects. These are dry and ready to use. Beginner.
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Maple Pen Blank, Red - 5/8"
Nice Red Maple with color in some and nice grain and/or fiddleback in many! These were cut from a large tree at a local high school that was removed for construction. Blanks are partially air dried and will dry and be ready to use in a couple of weeks at room temperature. Beginner
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Ambrosia Maple Pen Blanks - 3/4"
These are kiln dried Ambrosia Maple pen blanks that are ready to use. The colorful ambrosia maple streaks are caused by the Ambrosia beetle so all pieces will have some small ambrosia beetle holes. Beginner USA ONLY
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Hard Rock Maple Pen Blank, Standard - 3/4"
Kiln dried and ready to use, these Eastern Hard Rock Maple pen blanks are free of defects. It is a nice, dense material. Holds detail well and takes a nice finish. Beginner.
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Jumbo Hard Rock Maple Pen Blank, Standard - 7/8"
Kiln dried and ready to use, these Eastern Hard Rock Maple pen blanks are free of defects. It is a nice, dense material. Holds detail well and takes a nice finish. Beginner. Limited supply in this size!
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Peroba Rosa Pen Blank - ¾”
This beautiful, clean material has interlocked grain with ribbon figure. The color ranges from pink to reddish hues with some golden tones. It has a sweet and subtle fragrance. These pieces are kiln dried. Beginner
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Mexican Cocobolo Pen Blank - 3/4"
Cocobolo, Dalbergia retusa, is one of the most popular woods in the World! This genuine Rosewood has a combination of classic red, orange, yellow, violet, and black colors. It is easy to turn and finish with the natural oils that are present in this dense exotic. Dry and ready to use. Beginner.
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Bolivian Rosewood Pen Blank - 3/4"
Bolivian Rosewood, Macherium syleroxonin, has similar colors and working properties to Brazilian Rosewood without the cost! Colors range from chocolate to golden browns with black stripes in some blanks. It is dense, drills well and takes an incredible finish. Beginner.
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East Indian Rosewood Pen Blank - ¾"
This Classic Rosewood has beautiful colors ranging from black & brown to purple & Olive green with blue undertones. It is kiln dried and ready to turn. Rosewoods generally take an exceptionally high polish and this species is no exception! The oily nature of the wood lends an amazing natural polish that is ideal for beginner to expert. The blanks are rough cut with a bandsaw.
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Khamphi Rosewood Pen Blank - 3/4"
This very rare Rosewood from SE Asia is wonderful to turn! The royal purple hue finishes to a lovely, rich shade. As is true of Rosewoods, the oily properties of this species lend a fantastic natural polish that is unsurpassed. They were cut in Asia on a bandsaw so the outsides are somewhat rough (photo shows surfaced material). This material is air dried and ready to use.
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Flamewood Pen Blank, Long Jumbo 1"
A true rosewood (Dalbergia) that is very rare. Colors range from black, gray, orange, and red. Naturally oily rosewood that takes an incredible natural polish. SE Asia. This size is great for jumbo pens! Intermediate.
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Monterillo Rosewood Pen Blank - 3/4"
Monterillo Rosewood has medium shades of brown with occasional black variegations. This species is dense but works easily and finishes well. Beginner.
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Kingwood Pen Blank - 5/8"
Dry and ready to use.. Pen blanks are approximately 5" long. Most pieces are 5/8" but a few measure slightly less. This item ships to USA Only!
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Honduras Rosewood Pen Blank - 3/4"
A true Rosewood, Honduras Rosewood has violet colors with reddish hues. The dense and naturally oily wood lends a glass-like natural polish. This wood can ship inside of the USA only. Beginner.
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Costa Rican Cocobolo Pen Blank - 3/4"
Cocobolo, Dalbergia retusa, is one of the most popular woods in the World! This genuine Rosewood has a combination of classic red, orange, yellow, violet, brown & black colors. It is easy to turn and finish with the natural oils that are present in this dense exotic. Dry and ready to use. Beginner.
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