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Birds Eye Maple Pen Blanks
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Turn your own beautiful pens that will make your family and friends smile. Using these hand-sorted pen blanks from Woodworkers Source means you get only the highest quality blanks that are cut square from premium kiln dried lumber.
- Thickness: 3/4'' square
- Widths: 3/4'' square
- Lengths: 6'' long
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Botanical Name: Acer saccharum
 What's the wood like?
Figured with many small swirls resulting in circular eyes separate from each other - dubbed birds eye figure. Same species as typical hard white maple, yet featuring this distinctive figure. The wood is hard and heavy, very durable with a fine texture. Birds eye figure does pose problems with planing and some hand tool operations.  How's the color?
Cream white to reddish brown.  Does it go by other names?
Hard maple, Rock maple, Sugar maple  What could I use it for?
Furniture, some cabinetry, high end pieces (furniture, interior trim and paneling, etc.) and fine accessories like jewelry boxes, desk clocks, etc.  What is the tree like?
Produces sweet sap used to make maple syrup. Matures at heights of 90-120 feet with a trunk 24-36''.
Northeastern USA & Canada.
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