Yellow Heart Pen Blanks
Yellow Heart Pen Blanks
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.
Why Choose Yellow Heart?
You'll get a stunning, 100% natural vivid yellow color with a high luster and some occasional worm holes. Expect and hard and dense wood that cuts and shapes beautifully. The rich, vivid yellow color attracts all manner of woodworkers to use the wood in highly decorative artistic projects. A clear natural finish is all this needs.What Size Is This?
| Thickness | 3/4" (≈ 3/4" approx) |
| Width | 3/4" |
| Length | 6" |
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Weight
4.65
lbs /Bd. Ft.
29.89% heavier than red oak (3.58 /bd. ft.)
General Workability
Wood Texture
Ease of Finishing
Wood Texture
Ease of Finishing
Yellow Heart is an exotic wood from Latin America
You'll get a stunning, 100% natural vivid yellow color with a high luster and some occasional worm holes. Expect and hard and dense wood that cuts and shapes beautifully. The rich, vivid yellow color attracts all manner of woodworkers to use the wood in highly decorative artistic projects. A clear natural finish is all this needs.
Color Range
Rich, bright yellow.
Rich, bright yellow.
What's The Tree Like?
A large tree of the "terra firma" reaching a height of 130 feet.
A large tree of the "terra firma" reaching a height of 130 feet.
Other Names
Amarello, Brazilian Satinwood Limao rana, Pau amarello, Pau setim, Pequia setim, Yellowheart, Yellow Heart
Amarello, Brazilian Satinwood Limao rana, Pau amarello, Pau setim, Pequia setim, Yellowheart, Yellow Heart
Some Typical Uses
Furniture, flooring, brush handles.
Furniture, flooring, brush handles.
Sean
n/a
Hobbyist Woodworker
Difficult
The blanks looked to be in fine condition, but upon turning they didn't want to play nice. They split while i was trying to finish the pens, but the coloring was nice.
Familiarity: I've used it once or twice
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