Tambootie and Rhodium Slimline Wood Twist Pen

This slimline wood pen is hand-turned from Tambootie wood and Rhodium-plated Artisan brand parts.

Tambootie (or tambuti) is a small African tree with an average height of 30' and a fluted and often hollow trunk. Heartwood is rich brown with distinctive dark brown to almost black veins. The wood is oily to touch, with a pale to bright yellow sapwood. The grain is straight to slightly irregular, with a fine even texture: reddish-brown with darker streaks, a satin-like lustre and extremely fragrant sweet, spicy smell. The oily timber exudes a white, poisonous latex when freshly cut, and campfires that burn tambuti fuel give off noxious fumes contaminating meat or other food grilled on the flames or coals. The latex is used as a fish poison, and applied to arrow-tips.Rhodium is a hard silvery white and durable metal that has a high reflectance. The primary use of this element in automobiles as a catalytic converter. Plated rhodium, is extremely hard and is used for optical instruments. This metal also finds use in jewelry and for decorations. It is also used as a filter in mammography systems because of the characteristic x-rays it produces. It is used in high quality pen surfaces due to its high-resistance characteristics. As of October 2007, rhodium cost approximately eight times more than gold, and 450 times more than silver.

Rhodium has been used for honors, or to symbolize wealth, when more commonly used metals such as silver, gold, or platinum are deemed insufficient. In 1979 the Guinness Book of World Records gave Paul McCartney a rhodium-plated disc for being history's all-time best-selling songwriter and recording artist. Guinness has also noted items such as the world's "Most Expensive Pen" or "Most Expensive Board Game" as containing rhodium.

Price for this pen: $35.00

Kiatt Wood Pen and Pencil Set - 24k Gold Artisan Slimline

This slimline wood pen and pencil set is made from Kiatt, with 24K gold plated components. Kiaat grows mainly in Savannah forests throughout Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa. It resembles Padauk, but lacks the reddish color, varying between pale uniform brown, golden brown, chocolate brown, brick red or purplish brown with darker or redder streaks. The sapwood is pale gray or yellowish, clearly defined. It is used for boatbuilding, furniture, fine joinery, flooring and decorative veneer.

The pencil uses 5mm lead. The pen uses a cross style refill. Both are made from premium Artisan brand parts. The tapered style is comfortable to hold and has a unique look. Price for the set: $55.00

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Kiatt Slimline Wood Pencil - 24k Gold

This slimline wood pencil is made from Kiatt, with 24K gold plated components. Kiaat grows mainly in Savannah forests throughout Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa. It resembles Padauk, but lacks the reddish color, varying between pale uniform brown, golden brown, chocolate brown, brick red or purplish brown with darker or redder streaks. The sapwood is pale gray or yellowish, clearly defined. It is used for boatbuilding, furniture, fine joinery, flooring and decorative veneer.

The pencil uses 5mm lead. The tapered style is comfortable to hold and has a unique look. Price: $30.00

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Kiatt Slimline Wood Pen - 24k Gold

This slimline wood twist pen is made from Kiatt, with 24K gold plated components with a smooth Artisan brand mechanism and a cross style refill. Kiaat grows mainly in Savannah forests throughout Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa. It resembles Padauk, but lacks the reddish color, varying between pale uniform brown, golden brown, chocolate brown, brick red or purplish brown with darker or redder streaks. The sapwood is pale gray or yellowish, clearly defined. It is used for boatbuilding, furniture, fine joinery, flooring and decorative veneer.

The tapered style is comfortable to hold and has a unique look. Price: $25.00

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Wood Pen: Burmese Rosewood and Chrome Slimline

Made from Burmese Rosewood and Artisan Slimline parts with chrome finish, this twist pen turned out beautifully with a deep shiny luster and attractive grain. The shape of this pen is something I've tried twice now and like a lot - tapered towards the ends, thick and rounded in the center- comfortable to hold, and attractively symmetric.

Burmese Rosewood is a medium sized tree that usually grows no larger than 20" diameter. Heartwood is light red or reddish brown with distinctly darker grain lines in most trees, yellowish with darker lines in others. The color darkens with exposure to sunlight. Turns well and produces a high and lasting polish.

Price for this pen: $25.00. Order a matching pencil for a Pen and Pencil Set.

Wood Twist Pen: Macassar Ebony and Black Chrome

This Artisan Slimline twist pen is made with black chrome finish, which matches the black grain in the ebony so nicely it's really quite impressive. I don't usually include two photos of the same pen in a listing, but this pen was just too cool - Macassar ebony has such deep dark grain though that neither photo does the pen justice. Normally turning a pen I pick a shape to go for, but as I was turning this, the wood practically inspired me to shape it like this - tapered towards the ends, rounded in the center, a shape I haven't seen or tried before, but perfect for the grain in this wood. My favorite pen yet by far!

The Macassar Ebony tree grows to heights of 70- feet. Heartwood is dark brown to black, streaked throughout with darker and paler bands, stripes, and splotches. Sawing can be difficult due to the hardness of the wood. Finishes well with high luster.

Price for this pen: $30.00