I have been getting questioned about woods and laminates, and the 38 original pieces.
Lets clear that up, a laminate (or Dymanwood) is like a tight plywood of varying colors that looks like the ones to the left here:
Dont feel Silly, I wouldnt know either if i was not into this stuff, and most people who know of this wood have invested in a laminated but stock for a rifle.
The finish on these pens is not a laquer but a wax laquer mix that helps keep the color, there is no coat to be scratched off like a hard wood floor, these woods are polished to a point that I could send them with out a wax on them, they would look polised, but to preserve to colors a was/laquer mix is applied to them.
Hint, the woods above have no polish on them yet, nice eh!
I spend most of my time bringing the scratches off the wood with steel wool and leather believe it or not so that there are no scratches to fill in with laquer.
The 38 blanks of wood are only significative, if you see a wood you would prefer, either by looks or by name, tell me, I can turn any of the woods you see there, the only exeption i have is to the Deer antlers. (they cost 3 to 4 times the price of wood blanks) most of the wood blans cost around $2.50 at retail, some i get at a better price by bidding on lots, but in general I see all woods as equal, so if you wanted a Paduk pen,
Like this one, then tell me that, you might not know the names, but if you describe to me the colors and general aspects of the wood you like, I can see if i have it.
This is why i posted all the woods I have so you can see what there is to choose from.
So if you chose a wood, and would like to change, its not too late till the pen is actually assembled.
Hope this clears things up a bit
RB Frenchy