Monkey Pod on Wall Street

Description

(that's monkey pod, not paw) No bad luck wishes here.

Platinum and Black Titanium dress up this twist pen, with a Hawaiian flavor.

Monkey-pod (Pithecellobium saman), samán in Spanish, is a fast-growing tree that has been introduced to many tropical countries throughout the world from its native habitats in Central America and northern South America. Although generally planted as a shade tree and ornamental, it has been naturalized in many countries and is greatly valued in pastures as shade for cattle. Short-boled, with a spreading crown when open grown, it forms a long, relatively straight stem when closely spaced. Its wood is highly valued in some locations for carvings and furniture.The tree was reportedly introduced into Hawaii in 1847, when Peter A. Brinsmade, a businessman visiting Europe, returned to Hawaii, presumably via Panama, with two seeds, both of which germinated. One of the seedlings was planted in downtown Honolulu, the other at Koloa on the island of Kauai. These seedlings are possibly the progenitors of all the monkey-pod trees now in Hawaii.

This "single twist" pen (Wall Street model) is platinum and black titanium (also called gunmetal) Both are the most durable finishes you can get for a pen. A pen to last a lifetime, or several.

Sanded to 2000 grit, finished with boiled linseed oil and friction polish (shellac and carnauba wax). The grain appears to have depth - the light and dark figure moves/shimmers in the light - Chatoyance!

Added on Oct 28, 2009