Yellow Heart Pen Blanks Pack

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Yellow Heart Pen Blanks Pack

$19.00 ea.

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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.

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" (≈ 3/4" approx)
Width 3/4"
Length 6"
Quantity 4, 10 or 20 blanks
Approximated, actual size may vary +/- 1/8"
Weight

4.65

lbs /Bd. Ft.
29.89% heavier than red oak (3.58 /bd. ft.)
Hardness

1790

Janka Rating
38.76% harder than red oak (1290 psi)
Density

0.7

Specific Gravity
9.38% more dense than red oak (.64)

General Workability
Easy 2/10
Red Oak

Wood Texture
Fine 3/10
Red Oak

Ease of Finishing
Good 3/10
Red Oak

map of where Yellow Heart tree grows

(Euxlophora paraensis)
Yellow Heart grows in Latin America

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color of Yellow Heart
Color Range
Rich, bright yellow.
the Yellow Heart tree
What's The Tree Like?
A large tree of the "terra firma" reaching a height of 130 feet.
other names for Yellow Heart
Other Names
Amarello, Brazilian Satinwood Limao rana, Pau amarello, Pau setim, Pequia setim, Yellowheart, Yellow Heart
uses for Yellow Heart
Some Typical Uses
Furniture, flooring, brush handles.
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4 / 5
October 17th, 2011
Sean
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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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