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SPL Washed Gray
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This pen was handmade from the shaft of a broken Cooper SuperPro Light hockey goalie stick. This pen has a "washed" finish effect from using a white stain over top of a dark gray stain. This piece is an example of how difficult and random it can be getting the wood to accept any color. It was finished with a variety of waxes in order to maintain that wood like feel.
All of these pens are made from repurposing the shafts of broken vintage hockey goalie sticks. The sticks are old and in many different stages of use. Occasionally the shaft wood has had to be glued back together before a pen can be turned from it. Additionally, most old sticks actually did not have solid wood shafts, rather the shaft sections were made with "multi lam" or "ply" wood. Due to the nature of these manufacturing techniques combined with age, no 2 pens are identical and quite often the wood will not fully accept stains or dyes evenly in the finishing process. Please look at the photos closely to be sure you are happy with the finish of the pen before purchasing.