Ball point click pen hand turned from Redwood Burl by Jim Parker, father of Jeff Parker, past FEPS Board member. Silver & gold trim.

Burls are common among redwood trees, but harvesting them can be difficult due to their sometimes great size. A burl is a tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. It is commonly found in the form of a rounded outgrowth on a tree trunk or branch that is filled with small knots from dormant buds.

The group of pens shown in the second picture represents all of the hand turned pens donated by Mr. Parker to the Taste of Eden Prairie 2015. Some are available in the online auction (look for them in other listings) and some will be available at the Taste of EP's Silent Auction on Feb 21st.