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Sapele Wood Pen Blanks – 5" × ¾" Square

Scientific Name: Entandrophragma cylindricum
Common Names: Sapele, Sapelli, Sapele Mahogany, Aboudikro

Origin

Sapele is a majestic hardwood native to the tropical rainforests of Central and West Africa. It grows across countries including Nigeria (where the name originates from the city of Sapele), Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and extending into parts of East Africa like Uganda and Tanzania. These slow-growing trees can reach impressive heights of 100–150 feet (30–45 m), producing dense, high-quality timber prized worldwide.

Description & Characteristics

Sapele is a versatile and elegant choice for pen turners, often called "African Mahogany" for its rich, warm tones that serve as an excellent mahogany substitute. The heartwood ranges from golden-brown to deep reddish-brown, frequently displaying beautiful ribbon or striped figuring (especially in quartersawn material) that darkens beautifully with age and exposure to light. It has a fine, uniform texture with interlocked grain, giving it excellent stability and a natural luster when finished.

These premium 5" × ¾" square pen blanks are pre-squared, kiln-dried, and hand-selected for quality color and grain. They turn smoothly into classic single-barrel, slimline, or larger pens that develop a sophisticated, timeless appeal.

Turning Tips for Sapele Wood

• Color & Figure: The golden-to-reddish tones and potential ribbon stripe create elegant, professional-looking pens. The color deepens over time for added character.
• Workability: Turns well with sharp carbide or HSS tools at moderate speeds (around 2,000–3,000 RPM). Watch for tear-out due to interlocked grain—light cuts and sharp tools minimize this. It has a pleasant, mild cedar-like scent while turning.
• Sanding & Finishing: Sands to a smooth finish and takes stains, dyes, and most pen finishes (CA glue, friction polish, shellac, etc.) exceptionally well, producing a high luster.
• Dust & Safety: Produces fine dust—use good extraction and a respirator. Moderately dense (Janka hardness ~1,360 lbf) for good durability in finished pens.

Ideal for pen turners seeking a rich, mahogany-like appearance with beautiful figure and reliable turning properties. Sapele creates refined, eye-catching pens that feel substantial and look luxurious in any collection.

Ready to turn something elegant and timeless? Add these Sapele Wood pen blanks to your cart today!

JB Royal SAPPHIRE blue resin blanks with suspended shredded resin cut-offs from the over-pour of other Alumilite and JB Royal resin blocks. The suspended material is a wild variety of mixes to form a kaleidoscope of colors.

Blank Sizes:

• 5" Long Blank  measures a minimum of 3/4" square
• 9" Kitless Blank measures 3/4" round
• 2-1/2" Stopper Blank  measures 1-1/2" round
• 5" Call Blank measures 1-1/2" round

You may find this to be opaque. We recommend back painting the blank after drilling. Using different colors for back painting will yield wildly different effects and results.

As with any suspended material blanks, there is the likely hood of tiny bubbles. These bubbles can easily be remedied with CA (cyanoacrylate) glue.

Wooden seat pen blanks!

Pen Blanks are a minimum of 3/4" x 3/4" 
Ring Blanks are 1-1/2" round

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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Seals Stadium was a minor league baseball stadium in San Francisco, that later became the first home of the major league San Francisco Giants. Opened in the Mission District in 1931, Seals Stadium was the longtime home of the San Francisco Seals (1931–57) of the Pacific Coast League. The Pacific Coast League Mission Reds (1931–37) shared the ballpark with the Seals for the first seven years before moving to Los Angeles.

In 1958, Seals Stadium became a temporary home for the San Francisco Giants for their first two seasons in San Francisco while Candlestick Park was under construction. Less than three decades old, Seals Stadium was demolished in late 1959.

Cheney Stadium is a Minor League Baseball stadium located in Tacoma, Washington. It currently serves as home of the Tacoma Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League, as well as professional soccer clubs Tacoma Defiance of the USL Championship and OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League. The stadium opened in 1960 and has a capacity of 6,500. It is next to Henry Foss High School, and the stadium has an agreement with the school to use the school parking lot for parking.

Watch Part Steampunk Jr Cap AND Lower short blank.

These blanks are 12.5mm tubes used with the common Jr Gent sized kits. This sports team blank is paired stadium seat material from the Seattle Kingdome. The lower short blank includes a Certificate of Authenticy. 

The list below is not a complete list, but it is a great starting point list to find your desired kit.

Oak Tree Wood from the iconic movie set of the 'Shawshank Redemption' movie

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal encased in a protective plastic sleeve.

Blank Tube Size Descriptions:

• Pen Blanks are 1" sq
• Knife Scale Pair are 6" x 1-1/2" x 3/8"
• Ring Blanks are 1-1/2" sq x 3/8"

The Shawshank tree was a white oak located near Malabar Farm State Park in Monroe Township, Richland County, OH. This tree was featured in the 1994 motion picture The Shawshank Redemption. The tree was at least 100 feet tall and approximately 180 to 200 years old. It played a central role in the film's plot and was one of the most popular tourist sites connected to it.

Although located on private property at Malabar Farm, the tree was a major tourist attraction for fans of the film. The tree formed part of "The Shawshank Trail" which features many of the film's iconic locations and attracts up to 35,000 visitors annually. The farm where the tree was located is sometimes used as a venue for weddings.

On July 29, 2011, half of the tree fell due to trunk rot from ants after being hit by lightning. The tree was further damaged in July 2016 due to strong winds. The remaining portions of the tree were cut down on April 9, 2017, by the property's owner, Dan Dees. The Shawshank Tree has been described as among the most iconic trees in film history. The remains of the tree have been turned into pop culture merchandise such as pens, knives, and hammers.

The material for this item was sourced from Dan Dees, the owner of the Shawshank Tree. The material is distributed and certified by Hardin Penworks, LLC.

She-Oak burled wood from the Edison & Ford Winter Estate

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

Most blanks are cut as they are ordered.

Blank Tube Size Descriptions:

• Pen blanks are 3/4" sq
• Knife Scale blocks are 6" x 1-1/2" x 1"
• Ring blanks are 1-1/2" sq x 1/2"

Edison first visited southwest Florida and purchased the property to build a vacation home. Completed in 1886 and later named "Seminole Lodge", this home served as a winter retreat and place of relaxation until Edison's death in 1931. The Edison family enjoyed their home, hosting such guests as Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone. Edison's good friend, Henry Ford, purchased the adjoining property, "The Mangoes" from Robert Smith of New York in 1916. Ford's craftsman style bungalow was built in 1911 by Smith.

Blanks are chunks of the green seats mixed with New York Jets colored resin.

Pen Blanks are a minimum of 3/4" x 3/4" 
Bottle Stopper and Ring blanks are 1-1/2" round
Full blocks are 6" x 5.25" and a minimum of 3/4" thick
Knife Scales are 1-3/8" x 5" x 3/8" minimum

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with foil embossed COA seal. Blocks come with 10 COAs.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

Description to follow

Stabilized Double Dyed Pen Blanks injected with orange Alumilite!

These blanks are made form VERY dry and degraded plywood wall board that has been stabilized in blue dyed Cactus Juice and then resin injected to fill all the wholes and cracks with orange Alumilite.

Pen Blanks are 3/4" x 3/4"

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

Please select the team you want your COAs to match up to.

Plastic Seat Pen Blanks!

Pen Blanks are 3/4" x 3/4"

Stopper Blanks are 1 1/2" round

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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Hardin Penworks, LLC, certifies that material supplied to the artisan of the accompanying hand-crafted item was sourced from the plastic seats of Shea Stadium.

Formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, it was a stadium in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, New York City, NY. Built as a multi-purpose stadium, it was the home park of MLB's New York Mets for 45 seasons from 1964 to 2008, as well as the NFL's New York Jets football team from 1964 to 1983.

The venue was named in honor of William A. Shea, the man who was most responsible for bringing National League baseball back to New York after the Dodgers and Giants left for California in 1957. Shea always used a natural grass surface, in contrast to other multi-purpose stadiums of the same era. Shea Stadium's final game was September 28, 2008.

This material is guaranteed to be 100% Authentic.

Wood Bench Pen Blanks

Pen Blanks are 3/4" x 3/4"

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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Hardin Penworks, LLC, certifies that material supplied to the artisan of the accompanying hand-crafted item was sourced from the home dugout benches of Shea Stadium. Formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, it was a stadium in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, New York City, NY. Built as a multi-purpose stadium, it was the home park of MLB New York Mets from 1964 to 2008, and the NFL New York Jets football team from 1964 to 1983. The venue was named in honor of William A. Shea, the man who brought National League baseball back to New York after the Dodgers and Giants left for California in 1957. Shea always used a natural grass surface, in contrast to other multi-purpose stadiums of the same era. Shea Stadium's final game was September 28, 2008.
This material is guaranteed to be 100% Authentic.

Wooden seat pen blanks!

Blanks are 3/4" x 3/4"

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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Shibe Park, known later as Connie Mack Stadium, was the home of the Philadelphia Athletics and the Philadelphia Phillies. When it opened April 12, 1909, it became baseball's first steel-and-concrete stadium. The venue's two home teams won both the first and last games at the stadium: the Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on opening day 1909, while the Phillies beat the Montreal Expos 2-1 on October 1, 1970, in the park's final contest.

$$$ blanks made from actual retired shredded US currency!

All wood and shredded money blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with foil embossed COA seal.

Completed sample pens not for sale.

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The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States and its territories per the Coinage Act of 1792. The Coinage Act of 1792 created a decimal currency of coins. These coins are still minted today.

 Several forms of paper money were introduced by Congress over the years. The latest of these, the Federal Reserve Note, was authorized by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. Issuance of the previous form of the currency, U.S. notes, was discontinued in 1971. As a result, currently circulating paper money consists primarily of Federal Reserve Notes that are denominated in United States dollars.

 The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) destroys currency notes that are found to be imperfect during the printing process. The BEP packages small bags of shredded currency from the destroyed new currency and sells these bags as mementos to visitors at the BEP's Visitor Centers. The BEP also sells five-pound bags of shredded currency.  

The shredded currency was sourced directly from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing material was distributed and certified by Hardin Penworks, LLC.

Sierra and Bolt embedded blanks with Sikorsky EH-60A Black Hawk Military Helicopter.

All blanks will come with one COA per blank.
COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with foil COA seal.

The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility military helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design for the United States Army's Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in 1972. The Army designated the prototype as the YUH-60A and selected the Black Hawk as the winner of the program in 1976, after a fly-off competition with the Boeing Vertol YUH-61.

Named after the Native American war leader Black Hawk, the UH-60A entered service with the U.S. Army in 1979, to replace the Bell UH-1 Iroquois as the Army's tactical transport helicopter. This was followed by the fielding of electronic warfare and special operations variants of the Black Hawk. Improved UH-60L and UH-60M utility variants have also been developed. Modified versions have also been developed for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. In addition to U.S. Army use, the UH-60 family has been exported to several nations. Black Hawks have served in combat during conflicts in Grenada, Panama, Iraq, Somalia, Ukraine, the Balkans, Afghanistan, and other areas in the Middle East.

Major variants include the Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk used for naval purposes, Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk for combat search and rescue, and many other types and upgrades including various export, VIP, special operation types. Various upgrades have taken place over the years and the latest version is the UH-60M.

Sierra and Bolt embedded blanks with Sikorsky H-34 Seabat Military Helicopter metal relic.

All blanks will come with one COA per blank.
COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with foil COA seal.

Powered by a single Wright R-1820 radial engine, the H-34 Seabat had a top speed of around 123 mph and a range of approximately 200 miles. Its large, roomy cabin could accommodate up to 12 troops or a similar payload, making it invaluable in both military and humanitarian missions. The helicopter featured a distinctive nose-high stance on the ground, with the engine mounted at the front and the cockpit elevated above the cargo area.

The H-34 Seabat was widely used during the Cold War and saw extensive action in the Vietnam War, where it was employed for troop transport, casualty evacuation, and general utility missions. It was also used by the U.S. Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force, as well as by numerous foreign militaries.

Known for its durability and reliability, the H-34 continued to serve in various capacities well into the 1970s, even after more advanced helicopters were introduced. Its legacy includes setting the standard for subsequent helicopter designs and its significant contribution to military aviation history.

Plastic Seat Pen Blanks!

Pen Blanks are 3/4" x 3/4"

Stopper Blanks are 1 1/2" round

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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Hardin Penworks, LLC, certifies that material supplied to the artisan of the accompanying hand-crafted item was sourced from the plastic seats of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The hall is a 17,222-seat arena on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.

It is the home of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball and women's basketball teams. It opened in 1971, replacing the current Gladstein Fieldhouse. The court is named after Branch McCracken, the men's basketball coach who led the school to its first two NCAA National Championships in 1940 and 1953. Basketball sportscaster Gus Johnson called the Assembly Hall "the Carnegie Hall of basketball."

This material is guaranteed to be 100% Authentic.

Wooden Bleacher Seat Pen Blanks!

Pen Blanks are 3/4" x 3/4"

Stopper Blanks are 1 1/2" round

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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Hardin Penworks, LLC, certifies that material supplied to the artisan of the accompanying hand-crafted item was sourced from the wooden bleacher seats of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The hall is a 17,222-seat arena on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.

It is the home of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball and women's basketball teams. It opened in 1971, replacing the current Gladstein Fieldhouse. The court is named after Branch McCracken, the men's basketball coach who led the school to its first two NCAA National Championships in 1940 and 1953. Basketball sportscaster Gus Johnson called the Assembly Hall "the Carnegie Hall of basketball."

This material is guaranteed to be 100% Authentic.

Blanks are chunks of the light blue seats mixed with Sacramento Kings colored resin.

Pen Blanks are a minimum of 3/4" x 3/4" 
Bottle Stopper and Ring blanks are 1-1/2" round
Full blocks are 6" x 5.25" and a minimum of 3/4" thick
Knife Scales are 1-3/8" x 5" x 3/8" minimum

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with foil embossed COA seal. (Full Blocks come with 10 COAs.)

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

Plastic Seat Pen Blanks!

Pen Blanks are 3/4" x 3/4"

Stopper Blanks are 1-1/2" round

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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Hardin Penworks, LLC, certifies that material supplied to the artisan of the accompanying hand-crafted item was sourced from the plastic seats of Soldier Field.

Soldier Field is an American football stadium located in the Near South Side of Chicago, IL. It opened in 1924 and is the home field of the NFL Chicago Bears. With a football capacity of 61,500, it is the 3rd smallest stadium in the NFL. In 2016, Soldier Field is the 2nd oldest stadium in the NFL as Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum opened a year earlier than Soldier Field.

This material is guaranteed to be 100% Authentic.

Wooden Bleacher Seat Pen Blanks!

Pen Blanks are 3/4" square sticks
Ring Blanks are 1/2" x 1 1/4" square
Stopper Blanks are 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" square
Knife Scales block are 5" x 1 1/2" x 1" blocks

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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Hardin Penworks, LLC, certifies that material supplied to the artisan of the accompanying hand-crafted item was sourced from the wooden bleacher seats of Soldier Field.

Soldier Field, located in Chicago, Illinois, is one of the most iconic stadiums in the United States. Originally opened in 1924, it was built as a memorial to U.S. soldiers who died in combat. Over the years, it has undergone multiple renovations, with the most significant occurring in 2003, modernizing the facility while preserving its historic colonnades.

The stadium serves as the home of the Chicago Bears, a team in the National Football League (NFL), and has hosted numerous major events, including FIFA World Cup matches, concerts, and college football games. With a seating capacity of approximately 61,500, it is the smallest stadium in the NFL but remains a cherished venue due to its rich history and prime location near Lake Michigan.

Aside from sports, Soldier Field has hosted significant cultural and political events, including speeches by U.S. presidents and large-scale concerts featuring artists like Beyoncé and The Rolling Stones. Despite its modern upgrades, it remains a Chicago landmark, blending past and present in a unique architectural setting.

Soldier Field continues to be a focal point for sports, entertainment, and national pride, symbolizing both Chicago’s heritage and its ongoing love for football.

This material is guaranteed to be 100% Authentic.