Declaration of Independence signor Richard Stockton # N;ANB079 Black Locust and Turquoise

Declaration of Independence signor Richard Stockton # N;ANB079 Black Locust and TurquoiseThis is a pen made from a Black Locust tree growing at Morven. This house served as the official residence of several New Jersey Governors, and was originally, the home of Richard Stockton, a New Jersey signatory to the Declaration of Independence and the only signer captured and imprisoned by the British during the American Revolution. The dark wood around the worm hole is contrasted with an inlay of light blue turquois. The honey colored wood on

This pen is not only nicely figured on the surface but under the surface lye silver waves that move when you move the pen in the light

The color is all-natural though somewhat rare in the wood

brown wood

This led to the Ten Crucial Days that rekindled the struggle of the failing American Revolution

This pen is medium brown with a copper dust in acrylic at the top

I made this pen from a pecan tree growing in Princeton Battlefield

The dark wood is contrasted with an inlay of light blue turquois

Old and slow growing this coveted and cared for Holly yields its limbs parsimoniously

He loved it

Imagine the look on their face when your history loving military friend or relative realize what you just gave them

The metallic gold in the lower section is an inlay of acrylic I used to fill the home of a former resident

The tree was located near 40°17'49