Masculine and feminine timbers?

[nev]

Having a his and hers pens order to make up this weekend got me to thinking are there woods that are considered more suitable for male and female persons? I know its just going to be down to personal taste but are there traditional his and hers woods?
My first guess would be big strong trees - oak, ash, walnut etc would be the male and the smaller (fruit?) woods - plum, cherry, laburnum, yew etc would be the female?
So two pens to make, of the same design and finish, two woods that would be obviously his and hers?
What do you think?
Oak and yew? walnut and laburnum? zebrano and cocobolo? (just some that are in the drawer already)

 

[Spindle]

Hi

Another take - straight grain / figure = masculine, sinuous grain / figure feminine - also light woods seem to suit the feminine more than dark ones

Or am I just deranged?

Regards Mick

 

[marcros]

Stereotypical I know, but is there anything with a hint of pink in it- damson, plumb, lilac, maybe yew. Failing that I would go for a fine grained light timber- have you still got a lacewood blank for the female one (or any of that very light rippled walnut that you turned for me?)

For male, if you have a dark walnut or oak and fume it for 24 hours before oiling- that is very masculine and "boardroom" for me.

I have (I think) some walnut and light rippled walnut if you want me to send you a couple. I have some lacewood but not precut to pen blanks. Can soon do so though.

 

[tobytools]

English walnut for male and rippled maple for female, IMHO as long as the female wood is blonde and male dark your on a winner.

Just a thought I sure that certain woods are connected to certain names or star signs ect maby have a look into that for each client and then reevaluate the choices of wood.

Never made a pen before so I'm just spitballing
Thanks
TT

 

[Spindle]

Or .............

Male: Douglas Fir

Female: Olive, Hazel, (Rowan, Willow if you're a fan of The Wickerman)

Off for my coat

Mick

 

[nev]

Rachel and Paul - any woods for those names?

 

[Spindle]

By Star sign:

http://edenstreehouse.webs.com/celtictreeastrology.htm

Mick

 

[marcros]

Palo santo?

Struggling for Rachel.

Edit. You are going to like this tenuous link. What about Yew for Rachel

http://www.behindthename.com/name/rachel

 

[nev]

Palo santo?

Struggling for Rachel.

Edit. You are going to like this tenuous link. What about Yew for Rachel

http://www.behindthename.com/name/rachel

=D>

and I have plenty of local Welsh yew too

 

[Robbo3]

Posted a list of birthday trees in the general chat section. Probably completely irrelevant but it might help someone.

 

[pebbles]

Some of the earth based religions believe in trees having a gender. I think that if you spend enough time with any particular tree it does feel like it emits different energy... I know that if I've spent time sitting against an oak it feels very different to sitting agains a willow - for instance. (and that's not just the physical difference in knobbly or not knobbly bark!)

http://willow333.hubpages.com/hub/Begin ... ltic-Trees
http://celticbookofshadows.wikidot.com/ ... e-calendar

 

[woodfarmer]

In French, pretty much all trees are male, even fruit trees ???

 

[Woodchips2]

You've got me worried now because my favourite wood is Yew

Regards Keith

 

[JimB]

Not that I make pens but for those who do we have sheoke (sometimes spelled she-oak) and buloke (bull-oak), both casuarinas.

 

[tekno.mage]

In French, pretty much all trees are male, even fruit trees ???

In Welsh, most trees are feminine.

 

[marcros]

There you go then. Anything french and anything welsh!

 

[JimB]

There you go then. Anything french and anything welsh!

Aren't all pens feminine in French? My aunt's plume is.

 

[joethedrummer]

Here"s a couple,

Pine, masculine because it"s cheap and rough but always good to have with you, and

Holly, feminine because it can sometimes be bloody "prickly" to handle