Burgundy Wood Sugestions

[Elliott]

Hi,

Does anyone have suggestions for a nice Burgundy wood; a nice grain pattern would be a bonus.

Thanks,
Elliott

 

[n7blw]

Bloodwood comes close. There's usually not much figure in it, though.

 

[rlharding]

Some purpleheart looks like Burgundy.

 

[DCBluesman]

There's really only one wood that looks like burgundy and that is Madagascar rosewood, aka Bois de rose. It is a deep, rich burgundy color, most frequently found with black lines running through it.

 

[nava1uni]

Why not use a light figured wood and dye it using Burgundy leather dye?

 

[Rifleman1776]

Originally posted by nava1uni

Why not use a light figured wood and dye it using Burgundy leather dye?

Now yer funnin' him. [] Thet's too simple.

 

[Russianwolf]

AS has BEB in Wine which may fit the bill. do a search on "dragonhide" and you'll find a post with a pen I did with a section of it in there.

 

[alamocdc]

I'll second Lou's Boise de Rose suggestion. Is something like this burgandy enough?

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[Elliott]

That pen has perfect color.

I heard one time or another that Rose Woods can be a hazard to work with. I work in my basement(Too cold in Canada to work in a garage) so I avoiding the use of exotics with strong properties. [out went my beloved cocobolo ]. What is your take on this?

Thanks,
Elliott

 

[GoodTurns]

any wood can be a hazard if you do it right! some just need more motivation to be turned into projectiles! I have turned several BdR blanks and have had no allergy problems with it...It does like to "bleed" but makes for a real nice color. It will darken with age to almost black. If you have any cutoffs when you make up a pen, sit it in a windowsill and check it a few days later, especially where the cut side was. Big ROb sells it. I have several pieces if you want to make a trade to try it out.

 

[alamocdc]

Elliot, I've not had a problem with rosewoods (yet), but I has a DC running at the lathe to help me avoid such issues, and I wear my Triton when sanding larger pieces for extra assurance. The DC seems to do a good job of collecting the sanding dust from pens.

 

[TellicoTurning]

If you have a Woodcraft nearby, they have a stabilized box elder called Merlot that may be close.

 

[Elliott]

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Dust collection is a must, and I have rigged up a nice little system for my shop using a shopvac and some pvc pluming pipe. I was also thinking of suplimenting with an air filter for when i am not in shop. I don't get much air circulation in MY little corner of the house so it would be nice to add some.

- E

 

[monkeynutz]

I have done pens with Bolivian Rosewood in the past, and some of them were quite "winey" in color. Nice figure, too.

 

[ScribbleSticks]

I have quite a bit of bois de rose for sale if you are interested.

These blanks are just 5 random blanks I grabbed out of the pile. I sell 3/4" x 5-1/4" blanks for $4.00 ea. I have a few 3/4" x 4-3/4" to 5" that I would sell for $3.75. Shipping would be at what ever Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope is plus PayPal fees (.31 + 3%). There is no handling fee. Just pm me if you're interested.

 

[barrels]

Gents,

How about Babinga..nice redish color with grain

 

[RonInSpringTX]

I got a 6"x6"x2" block of redwood (calif,oregon,wash. I'm guessing) from CSUSA. Has more brownish than red in it, but you may want to check it out. I'm gonna cut it up for 4 bottle-stoppers & 4 pens.

good luck,
Ronnie