jtate
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I glued up this blank last night and I'm about ready to drill and turn it but I'd really like to know what kind of wood it is. I've included a couple of the X-cut cut-offs so you can see what the end grain looks like.
Thanks!
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I glued up this blank last night and I'm about ready to drill and turn it but I'd really like to know what kind of wood it is. I've included a couple of the X-cut cut-offs so you can see what the end grain looks like.
Thanks!
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bobskio2003
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Pictures are tough to tell for sure but it looks like some sort of palm (either Black or Toddy) although these usually have more streaks than your piece. Bob I.
redfishsc
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I does look like a palm of some sort, though it looks rather old or degraded a bit (based on the color). Is the material soft and spongy like balsa or hard?
jtate
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It's solid and pretty hard. Not like balsa at all. More like walnut - kind of easily splintered but still quite hard. It did need some serious sanding-sealing (with CA). Whne I get my digital camera back I'll post a picture of the pen. It turned out mush darker than the icture here would indicate.
Tuba707
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Hey Julia, I emailed you, it is Black Palm. As Bob said, though, they do usually have more streaks.
Fred
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Where did you get this piece of wood? [
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]jtate
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Joel (Tuba707) sold me this and a buch of other pen blanks. Of course, I failed to write down what they all were. []
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Randy_
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Since you have another thread going about what kind of power saw to buy, I'm wondering what you used to cut up that blank??
jtate
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I bought the blank and it was already square. I cut the blank for segmenting with a miter box and a dozuki hand saw. These flexible Japanese handsaws give a nice, thin cut with very fine flat sides. I just clamp the blank in place in the miter box and saw away. I glue with CA and hold it in place with my fingers till it sets/ I trim by hand with a pocket knife and maybe sand the edges flat so I can turn it and cut the other side.
This is a really nice pen now. I can't wait till I get my digital camera back so I can share the picture!
This is a really nice pen now. I can't wait till I get my digital camera back so I can share the picture!
jtate
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The wood is much darker now that it's finished and the dark streaks show more clearly.
Fred
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Why not contact Joel (Tuba707) and ask if he knows what wood he is selling?
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