ZanderPommo
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my dad is a luthier and bought a bunch of Goncalo for fret boards. long story short he wasn't thrilled about the quality (coloration wasn't going to match the quilted maple neck) so he gave them to me
10 of 'em:biggrin::biggrin:
i usually use this type of thing for overlays in the grip or tips of a longbow (i'm also a novice traditional bowyer) but i decided to laminate them together to make a couple pen blanks. i put a 1/8 sheet of walnut between two sheets of the goncalo with tb3, kinda curious as to how it'll look.
so what do you guys think? is the goncalo a sucky turning wood? should i have high hopes for this blank?
its 2 1/2 in wide at the moment and the glue is drying. I'll try to post pics once its cut and perhaps when its finished, but you'll have to give me a break, as ive been sick as a dog for a week. H1N1 really ain't all the fun its cracked up to be:frown:
Zander
10 of 'em:biggrin::biggrin:
i usually use this type of thing for overlays in the grip or tips of a longbow (i'm also a novice traditional bowyer) but i decided to laminate them together to make a couple pen blanks. i put a 1/8 sheet of walnut between two sheets of the goncalo with tb3, kinda curious as to how it'll look.
so what do you guys think? is the goncalo a sucky turning wood? should i have high hopes for this blank?
its 2 1/2 in wide at the moment and the glue is drying. I'll try to post pics once its cut and perhaps when its finished, but you'll have to give me a break, as ive been sick as a dog for a week. H1N1 really ain't all the fun its cracked up to be:frown:
Zander