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I was given a piece of scrap wood a few months back that was supposed to be teak.
I wrote it on the stock so I would remember what was what.
I'm not very proficient at identifying woods but I got to wondering about this piece.
I thought teak is a dense heavy wood.
I remember Norm saying it dulled tools because of the silica content.
One thing I know about this wood is that it smells like burned rubber.
Would that be a charaistic smell of Teak?
I thought it would be much harder and heavier.
ANy ideas?
I checked the belt and the motor on the lathe and that's not it,it's the wood.
It's worse than antler.
I wrote it on the stock so I would remember what was what.
I'm not very proficient at identifying woods but I got to wondering about this piece.
I thought teak is a dense heavy wood.
I remember Norm saying it dulled tools because of the silica content.
One thing I know about this wood is that it smells like burned rubber.
Would that be a charaistic smell of Teak?
I thought it would be much harder and heavier.
ANy ideas?
I checked the belt and the motor on the lathe and that's not it,it's the wood.
It's worse than antler.