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Hi,
Of course it's probably only a mystery to me. I picked this up from a guy who said it had been used as a science lab worktop, as it's the type of wood that doesn't absorb the chemicals much. a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stevesparrow/WoodTurningProjects/photo#4974713935401386002"Picture here./a http://picasaweb.google.com/stevespa...13935401386002 It feels a little like oak when carving, though it tears a little like mahogany. I've asked the onyl two carvers I know, who both came up blank. It cuts quite pale, and sands up like this, enhanced here with danish oil. Apols of this is a to oft asked question - I've searched similar questions with no luck. Of cours eit's proably something very obvious! As a carver I've seen a reasonable amount of wood, but as a new wood turner I'm getting through wood much quicker now! Kind regards Steve |
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Hi Steve
This looks a lot like the Afzelia I have turned, there are several Afzelias and the ones I am familiar with look like this, they were and still are used a lot in home construction in my native Netherlands, for stairways, doors, windows and frames, a good indoor and outdoor wood. Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo Steve S wrote: Hi, Of course it's probably only a mystery to me. I picked this up from a guy who said it had been used as a science lab worktop, as it's the type of wood that doesn't absorb the chemicals much. a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stevesparrow/WoodTurningProjects/photo#4974713935401386002"Picture here./a http://picasaweb.google.com/stevespa...13935401386002 It feels a little like oak when carving, though it tears a little like mahogany. I've asked the onyl two carvers I know, who both came up blank. It cuts quite pale, and sands up like this, enhanced here with danish oil. Apols of this is a to oft asked question - I've searched similar questions with no luck. Of cours eit's proably something very obvious! As a carver I've seen a reasonable amount of wood, but as a new wood turner I'm getting through wood much quicker now! Kind regards Steve |
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Steve S wrote: Hi, Of course it's probably only a mystery to me. I picked this up from a guy who said it had been used as a science lab worktop, as it's the type of wood that doesn't absorb the chemicals much. a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stevesparrow/WoodTurningProjects/photo#4974713935401386002"Picture here./a http://picasaweb.google.com/stevespa...13935401386002 It feels a little like oak when carving, though it tears a little like mahogany. I've asked the onyl two carvers I know, who both came up blank. It cuts quite pale, and sands up like this, enhanced here with danish oil. Apols of this is a to oft asked question - I've searched similar questions with no luck. Of cours eit's proably something very obvious! As a carver I've seen a reasonable amount of wood, but as a new wood turner I'm getting through wood much quicker now! Looks like Meranti which has been long used as a cheap substitute for teak, the traditional wood for lab benches. Meranti was used for dock pilings as salt water worms and salt water have no effect on it what so ever. Became a major source of rot resistant wood for replacement window frames in Britain. It is like a hard oily mahogany. Peter Visit my site at: http://www.oldtoolsshop.com/Galoots/pHyde/ |
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Steve S wrote: Hi, Of course it's probably only a mystery to me. I picked this up from a guy who said it had been used as a science lab worktop, as it's the type of wood that doesn't absorb the chemicals much. a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stevesparrow/WoodTurningProjects/photo#49747 13935401386002"Picture here./a http://picasaweb.google.com/stevespa...to#49747139354 01386002 It feels a little like oak when carving, though it tears a little like mahogany. I've asked the onyl two carvers I know, who both came up blank. It cuts quite pale, and sands up like this, enhanced here with danish oil. Apols of this is a to oft asked question - I've searched similar questions with no luck. Of cours eit's proably something very obvious! As a carver I've seen a reasonable amount of wood, but as a new wood turner I'm getting through wood much quicker now! Kind regards Steve Looks like "Odum" (from west Africa). I found the sawdust very irritating. "Guide to Useful Woods of the World" claims Odum is "Milicia excelsa", but their picture looks nothing like the wood I had. Mine looked exactly like yours. luck, -j |
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Hi Peter here's a link about Afzelia use, have look and see under
usage. As for meranti, that name seems to be used for all kinds of topical timbers. I happen to have a bowl I turned from a to be piling that did not pass inspection, for there was a big rotten part in it, the sawyer who was a personal friend of mine, cut a large part off that piling for me, it was quite purple in color I seem to remember, and it did split quite a lot, which I was told was normal for that wood, all this goes back more than 40 years, and the marine borer infestation was only resent at that time I recall. Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo Canchippy wrote: Steve S wrote: Hi, Of course it's probably only a mystery to me. I picked this up from a guy who said it had been used as a science lab worktop, as it's the type of wood that doesn't absorb the chemicals much. a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stevesparrow/WoodTurningProjects/photo#4974713935401386002"Picture here./a http://picasaweb.google.com/stevespa...13935401386002 It feels a little like oak when carving, though it tears a little like mahogany. I've asked the onyl two carvers I know, who both came up blank. It cuts quite pale, and sands up like this, enhanced here with danish oil. Apols of this is a to oft asked question - I've searched similar questions with no luck. Of cours eit's proably something very obvious! As a carver I've seen a reasonable amount of wood, but as a new wood turner I'm getting through wood much quicker now! Looks like Meranti which has been long used as a cheap substitute for teak, the traditional wood for lab benches. Meranti was used for dock pilings as salt water worms and salt water have no effect on it what so ever. Became a major source of rot resistant wood for replacement window frames in Britain. It is like a hard oily mahogany. Peter Visit my site at: http://www.oldtoolsshop.com/Galoots/pHyde/ |
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The computer didn't send it Ha
http://www.iswonline.com/wwp/wom/afzelia.cfm Have fun Leo Van Der Loo |
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Hi guys,
Thanks for the suggestions - it's very interesting. It seems to split easily, (even though old and stable) so that's also very interesting. Cheers - Steve wrote: The computer didn't send it Ha http://www.iswonline.com/wwp/wom/afzelia.cfm Have fun Leo Van Der Loo |
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Looks like "Odum" (from west Africa). I found the sawdust very irritating. "Guide to Useful Woods of the World" claims Odum is "Milicia excelsa", but their picture looks nothing like the wood I had. Mine looked exactly like yours. luck, -j Odum,( or Iroko, or Mvule) is very different...I have a large chunk of "Milicia excelsa" cut in Uganda I'd 'almost' be willing to bet this is Panga Panga "Milettia stuhlmannii"...a 1st cousin to Wenge "Milettia laurenti"....I have a large table & chairs made from Panga Panga. The color in the photo is a bit off, and different samples will fool you, but that's the only thing I know of that comes close. |
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One wood that I saw that reminds me of this is Apitong. It was used to
make the wood beds for trucks in the LA area. Has a nice spicy smell to it. Very hard. robo hippy Odin wrote: Looks like "Odum" (from west Africa). I found the sawdust very irritating. "Guide to Useful Woods of the World" claims Odum is "Milicia excelsa", but their picture looks nothing like the wood I had. Mine looked exactly like yours. luck, -j Odum,( or Iroko, or Mvule) is very different...I have a large chunk of "Milicia excelsa" cut in Uganda I'd 'almost' be willing to bet this is Panga Panga "Milettia stuhlmannii"...a 1st cousin to Wenge "Milettia laurenti"....I have a large table & chairs made from Panga Panga. The color in the photo is a bit off, and different samples will fool you, but that's the only thing I know of that comes close. |
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hippy wrote: One wood that I saw that reminds me of this is Apitong. It was used to make the wood beds for trucks in the LA area. Has a nice spicy smell to it. Very hard. robo hippy Odin wrote: Looks like "Odum" (from west Africa). I found the sawdust very irritating. "Guide to Useful Woods of the World" claims Odum is "Milicia excelsa", but their picture looks nothing like the wood I had. Mine looked exactly like yours. luck, -j Odum,( or Iroko, or Mvule) is very different...I have a large chunk of "Milicia excelsa" cut in Uganda I'd 'almost' be willing to bet this is Panga Panga "Milettia stuhlmannii"...a 1st cousin to Wenge "Milettia laurenti"....I have a large table & chairs made from Panga Panga. The color in the photo is a bit off, and different samples will fool you, but that's the only thing I know of that comes close. I'm just calling it Odum, because the cabinet maker in Fulton, MS who sold it to me 30 years ago called it that, and said it came from West Africa. I believe you are correct however-- it's probably something else. If I wasn't so damn lazy, I'd take the camera out to the workshop, and find that chunk of wood, and post a pic. Reddish brown with lightning bolt pale streaks... IIRC. luck, -j |
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I second the vote for panga panga. I've worked with it before and it
had the same figuring as the wood in your pic and it was prone to splitting. My pieces were a little more brown and a bit less mauve than the wood in you pictures, but of course there can certainly be color variations between pieces as odin mentioned. You can see a pic of a hairpin I made out of panga panga he http://www.blueheronwoods.com/pictur...ga%20Panga.jpg The pieces I had came from East Africa. Emily |
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On 17 Sep 2006 11:32:50 -0700, "Emily P" wrote:
Emily Hey! My granddaughter's name is Emily P. One of my high school classmates, with whom I'm still friends, is named Emily. When my son called me when Emily was born, she told me her name was Emily Leslie (Leslie is my first name). I immediatly called my friend and told her we were now linked for life--her name and mine. I just had to tell you that. -- LRod Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999 http://www.woodbutcher.net Proud participant of rec.woodworking since February, 1997 email addy de-spam-ified due to 1,000 spams per month. If you can't figure out how to use it, I probably wouldn't care to correspond with you anyway. |
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