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Purpleheart surprise
So, I ordered 20 board feet of purpleheart expecting to get the usual 3 to
6 inch widths. Got some of that, but also got one board 12 inches wide and 66 inches long. What a surprise. Now I just need to figure out what to do with it. Clearly something decorative. I was going to build some boxes thought purpleheart and maple would look good together. dgadams |
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Purpleheart surprise
On May 30, 7:23 pm, dgadams wrote:
So, I ordered 20 board feet of purpleheart expecting to get the usual 3 to 6 inch widths. Got some of that, but also got one board 12 inches wide and 66 inches long. What a surprise. Now I just need to figure out what to do with it. Clearly something decorative. I was going to build some boxes thought purpleheart and maple would look good together. dgadams What a great buy! Whatever you do- don't cut that board up to make smaller projects. The gods of woodworking would smite you mightily if you did. Maple and purpleheart are great together. I'm preparing to chose wood for a lap harp today and I'm looking forward to seeing what I have in my lumber stack. I haven't been in there much the past few years- so it will be a surprise. I'm hoping there may be a nice piece of birds- eye maple and I'll laminate that with some purpleheart, or padauk. Not that I need any more wood- since I have accumulated enough to last me two lifetimes, but I have to ask- from where did you get your wood? Donna Menke, author, The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book |
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Purpleheart surprise
dgadams wrote:
So, I ordered 20 board feet of purpleheart expecting to get the usual 3 to 6 inch widths. Got some of that, but also got one board 12 inches wide and 66 inches long. What a surprise. Now I just need to figure out what to do with it. Clearly something decorative. I was going to build some boxes thought purpleheart and maple would look good together. dgadams Put the rip blade on the tablesaw and rip it into the usual 3 to 6 inch widths. Then you'll know what to do with those! Mmmm... No. Maybe a purple sofa table? |
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Purpleheart surprise
On May 30, 8:23 pm, dgadams wrote:
So, I ordered 20 board feet of purpleheart expecting to get the usual 3 to 6 inch widths. Got some of that, but also got one board 12 inches wide and 66 inches long. What a surprise. Now I just need to figure out what to do with it. Clearly something decorative. I was going to build some boxes thought purpleheart and maple would look good together. dgadams Personally, I don't like combination of purpleheart and maple. Beside the lighter wood, purpleheart looks like Oscar Meyer bologna or something. Jeff |
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Purpleheart surprise
A 12" wide piece of purple heart??? Sounds like it's time for you to buy a
scrollsaw! "dgadams" wrote in message ... So, I ordered 20 board feet of purpleheart expecting to get the usual 3 to 6 inch widths. Got some of that, but also got one board 12 inches wide and 66 inches long. What a surprise. Now I just need to figure out what to do with it. Clearly something decorative. I was going to build some boxes thought purpleheart and maple would look good together. dgadams |
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