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Unsure of Wood Type? [pic]

SaleenM98 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:25:52 GMT

Please forgive me if this is posted in the incorrect topic section—I wasn’t sure where else to put this.

I have a chest of drawers made of a very heavy, very dense wood. My father-in-law carved a stump of this same wood that he found on the side of the road [read: someone’s trash] in Baton Rouge, La.

While he was cutting it, he said the wood was so difficult to work with that the stump dulled his chainsaw. It was also so dense, he said, that the chainsaw even bounced or skidded a little.

Untreated, the colors in the grain range from a dark beige to deep brown. These photos show varnish or a sealant on the wood, so the colors are light gold to nearly black in the darkest spots.

Neither he nor I have any clue what type of wood this is, but I suspected it to be pecan or grafted walnut [though I’m not entirely sure what “grafted” means].

Does the grain or description look familiar to anyone? Thank you so much.

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Tool auction for our Ohio Lumberjocks

Don — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:38:36 GMT

I am on this company’s e-mail list…so I get a notice every time they have different auctions around the country. I have bought a few things from them in the past and they seem very reputable.

http://www.irsauctions.com/index_lots.asp?pg=details&id=12429

The illusive craftsman 9-23402 rip fence. cabinet band saw 28" Help w Fence....

patrick miles — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:28:01 GMT

Ok, I Picked up- and really love this 12” tilt head – cabinet electric read out band saw.
For my Price I’m super Happy. I’ve used one before and liked the tilt head and wider throat.
One day I’ll buy that 14” till then….. Does anyone have any references on how to build a nice
‘functional’ Rip n Re-saw Fence for this model, Or has anyone heard of where to find a fence that would
work that won’t cost more than the saw. I checked with craftsman ‘discontinued’ tried the two other companies
I was told actually made the saw and no luck. So I think I’m stuck figuring out the Best Possible way-
To Make My Own——-
Has anyone here made any nice solid adjustable fences?
I saw one design where you even carve gears out of oak and micro teeth….
But no real time for such an excursion now.
Help!
Never made a good locking fence from scratch, any pointers will be much appreciated!
Thanks, p.s. nice to be back here at LJ’s been a while.
A warm Hello to all the people I still see here still chippin’ away !!!!

Building a 20'x14' deck and would like some expert opinions

JMG — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:32:27 GMT

I am building a 20’x14’ deck and would like some expert opinions. The deck will be attached to the back of the house. The deck will be 9’-10’ off the ground and the homeowner dosen’t want any posts under the deck, only around the edges. I’ve decided to use 2”x12”x14’ for my joists on a 16” center. Will this carry the load?

29 years of orthodotic training was helpfull in fixing my scroll saw.

SCOTSMAN — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:40:35 GMT

Well as a Dental orthodontic technician for nigh over twenty nine years my old skill “not used for about the last eighteen years or more “came in very handy tonight.I have a Delta scrollsaw and stripped the threads on the bolts which tighten up the blade closer, anyway I made new bolts and hand nuts with knurled edges and went to fit them and of course everything which surrounds it back together ( the Hand book was little comfort or help as usual). Guess what I couldn’t do it just too shaky for the job .My young nephew is here and fitted it for me unfortuanately he lost one of the springs and we searched and searched and couldn’t find it.I know “I thought- ” give me a piece of half mm spring wire and I can make a new one.I couldn’t find any Orthodontic wire as I had probably thrown it out. Anyway a guitar string became the new hold together spring ingenuity wins the day.One very happy Scottish Bunny. l o l Alistair

Novice woodworker needs help with jointer plane / bead and cove plane

thomasberg — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:20:38 GMT

I have a dewalt hand power plane for god knows what reason, I bought it to help smooth out a table I am making that is made of nothing but warped mahogony. I live in an apartment, and I have become quite aware of how not precise a power hand plan can be, for that reason I want a large wooden jointer plan. But, and here comes the catch, I want to make it myself, the blade I will of course have to purchase, but aside from those few metal parts I would like to construct it myself. Does anyone have any plans they can share with me? advice?

I also need to make one plane for beading and one for coving, because I will be trying my hand at something that requires that kind of shape, I don’t want to reveal it until I have completed it though. Does anyone have advice on how to go about making such a pair of planes?

NEVER USED FISCH MINI-LATHE WITH EXTENSION & RARELY USED VEGA 36" DUPLICATOR AVAILABLE

Joe — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:19:00 GMT

Hello to everyone this 4th of July weekend. I have two pieces of equipment that I haven’t put to use and I would like to offer to fellow Lumberjocks first.

I purchased and never used a FISCH MINI-LATHE, with extension, I thought my father would use it to make Drumsticks and mini-baseball bats, he changed his mind, so the FISCH mini, still sits in its unopened foam packaging. and the extension in its original box.

I also have a Vega 36” duplicator, used for only six months, its in excellent shape. I live in Deptford, NJ and should anyone be interested in the units please contact me and we can discuss a fair and equitable price for one or both of the items.

I currently own an additional Vega duplicator that I use daily along with my VEGA LATHE. I can be contacted at: frontier22@aol.com or through lumberjocks.

Joe
The baseball bat guy.

Morris chair design

kimball — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:46:37 GMT

Hey fellow woodchucks,

I have some left over quarter sawn white oak and started to plan on making a mission style foot rest. Well, researching this led of course to the famous Morris chair. Unfortunately, the designs that I have seen leave something to be desired. Does anyone out there have something fresh ( I prefer the small spindles)?
Thank you in advance,
Kimball

Posting Limits

hackman24 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:50:15 GMT

Not that I want to start a fire here, but I saw this in a previous topic but the link was dead.

I think we should have some kind of posting limit. This morning I posted a project and within about 2 or 3 hours it was flooded off the front page by someone who posted 13 projects all at once. I was hoping to get some feedback about a new design/technique I tried. I think a reasonable solution would be to post one or two at a time, so that more people are given a chance to have their items viewed for longer periods of time. It kind of feels like ebay when you see a bunch of stuff flooded at you from one person. In a way it kind of degrades the site, in my opinion.

Not trying to cause trouble, just trying to improve and give ideas. The same should probably apply for blogs, reviews, and posting in general.

Thanks to all for a great site we have here. I really enjoy it alot and look forward to everyone’s input.

independance day , any plans ?

patron — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:09:19 GMT

i just wanted to wish everyone a happy and safe independance day !
as will smith showed us ,
we are all in this together .
any special plans ?
for me some free time in the shop ,
maybe some thing different ,
without the pressure and expectations !
how about you ?