You're not wrong Mike. My in-laws sell all sorts of exotic wood. Seen pieces going for a lot more than $3K. http://www.righteouswoods.com/woodmenu.html Hazy
Happen to have a piece of Brazilian Rosewood that I found in an antique pattern maker's tool chest I bought several years ago. It's only 3" by 8" by about 7/8" thick, but it's enough to make a couple of replacement plane totes out of. Also have a wooden smoothing plane made out of a chunk of Lignum Vitae. I think I have some samples of wood not included on the list sold by your in-laws.
Lignum Vitae is amazing stuff. So dense it doesn't float. Traditionally (and to this day) used for bearings in underwater applications, where it doesn't need lubrication.
I've had bearings made from the stuff for a small, 100-year-old hydropower turbine.
If you're ever in Portland (why the HELL would anyone go to Portland) there's a place called Northwest Hardwoods that has a fantastic inventory of exotic hardwoods.
#1 I just found a very old hunk of local Fl cherry at a mill. This mill pulls old log out of rivers. Rough cut and ya could still see the burns from the band saw on it. One edge live. It was just over 8' long the narrowest 18" wide and widened to 22" inch. The 22" was from near the base of the tree. It's 3" thick. Wife and I hauled it home and spent 18 hours sanding starting with 38 grit, to 60, 80 then 120. We put Diamond oil on it, a small can of Diamond runs around 50 bucks. We used it as a serving bar off our kitchen. It's just beautiful.
I'm sure it's Hawaii. Prior to the last Kilauea eruption you could near walk right up to the lava and watch it drop into the sea. What you saw was more than that one lil ol drip. I say Hawaii and mean the Island of Hawaii, The Big Island. Lots a folks don't know there is an Island named Hawaii. Pearl Harbor, Waikiki, Diamond Point and Honolulu are all on Oahu.
I should think that camera/phone/whatever was at the end of a verrry long pole. Attached to a boat (given how the camera seems to bobbing up and down). A boat with a powerful get-me-the-fuck-out-of-here-right-now motor..
It seems the signs at lava flows told visitors to stay around 300 yards away. I've seen and I have been a lot closer than that. Back in the nineties the Kilauea flow had eaten half a parking lot. People were out in the parking lot watching it flow into the sea. There are pictures of people standing on their lawns spraying flowing lava with garden hoses trying to divert it from their homes. I've seen videos of people sticking sticks in flows. Granted they don't stand there long but they don't incinerate either.
I didn't think it was either, and I am a 30+ year carpenter with a wood working shop. I have never seen anyone go cross grain on anything. Maybe it gives a different effect
I'm currently installing Florida red cedar siding on an old Craftsman built house here in Florida. The logs used for the siding are anywhere from 30 to 50 years old. The siding boards(typically 5/8"X8"X8')go from light red to almost purple. I'm sitting on a slab that is 4"X20"X10'.
#1 - those are the best videos to watch on ***tube. especially if they are at normal speed. I don't have the ability to learn woodworking skills like that. the best i could end up with would be 3-d trapezoid...
#5 looks like the result of a night at Taco-Bell.
ReplyDelete#1 That looks like Bubinga wood. Unfinished slabs like the one shown can cost upwards of $3,000 bucks for a 5' wide by 10' long by 3" thick.
ReplyDeleteYou're not wrong Mike. My in-laws sell all sorts of exotic wood. Seen pieces going for a lot more than $3K.
Deletehttp://www.righteouswoods.com/woodmenu.html
Hazy
Cool site. Afraid to call for pricing.
DeleteHappen to have a piece of Brazilian Rosewood that I found in an antique pattern maker's tool chest I bought several years ago. It's only 3" by 8" by about 7/8" thick, but it's enough to make a couple of replacement plane totes out of. Also have a wooden smoothing plane made out of a chunk of Lignum Vitae. I think I have some samples of wood not included on the list sold by your in-laws.
Lignum Vitae is amazing stuff. So dense it doesn't float. Traditionally (and to this day) used for bearings in underwater applications, where it doesn't need lubrication.
DeleteI've had bearings made from the stuff for a small, 100-year-old hydropower turbine.
If you're ever in Portland (why the HELL would anyone go to Portland) there's a place called Northwest Hardwoods that has a fantastic inventory of exotic hardwoods.
#1 I just found a very old hunk of local Fl cherry at a mill. This mill pulls old log out of rivers. Rough cut and ya could still see the burns from the band saw on it. One edge live. It was just over 8' long the narrowest 18" wide and widened to 22" inch. The 22" was from near the base of the tree. It's 3" thick. Wife and I hauled it home and spent 18 hours sanding starting with 38 grit, to 60, 80 then 120. We put Diamond oil on it, a small can of Diamond runs around 50 bucks. We used it as a serving bar off our kitchen. It's just beautiful.
ReplyDelete#5 I don't think I would be close enough to 2000 degree molten lava to take cool cell phone or Go Pro videos
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it's Hawaii. Prior to the last Kilauea eruption you could near walk right up to the lava and watch it drop into the sea. What you saw was more than that one lil ol drip. I say Hawaii and mean the Island of Hawaii, The Big Island. Lots a folks don't know there is an Island named Hawaii. Pearl Harbor, Waikiki, Diamond Point and Honolulu are all on Oahu.
DeleteI should think that camera/phone/whatever was at the end of a verrry long pole. Attached to a boat (given how the camera seems to bobbing up and down). A boat with a powerful get-me-the-fuck-out-of-here-right-now motor..
DeleteIt seems the signs at lava flows told visitors to stay around 300 yards away. I've seen and I have been a lot closer than that. Back in the nineties the Kilauea flow had eaten half a parking lot. People were out in the parking lot watching it flow into the sea. There are pictures of people standing on their lawns spraying flowing lava with garden hoses trying to divert it from their homes. I've seen videos of people sticking sticks in flows. Granted they don't stand there long but they don't incinerate either.
Delete#1: There will come a day when I own and enjoy nice things rather than look at them through a computer screen. Every day my business grows. :)
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Way cool. Dreams come true man. it took me about forty years to meet most of my dreams. I never gave up. My bucket list today would fit in a thimble.
Delete#10 is a good one!
ReplyDelete#8--A new type of golf ball with a force field.
ReplyDelete#2 must have just found a buyer for his boat.
ReplyDelete#6: Priorities.
ReplyDelete#1 The finished product is beautiful, but the piece being prepared is not the same as the piece shown at the end.
ReplyDelete#5 I'm assuming that camera was on the end of a very long stick.
I didn't think it was either, and I am a 30+ year carpenter with a wood working shop. I have never seen anyone go cross grain on anything. Maybe it gives a different effect
DeleteYes to #5, you can see in the shadow the camera at the end of the stick/pole.
Delete# 1. Thank you Aggie, I thought that too.
ReplyDeleteI'm currently installing Florida red cedar siding on an old Craftsman built house here in Florida. The logs used for the siding are anywhere from 30 to 50 years old. The siding boards(typically 5/8"X8"X8')go from light red to almost purple. I'm sitting on a slab that is 4"X20"X10'.
ReplyDelete#1 - those are the best videos to watch on ***tube. especially if they are at normal speed. I don't have the ability to learn woodworking skills like that. the best i could end up with would be 3-d trapezoid...
ReplyDelete#7 Problem is he's got a cup of coffee at the bar.
ReplyDelete#1. Those are not Lithuanian wood workers in Shanghai.
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