February 16, 20188 yr comment_140643 16 minutes ago, Electric scotty said: Crazy enough, not a single bit of the grease soaked into them change the order of my guess... Report
February 16, 20188 yr comment_140666 I would go with Stick Lignum Vitae. It is actually used as bearings on ship props or should I say used to be , not sure of now. Report
February 16, 20188 yr comment_140667 A good google search and I’d say that’s it! I have to see the end grain to be sure but I think it’s right. Thanks Gerald. The building is in Vancouver Bc and was started in1913. These have lasted at least a 100 years. We replaced them with a special polymer. At least I’m the only one here that wants them. I’ll see what I can make with them I guess. I have requests for a couple pens already from my crew so that’ll eat up a couple of them. Report
February 16, 20188 yr comment_140675 1 hour ago, Gerald said: Lignum Vitae. It is actually used as bearings on ship props or should I say used to be , not sure of now. Lignum Vitae: Wood So Bad-arse, It's Used to Make Shaft Bearings for Nuclear Submarines (and More) and more yet on the subject... Edited February 16, 20188 yr by Stick486 Report
February 17, 20188 yr comment_140702 9 hours ago, Electric scotty said: I haven’t had a chance to cut the ends to see it yet. After 100 years in use, they’re covered in grease. Crazy enough, not a single bit of the grease soaked into them. I’ll have a picture and posted. Report
February 17, 20188 yr Popular Post comment_140703 Lignum Vitae it is... the give away was the grease didn't soak in... now what are we gonna build to go w/ it... a sub perhaps?? Report
August 24, 20223 yr Popular Post comment_297291 Here is a good reference that's easy to use and packed with lots valuable information. www.wood-database.com Hardest, softest, heaviest, most toxic, etc. @gunny Some of you will be glad to know that it has pictures too. .40 Report
August 24, 20223 yr comment_297315 Hardest i've ever worked with and turned is Ironwood, quite a few variations, and texas ebony can sure make a fella talk in tongues, but ironwood, tough as nails, and hard on steel edges. did some knife scales a while back, polished i'm up bootiful, but pretty sure a 12 pack was part of the equation, and not all at once. Rj in az Report
February 7, 20233 yr comment_308153 Of all the woods I work with Ebony and Bubinga are the hardest. Ebony is like concrete with wood grain in it. Paul Report
October 21, 20232 yr comment_322911 On 12/27/2016 at 10:49 PM, Wirebender said: Ron - I looked it up...Janka rating of 2760! Dave. In North Texas, old houses were built on Osage Orange footing, locally called Bois d'Arc (pronounced BoDark) because it was too dense for termites to destroy. A home near me was almost 100 years old and the new owners built a pine deck on the back door. It was like ringing the supper bell - all that was termite free in the whole 2 story home was the original footing aa result. It "mysteriously" went up in flames (insurance does not cover termite damage). Sigh. Report
October 22, 20232 yr comment_322942 On 10/21/2023 at 12:07 PM, AprilAllYear said: In North Texas, old houses were built on Osage Orange footing, locally called Bois d'Arc (pronounced BoDark) because it was too dense for termites to destroy. A home near me was almost 100 years old and the new owners built a pine deck on the back door. It was like ringing the supper bell - all that was termite free in the whole 2 story home was the original footing aa result. It "mysteriously" went up in flames (insurance does not cover termite damage). Sigh. Interesting story April. Thanks. BTW, welcome to The Patriot Woodworker. Glad you found us and happy you joined up. Great group here always willing to share ideas and help out. Looking forward to your participation. Report
January 6Jan 6 Popular Post comment_368375 Hey there, I was looking up Mountain Mahogany (it's not in the Mahogany family, rather the Rose family.) I have brought it back from Eastern Oregon a few times. As far as I could tell from looking it up, it's the 4th hardest in North America, behind a couple different Ironwood species and Osage Orange. The Internet says it's Janka hardness rating is around 3,200. I have slabbed mountain mahogany. It is very difficult to mill and cut.... Edited January 6Jan 6 by BeautyInsideYouWoodWorking Report
January 6Jan 6 comment_368378 On 8/23/2022 at 10:47 PM, ake said: mountain mahogany 3200 on janka scale Yeah, that's what I'm saying, why is nobody acknowledging this. It doesn't come up on search results. I discovered it by accident in my woodworking obsession to work with as many species as I can. Well. Not by accident, I had hiked amongst these trees hunting elk and deer for years. And when my chainsaw started bouncing off of it years ago I knew I had accidentally targeted something verrrryyyy hard. Edited January 6Jan 6 by BeautyInsideYouWoodWorking Report
January 6Jan 6 comment_368417 18 hours ago, BeautyInsideYouWoodWorking said: I have slabbed mountain mahogany. Welcome to our community! Hey you got any images of that Mahogany? Report
January 7Jan 7 comment_368464 Welcome to The Patriot Woodworker @BeautyInsideYouWoodWorking. Glad you found us and came aboard. Hope to see some of your projects and interact with you more. Report
January 8Jan 8 comment_368515 Thank you Dave 🙂 Hey John, yeah. I do, I'll dig for it and post soon. I'm always taking photos of the figured woods I slab Report
January 9Jan 9 comment_368563 Interesting that it's in Rosaceae, I wouldn't have guessed that! Right up there with desert ironwood in hardness, that stuff will wreck a chain too 😄 Report
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