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Post by sdb777 on Dec 12, 2009 15:54:35 GMT -6
What is your favorite type of wood to turn? And why did you pick that type of wood(challenging, ease of turning, the grain goes BANG)
And what do you turn it into?
Just curious.....
Scott (pictures are always nice) B
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Post by Doug B on Dec 12, 2009 17:48:24 GMT -6
Picking a favorite wood would be like Tiger Woods picking a favorite mistress ;D
I'd have to say that Black and White Ebony is one of my favorites because it really is gorgeous wood, and I especially like it in bottle stoppers where there is more of the wood to show off, but it makes very nice pens too. It turns easily even though it is very hard and dense, but does not seem to suffer the same propensity to crack like real Ebony. And it usually takes a finish very nicely.
A lot of burl woods are also very appealing to me as are spalted woods.
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Post by TDHofstetter on Dec 12, 2009 18:08:26 GMT -6
For me... it's fiddleback maple. It turns very well with sharp tools, and sands well, and finishes well, and looks EXCELLENT.
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Post by sachbvn on Dec 12, 2009 19:35:58 GMT -6
Amboyna Burl is probably about the prettiest, or most interesting I've turned - it turned easily though I did crack the blank - but that was my fault, I'd hardly consider it "hard" to turn.
I have some African Blackwood that came out looking great.... hmm...
Probably some of the easiest, most peal off the blank woods I've turned? Padauk, Redheart, and most Cocobolo.... every once in a while I've found a Cocobolo blank that is oily as hell and a little bit of a bugger to turn.
Seriously - with that Redheart and Padauk, it was like the curls were jumping off the pen blank by themselves!!
Zac
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Post by boodrow on Dec 12, 2009 20:15:05 GMT -6
I seem to like cocobolo for some reason. I think its a good lookin wood with many diff colors
boodrow
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Post by sdb777 on Dec 12, 2009 20:18:25 GMT -6
Picking a favorite wood would be like Tiger Woods picking a favorite mistress ;D Now that's funny...I don't care who you are! Scott (keep 'em comin' guys) B |
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Post by Ruffnek on Dec 12, 2009 21:06:09 GMT -6
Bois d'Arc because it finishes so pretty after turning.
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Post by lpdicecco on Dec 14, 2009 5:30:11 GMT -6
I have turned walnut,maple,birch, spruce, pine, padauk and you know what ? It is always the piece that is spinning round and round and throwing curls at me.  |
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Post by leo on Dec 29, 2009 4:53:28 GMT -6
I like Bethlehem Olive Wood. No two pieces are alike, turns and finishes nicely. I make Pens and Bracelet Helpers
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