Flutes and sawdust
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Did you know that angst is German for fear? It’s funny how languages have mixed with globalisation.
So, recall reading that all parts of Labrum are poisonous, so, not something I would rush putting my mouth to.
They are but as with yew, the amount is surprisingly large before a reaction is noticeable. For instance, you would need to inhale at least 40 g of yew wood dust to get sick. Laburnum is somewhat less but you are unlikely to eat a finished product.
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I've only seen this wood the once so interesting to hear you've used it too. This was very dry and cracked and I've had to use quite a few lines of filler. I finally got a dark brown one that was a good match. Really nice wood but hard to work.
It’s not that rare in knife scale or pen blank size. I had to buy a small log for the blank I needed but I managed to sell the rest of it to some Germans.
Howdy David, welcome to the club....
Wow!! first off, wonderful work! I had no idea you had used any! How was it to work with?
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I should say first I had a couple of very dubious woods from the same supplier, but this one seems pretty clear cut. It was quite soft and porous and not the best flute wood but it looks amazing once it's finished. A photo doesn't do it justice
I get the impression its quite a hard one to find something counterfeit for. From its density it doesn't surprise me its quite soft and porous. Makes me wonder how well a spindle made of it would do. The chatoyance alone though may be worth it to give it a go!
Soft and porous...not sure I follow what you mean. The wood I worked under that name was similar to North American Western red cedar. Soft I can see, but porous not so much.
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Porous probably isn't the best term. Some woods just struggle to give a really clear tone, like they're leaking a little air. I'll actually blow it again and see if I remember right:) With the worst offenders, when you use hot metal on them the smoke escapes through the walls of the flute as well as the ends. Then you know you're in for trouble!
Ash did that for me once. Got a beautiful piece of olive ash with some burl (and curl) in it too and when I blew it (before finish) the air was coming out of the burl eyes as well as the finger holes and end. After the finish it wasn't present anymore though.
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New phylogenetic tree for my 300th flute wood species!
That is so cool.