I will pack.
I even went out to look at it again. Amazing
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Yup, the kingwood logs are very small in diameter and has big “starkist pith”. The biggest reason why you see in French Decorative Arts (Louis XIV-XVI) which kingwood was the choice of rosewood, tends to be veneered to compensate for smaller logs to fit larger areas- commodes, consoles and secretaries. You won’t find much in case goods during this period like armoire’s.
Mike & Mike- the old geezer never pick’s up when I ask his universe in my head if I need some wood from his stash. Maybe the signal is not so great seeing that I am way out in the east coast? Maybe I need to move closer to get better “universal signal for subliminal messages”? Nah…..
I agree, MT, Wy, Idaho, eastern Washington would get into yer blood and ya would be a f......g redneck forever.
Yep and these were up to 11x11 square cants. Some were 15 ft long. My little tractor at that time could not pick one up safely. So I grabbed chainsaw. Half way through cutting them in 4 and 5' lengths saw broke. Tried the electric. It burnt up. Looked like i hade butchered a steer.
I will measure and re picture. I picture this way for fresh cut.
It is very hard and very dense. But, it is “king” for a reason and I studied French Decorative Arts- that is the species you will always see used and the description will say “kingwood”. Any other rosewood species, they leave it generic as “rosewood”, even as most utilized dalbergia, Brazilian rosewood. Very seldom that they identify that species, dalbergia nigra as such in furniture arts or boxes. Here is an example of an antique period piece- not French, but English. You can see the Kingwood is used as veneer on this commode at the door surround:
It is beautiful wood. Machines nicely. And when sanded to fine grit, it almost seems finished. I have a box almost done in kingwood. Small box . Kingwood oxidized very slowly.
If that was coco it would be black.
