Lots of wood for trade - long version

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@SA-Motors they look great! Thanks for finding these, it's a nice selection already. The figure on the fiddlewood looks amazing.
 
SA-Motors said:
@daveflutes I found some of them so far.
From left to right, Zelkova, leland cypress, serviceberry, madrone, fiddlewood, pal marfim. Let me know if these look good to you. I’ll post more pictures as I find more.

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They look nice. Should I assume a Japanese Zelkova from Cook Woods? That looks like a big service berry. Any idea on species? Which species on the Fiddlewood?
 
Hey @Mr. Peet yes, the zelkova did come from Cook Woods. As for the serviceberry, it is common/downy (Amelanchier arborea) as confirmed from the person who cut it who is a forestry major and was confident about its identification. As for the fiddlewood it came from kalanihardwoods.com In my spreadsheet I have it as Citharexylum spinosum. do you think that’s right?
 
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Hey @Mr. Peet yes, the zelkova did come from Cook Woods. As for the serviceberry, it is common/downy (Amelanchier arborea) as confirmed from the person who cut it who is a forestry major and was confident about its identification. As for the fiddlewood it came from kalanihardwoods.com In my spreadsheet I have it as Citharexylum spinosum. do you think that’s right?
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Ya, think that is correct...I was thinking about Princewood, Exostema caribaeum...so many woods out there. I don't have any Fiddlewood in the reference collection.....yet.
 
SA-Motors said:
Hi @Izak Welcome to the club! Its fun to turn different woods. Each is different and presents its own challenges. Just curious, what is your Chinkapin? Do you know the scientific name of it? Do you happen to have enough for a spindle blank about 1.5" x 1.5" x 18"?
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I am not sure what the scientific name is, you might need to do a glue-up to get to 1.5" I think it might be in about 1" rough sawn planks. It is a fascinating tree native to SW Oregon where I lived for a few years. Maybe in the chestnut family. The nut is very sharp spikey and the rodents eat them and the Indians used to as well, I never got a chance to try it but would have enjoyed the experience I'm sure.
 
Izak said:
I am not sure what the scientific name is, you might need to do a glue-up to get to 1.5" I think it might be in about 1" rough sawn planks. It is a fascinating tree native to SW Oregon where I lived for a few years. Maybe in the chestnut family. The nut is very sharp spikey and the rodents eat them and the Indians used to as well, I never got a chance to try it but would have enjoyed the experience I'm sure.
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If it's native to SW Oregon, it would be Chrysolepis. Either Chrysolepis sempervirens or Chrysolepis chrysophylla. The other chinkapins I mentioned live east of the Rockies.
 
Hi @Izak Thanks for the article. It is a really fascinating tree. 1" roughsawn is too small for me, but if you every happen to come across anything larger, please let me know. Thanks!
 
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My chinkapin is just 'chinkapin' after all...I'll have to take a closer look. I'm glad you all mentioned this!
 
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This is the end grain of my chinkapin. Not the best picture but it's a 3 bf plank and I can't get it out of the box:)
 
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Mr. Peet said:
Looks like

Castanopsis from Hobbit House site​


Which is now found under the genus name Chrysolepis.
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Yes, that's a perfect match, thanks! It's great having the inch scale on there, more helpful than just a level of magnification.
 
Hi @daveflutes I was able to find more of them. In the first photo, top row from left to right: Hawaiian chocolate albizia, Hawaiian Bermuda cedar, Hawaiian eucalyptus tallow, Hawaiian, Hawaiian rainbow eucalyptus, piquiarana. Bottom row left to right: lychee, cottonwood.

Second photo is the live oak from Texas, third photo is the tupelo, next photo is the black cottonwood which ironically is very light in color, and last photo is the laurel oak.

This might be it from the list of 25. The other ones are either too small, or I used them all up at some point, or tucked away somewhere that I cannot find. I think I’ve got a total of 17 here to give you though. Is that a fair trade, in exchange for the ones you are going to send me?
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They all look fantastic thanks! Yes that's a fair swap. If you want to make shipping easier and cheaper you're welcome to trim any of the live edges off if you can do it easily. Depends whether you want to keep any material back or just clear the space:)

If any of the other woods I haven't got turn up in due course I'm happy to buy them separately. Or see if I get anything else for trade in the meantime.
 
Hi @daveflutes if I recall, you said you needed 12“ x 1“ x 1“. Based on that, my plan would be to cut you blanks that size. I can cut them on my bandsaw, by setting the fence. Would that work for you?
 
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SA-Motors said:
Hi @daveflutes if I recall, you said you needed 12“ x 1“ x 1“. Based on that, my plan would be to cut you blanks that size. I can cut them on my bandsaw, by setting the fence. Would that work for you?
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Yes that would be great thanks. It makes life so much easier when wood arrives the right size, and it saves me finding a home for the rest! If they're a little over length that wouldn't hurt.
 
Hi @Izak (and others) I've been reading about the Chinkapin from the article you posted, and elsewhere. I'd like to turn a spindle from it. Did you happen to have a piece for sale or trade that is 1.5" x 1.5 by 18" long?
 
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