I have the OneWay system Chuck. I’d love to find a 20” base for it though (I have the 16”) so I could actually use it on slightly larger pieces going forward.
What did you do in your shop today?
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I have the OneWay system Chuck. I’d love to find a 20” base for it though (I have the 16”) so I could actually use it on slightly larger pieces going forward.
The 20” base must be available in the secondary market, perhaps even here on WB. Chuck
For roughouts... a few of those are pretty thin.
Yeah, I’m trying to spend less, not more. But, if you have one…..
There are a few that I once turned. I pile them all up in the same pile to dry a bit.
Burning the corners and shavings….never ending cycle.
Nope. Sorry. Chuck
Turned a few today and first coat of oil finish
Always a delight to see your work! Chuck
I've always been amazed by these candles. They look simple to make and would be a good first project for a new turner? You've probably shared the dimensions of your blanks, would you mind doing it again? I'm currently splitting my last load of Black Locust I cut this Spring. The bottom of the pile isn't slit too bad and I've been saving some of the better for turning blanks. No bowl blanks because it split too bad over time or the ring shake that's present, but some pepper mill blanks and smaller should come out of this. Might get a couple of your candle blanks out of it if they are no too large.
While waiting for the finish to dry in this humidity. I
rearranged my main wood rack putting most of the cherry at the
top. I spread out my other pieces in the shed and cleaned up the chainsaw
station.
rearranged my main wood rack putting most of the cherry at the
top. I spread out my other pieces in the shed and cleaned up the chainsaw
station.
Mighty fine stacks of wood! At the rate you are turning, you are going to need more! Chuck
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I haven't been in the shop for awhile, I came down with covid Sunday night. It took me down again, felt like crap until this afternoon. Fever finally broke and headache quit so I went down to the shop for awhile. If I'm going to be quarantined the shop is a good place to be. 
I finished sanding this stuff I cut out last week and got a coat of blo thinned 50/50 with odorless mineral spirits. Thought I'd try thinning it a bit to see if it soaks in any better or dries quicker, we'll see.
I dont know what the species of the red crosses are, could be paduk or bloodwood. It was pretty orange when cutting and sanding and turned this beautiful red color when oiled. I might have to keep one of those for myself.
Now that I've got the finish on these I can start cutting the next batch, it'll be all domestic woods next.
I finished sanding this stuff I cut out last week and got a coat of blo thinned 50/50 with odorless mineral spirits. Thought I'd try thinning it a bit to see if it soaks in any better or dries quicker, we'll see.
I dont know what the species of the red crosses are, could be paduk or bloodwood. It was pretty orange when cutting and sanding and turned this beautiful red color when oiled. I might have to keep one of those for myself.
Now that I've got the finish on these I can start cutting the next batch, it'll be all domestic woods next.
I really like those!I haven't been in the shop for awhile, I came down with covid Sunday night. It took me down again, felt like crap until this afternoon. Fever finally broke and headache quit so I went down to the shop for awhile. If I'm going to be quarantined the shop is a good place to be.
I finished sanding this stuff I cut out last week and got a coat of blo thinned 50/50 with odorless mineral spirits. Thought I'd try thinning it a bit to see if it soaks in any better or dries quicker, we'll see. View attachment 261504
I dont know what the species of the red crosses are, could be paduk or bloodwood. It was pretty orange when cutting and sanding and turned this beautiful red color when oiled. I might have to keep one of those for myself.
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Now that I've got the finish on these I can start cutting the next batch, it'll be all domestic woods next.
I'm a bit late to this thread since I only follow it sporadically and I just ran across this
Janka table
Here are the results. Clearly it depends on WHICH mesquite and WHICH rosewood but many of the rosewood are harder than most of the mesquites.
Janka table
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African Blackwood (dalbergia melanoxylon) has the highest janka hardness at about 3600+ for dalbergia. I’ve also had a handful of rosewood from Belize that had a density of 5.80 pounds per board foot and would imagine the janka hardness to be up close to kingwood. There is also something in that list doesn’t line up to me- there is no way that Brazilian rosewood is denser and has higher janka hardness than Amazon rosewood. It is actually should be reverse that number. Fluorescence and density is what separates the two for folks trying to pass off Amazon as Brazilian rosewood- Amazon rosewood does grow in Brazil.
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My D. spruceana is heavier than my D. nigra samples. As for Janka, I can't test that...
When Amazon rosewood starting to hit stride and hit the market, probably around 2005-2006, there were vendors using other common names alongside Amazon rosewood and what they were marketing in fact wasn’t even a dalbergia species, but something else. It went by a common name “Macacauba or Hormigo”. Coincidentally, I had kept this link on my file for keep sake so I know well enough to stay away from it. I don’t want to “out” this particular vendor, but this will rub people the wrong way, because this is not the first time they have done this playing word games and trying to pass something that is not even close to what it suppose to be. That could be part of the reason why the janka hardness and density might be skewed.
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Now all I need is enough acacia and black locust. The glow sounds cool! When completed and it glows, will I have to play a Beatles record to show how cool I am?