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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Yellow Siris. |
I'm not very allergic to different woods, and I started a build today with this Yellow Siris, which is absolutely beautiful! I bent the sides today, and when they were wet, AAAHHHHHHH! Golden color! Varnish will make this stuff look really nice! Anyway, downside is, It's time to wear a mask for every phase of sanding or planing. My nose feels like I've been snorting pepper. IMO, worse than coco. Hope it's worth using this stuff. Oh, I might add it was THE most difficult wood I've ever bent. It's also very soft, for a hardwood. So, there. |
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| Author: | theguitarwhisperer [ Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yellow Siris. |
any pictures? |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yellow Siris. |
Tomorrow, Git-Whisp. Thanks for da interest. It yet another "Weiss"""'''"""""""""""style. Yes, I coo-coo. |
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| Author: | Daniel Minard [ Fri Mar 18, 2011 2:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yellow Siris. |
Hey Alan; I feel your pain. (or should I say itch) I resawed a bunch of siris for a friend & my nose & eyes ran like a tap for two hours afterwards! Thought I was gonna sneeze my head off. That was WITH a mask. I didn't have much trouble when building with siris, but I took precautions after the resaw experience. |
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| Author: | Brian Forbes [ Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yellow Siris. |
I had an allergic reaction to Merabu a few years ago making a neck. I was carving and sanding when all of a sudden it seemed like my lungs were full of water and all my breathing wasnt doing anything. It was like someone shut off my lungs. I got out of the garage and hyperventilated for a while and finally started feeling like I was actually getting oxygen again. I wasnt wearing a respirator (stupid) which I do now, but that was a hell of an experience. I'm not allergic to aything that causes me to lock up like that to my knowledge except Merabu. Too bad, it's a neat looking wood when quartered and it has really interesting black stripes through the grain on a brown base. |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yellow Siris. |
Well, this stuff isn't as bad as I thought, if I use a mask. I gotta say this build is going pretty good. No bindings, E I rosewood f.b, (thanks Todd Taggert!), bound with Yel Siris, yel siris markers and frets, rosewood/ siris/black fibre/siris/rosewood rosette. 2 different woods only. Yay! Pics coming someday. |
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| Author: | Pat Redmiles [ Wed Mar 23, 2011 12:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yellow Siris. |
Allergies are a drag... I used to be sensitive to cocobolo, but once I turned 30 or so, I never had another problem with it. But, I bought an outstanding piece of tightly curly Spanish cedar, and the stuff burns my sinuses like crazy! Hooda thought? Good thing I don't like cigars... |
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