"Madam, I am drunk and you are ugly, but tomorrow I will be sober"
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| Author: | Eric Reid [ Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Cultivating hardwood figure |
I was cutting firewood today, and happened upon a local tree I wasn't familiar with. It turns out to be Bitter Cherry--very nice tap tone, but it never gets very big. I have it in mind for bridges. Identifying the wood led me to a site that suggested I could cultivate fiddleback, or quilted figure in my local Big Leaf Maples.http://westinstenv.org/itf/2009/03/13/chapter-4-the-best-hardwoods/ . This ran counter to everything I'd read before, so I searched some more. I couldn't find any confirmation, but I stumbled across this: http://www.aaes.auburn.edu/comm/pubs/bulletins/figureinwood/index.html very old, but very thorough, and I'm glad I found it. So...What does anyone here know about cultivating figure in Big Leaf Maple? |
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| Author: | Carey [ Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cultivating hardwood figure |
I know nothing about the subject in question, but I have to say that your avatar pic is of the finest kind- did you see Fields in 'The Bank Dick'? Priceless stuff, and thanks for the reminder. |
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| Author: | Eric Reid [ Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cultivating hardwood figure |
Carey wrote: I know nothing about the subject in question, but I have to say that your avatar pic is of the finest kind- did you see Fields in 'The Bank Dick'? Priceless stuff, and thanks for the reminder. Take off your hat in the presence of a gentleman. It ain't a fit night out for man nor beast. This clip has useful instruction on tool sharpening, instrumental performance, and violin making:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CW1KBnVbYU |
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| Author: | JeffR [ Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cultivating hardwood figure |
"Madam, I am drunk and you are ugly, but tomorrow I will be sober" Jeff |
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| Author: | Mark Groza [ Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cultivating hardwood figure |
If you want quilted figure in big leaf, you have to flatsaw it. |
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| Author: | B. Howard [ Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cultivating hardwood figure |
One of my mentors made Grandfather clocks, among other things. I remember him talking about this way back then, but I have never known anyone to actually do it. While it seems plausible at first, bending 40-60 foot tall maples that are 10-12inch in diameter back and forth would be a daunting task. And with no guarantee of the quality and consistency of the figure, could be a lot of labor and effort for nothing. Also they mention fast growth, which means wider grains, which to me means less suitable for musical instruments. As a side note that same person I mentioned used to bend saplings around large coffee cans filled with cement in a complete loop, and cut them down in 10-15 years and make clock faces from the loops. Looked like a piece of wood grew in a circle when done, you could hardly spot the seam as the grains usually lined up that well. His backyard was a strange looking place. I've been thinking about doing one like that for rosettes. |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cultivating hardwood figure |
Very cool, Brian. |
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