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T'zalam / Mayan Walnut
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Author:  CharlieT [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:15 am ]
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Anyone build with it? If so, what are your thoughts on the tonal and working characteristics? How does it bend? Hibdon sure has some nice looking sets of the stuff. Thanks.
Author:  ernie [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:04 am ]
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Our local metro hdwd has gorgeous dk brn chocolate peruvian walnut for $5 bd.ft.
Author:  CharlieT [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:07 am ]
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ernie wrote:
Our local metro hdwd has gorgeous dk brn chocolate peruvian walnut for $5 bd.ft.


Nice! Are Peruvian and Mayan walnut the same thing? I had in mind Peruvian is a true walnut but Mayan is not, but I could be wrong.
Author:  ernie [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:25 am ]
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Charlie I don/t know , but I resawed that peruvian walnut ,it resaws readily, has abt the same density as h. mahog. it is much lighter IMHO than our local walnut , seems easy to carve , has a beautiful dk brwn colour , and a nice shimmer or chatoyance when hand planed . I plan to build a classical with it using carpathian spruce top and peruvian walnut for the back and sides cheers.
Author:  CharlieT [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:32 am ]
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Sounds good, Ernie. Got any photos of the Peruvian walnut? :mrgreen:
Author:  John Sonksen [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:43 am ]
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the top of my headboard at home is peruvian walnut, it is deep, dark chocolate color and mine's got some nice quilted figure to it. It really takes an oil finish nicely, really shows off a lot of depth. It is very dark though so it doesn't show in all lighting. It was very light and machined like a dream, except you'll get a very dark tan from all the sawdust. I've never heard of Mayan walnut though I wouldn't be surprised if it were the same thing.
Author:  sdsollod [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:51 am ]
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They sure don't look the same...
Author:  ernie [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:30 pm ]
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Sorry charlie I have no pics , plus i don/t know how to post photos wood is in the bsmt.Perhaps you can google peruvian walnut and will get some photos .The wood grows all over central and s. america it is a tropical version of the walnut genus
Author:  CharlieT [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:36 pm ]
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ernie wrote:
Sorry charlie I have no pics , plus i don/t know how to post photos wood is in the bsmt.Perhaps you can google peruvian walnut and will get some photos .The wood grows all over central and s. america it is a tropical version of the walnut genus

No worries Ernie. I just like to see wood porn, the more the better. :P laughing6-hehe
Author:  Kathy Matsushita [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:46 pm ]
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Last summer I built a harp ukulele with the Mayan walnut I got from Hibdon Hardwoods. It was easy to work with and had, as someone else has mentioned, some nice flame (so much so, it reminded me of koa). Here are a couple of photos:

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Author:  David Newton [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:57 pm ]
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Myan & Peruvian are different.
Peruvian is genuine Juglands, Myan is not.
Peruvian is darker, softer, works well, bends easy, great tone on small guitars, which is all I know about.

Hi Kathy, haven't seen you here lately, welcome!
Author:  CharlieT [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:59 pm ]
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Kathy - that harp uke is beautiful!! [:Y:] Thanks for sharing the photos, and you thoughts on the wood. It sure can be beautiful.

David - thanks for the info. I did a little digging and came to the same conclusion about Peruvian and Mayan being different. Both seem very attractive though.
Author:  Nathan Hampton [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:48 pm ]
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I have some curly Tzalam that I got from Jeffries in Knoxville. The tap tone is very similar to true walnuts ( Juglans.) It has a waxy/ stringy texture and is not very fun to work with.
Author:  Ken Jones [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:13 am ]
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Here's a shot of a Tsalam set I picked up from Hibdon last summer at the GAL convention. I'm just now finishing up a baritone commission made from fiddleback koa that looks very much like this...
Author:  Kathy Matsushita [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:06 am ]
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David Newton wrote:
Hi Kathy, haven't seen you here lately, welcome!


Hi, David! I've been busy with school, but no more...I just retired (after 32 years of teaching), so will have more time now...I've just started a second harp uke, since I sold that first one to a fellow teacher (the school's Ukulele Club advisor). This one I plan to keep!
Author:  Kathy Matsushita [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:07 am ]
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CharlieT wrote:
Kathy - that harp uke is beautiful!! [:Y:] Thanks for sharing the photos, and you thoughts on the wood. It sure can be beautiful.


Thanks, Charlie! When I ordered it from Hibdon Hardwood, I actually had no idea exactly what it looked like (the flame), and was pleasantly surprised!
Author:  ernie [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:16 am ]
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Kathy vy beautiful harp uke , love the colour and figure , very stunning.Where does one get plans for a harp uke .Dennis k brought his over on monday . I was impressed
Author:  CharlieT [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:48 am ]
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Kathy Matsushita wrote:
I just retired (after 32 years of teaching), so will have more time now...


Good for you, Kathy. Congratulations! [:Y:]
Author:  Kathy Matsushita [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:48 pm ]
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ernie wrote:
Kathy vy beautiful harp uke , love the colour and figure , very stunning.Where does one get plans for a harp uke .Dennis k brought his over on monday . I was impressed


Thanks!!! I got my plans from Pete Howlett, who designed it. He's revamping his website, so the section describing the plans aren't on there yet, but you can email Pete at pete@petehowlettukulele.co.uk .
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