Decided to take a peek at some maple that has been lying around for a bit .
I am liking what I am seeing .
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| Author: | Otterhound [ Sun Jan 12, 2014 1:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Taking a peek |
Decided to take a peek at some maple that has been lying around for a bit . I am liking what I am seeing .
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Sun Jan 12, 2014 2:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taking a peek |
Flamey! |
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| Author: | Otterhound [ Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:29 pm ] |
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meddlingfool wrote: Flamey! With ambrosia . |
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| Author: | Kamusur [ Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taking a peek |
Nectar of the Gods, spalting. |
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| Author: | Otterhound [ Sun Jan 12, 2014 5:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taking a peek |
Kamusur wrote: Nectar of the Gods, spalting. No spalting , just ambrosia . The difference is that ambrosia is caused by the ambrosia beetle boring in the wood and leaving it's chemical signature that causes the coloring . Spalting is caused by fungus . |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Sun Jan 12, 2014 6:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taking a peek |
Ooh, nice stuff! I particularly like the last two shots with the ambrosia spots and more consistent curl. Tempted for a harp guitar set... especially if I can keep that dark edge as a center stripe. Is that just heartwood? |
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| Author: | Otterhound [ Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taking a peek |
That dark edge , if I am seeing this correctly , was the live , outer edge of the tree . There is no heartwood in this piece . I cut it out . This is a loose wedge that did not fit my stacks and I wanted to see what was in there . I have no doubt of there being harp sized material in my stacks . Oh yes , this wood was milled in wedges and I am cutting blocks from the wedges , so the wood will be perfectly quartered . I will have some waste , but that is the price you pay for doing it properly . I believe it to be red maple .   There is a third stack . May even be a few archtops in there . |
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| Author: | Jim Kirby [ Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taking a peek |
Sweet! |
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