Name that wood
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Never mind that one. That's dime a dozen. And will probably keep turning green.
Find us curly koas.
Find us curly koas.
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Goncalo?
Most underrated to me is granadillo.
When you get them Koa's kilned, lemme know.
Tnx
Aloha Joey,
You are hitting all round the park but still on two strikes.
Let me give you a hint, Think marine.
Aloha
I'll let you know about the Koa, may be a few years though.
You are hitting all round the park but still on two strikes.
Let me give you a hint, Think marine.
Aloha
I'll let you know about the Koa, may be a few years though.
Wood
I don't know what kind of wood that is but I need some curly hair KOA or what ever the proper name of it is.
Can you get some ?
I don't know what kind of wood that is but I need some curly hair KOA or what ever the proper name of it is.
Can you get some ?
U wood
U wood or iron wood.
U wood or iron wood.
U wood
Ether mind
Ether mind
Aloha
Yes Sir, Yes Sir, Teak it is. I have come across some beautiful pieces over the years. Although most of it is plain, the figured and curly pieces are out there and readily available. There are some little nuances when it comes to finishing and sanding, but nothing that can't be over come.
I've seen it range from golden Koa color with curl, to almost mahogany with a resemblance to Zebra wood. Just a beautiful wood. Not one you see a lot of in the cue industry.
Thanks for the time guys.
Aloha
Aloha
Copied this from a site, my mind went straight to coring. Personally have not tried it, but I'm anxious to give it a shot.
In addition to relatively high strength, teak is also highly resistant to rot, fungi and mildew. In addition, teak has a relatively low shrinkage ratio, which makes it excellent for applications where it undergoes periodic changes in moisture.
Teak has the unusual properties of being both an excellent structural timber for framing, planking, etc., while at the same time being easily worked, unlike some other similar woods such as purpleheart, and finished to a high degree. For this reason, it is also prized for the trim work on boat interiors.
Due to the oily nature of the wood, care must be taken to properly prepare the wood before gluing.
Aloha
Copied this from a site, my mind went straight to coring. Personally have not tried it, but I'm anxious to give it a shot.
In addition to relatively high strength, teak is also highly resistant to rot, fungi and mildew. In addition, teak has a relatively low shrinkage ratio, which makes it excellent for applications where it undergoes periodic changes in moisture.
Teak has the unusual properties of being both an excellent structural timber for framing, planking, etc., while at the same time being easily worked, unlike some other similar woods such as purpleheart, and finished to a high degree. For this reason, it is also prized for the trim work on boat interiors.
Due to the oily nature of the wood, care must be taken to properly prepare the wood before gluing.
Aloha
M.G.-
Actually, Metasequoia, also called "Dawn Redwood", a deciduous tree, is a close relative, but Sequoia Semprevirens, Coastal Redwood, an evergreen, is what is commonly called "Redwood".
I have been growing a Metasequoia on my country property for almost 20 years. I'll be long gone before it's ready to be a pool cue.
They are really beautiful trees so hopefully that will not happen for a very long time. I like wood a lot but I like trees more.
Robin Snyder
Actually, Metasequoia, also called "Dawn Redwood", a deciduous tree, is a close relative, but Sequoia Semprevirens, Coastal Redwood, an evergreen, is what is commonly called "Redwood".
I have been growing a Metasequoia on my country property for almost 20 years. I'll be long gone before it's ready to be a pool cue.
They are really beautiful trees so hopefully that will not happen for a very long time. I like wood a lot but I like trees more.
Robin Snyder
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I do have 2 of them on my ground, one is 60 years and has been chopped off once (but regrew, hehehe) and another I adopted because it looked very sad at its original place (the owner wanted to get rid of it and quite nearly put it into the wastebin!).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasequoia_glyptostroboides
It's definately the rarer one, because it loses its leaves during winter time!
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I feel with you on trees, made my day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasequoia_glyptostroboides
It's definately the rarer one, because it loses its leaves during winter time!
:thumbup:
I feel with you on trees, made my day.
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