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Thread: Jacaranda
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22nd April 2006, 10:57 AM #1
Jacaranda
Hi the neighbour partly chopped down his Jacaranda tree yesterday.
There are some bigish pieces among it.
Is the wood good for doing what and how long does one have to wait to use it.
Just trying to save it from the tip or being chipped up
Cheers Sam
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22nd April 2006, 11:53 AM #2
I hav used it a few times for scrolling projects, cuts real smooth and shines up real good just from a good sanding.
I got a piece I got from the Sydney wood show almost 2 years ago im still tryng to decide what to do withBrett
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22nd April 2006, 12:47 PM #3Banned
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Originally Posted by Simomatra
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22nd April 2006, 01:08 PM #4Originally Posted by doug the slug
Oges
Thanks for that I will stash it till someone thinks of a use for it
Cheers sam
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Originally Posted by Simomatra
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22nd April 2006, 03:27 PM #6
Doug, sort of like the contrast between Tassy Myrtle and Huon Pine dovetailed box. I have made one but was unhappy with my dovetails (hand cut)!
Sam, Jacaranda is not in Bootle's book or the Timber guide, so all you can do is hide it for a couple of years, then try it out
PS, Just checked my Botanica and it says that one species of Jacaranda (J.filicifolia) is the timber we know as Brazil Rosewood . . .Pat
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22nd April 2006, 04:44 PM #7
Just finished chipping all the small leaves an small branches
Have grabbed the larger bits and will put away. Thanks for all the feedback
Cheers Sam
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23rd April 2006, 11:27 PM #8Hewer of wood
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V. popular for woodturning in South Africa.
Cheers, Ern
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24th April 2006, 10:05 AM #9
Thanks Ern
All put away for ater use
cheers Sam
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24th April 2006, 12:37 PM #10
yes its good..grease up some chunks...or rough turn some blanks..its really white and the bigger stuff is tight grained.
Its strong but not too much and i have dry stuff thats great to turn, good for furniture tables chairs and stuch things...
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Jacaranda is also used for pyrography (not burning in the heater). If you could slice some branched on the dropsaw and somehow keep them flat the woodburners will pay good money for them as they make little plaques. Even slices the size of 50c pieces would be good as presents for children. Look for them at the woodshow.
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24th April 2006, 01:38 PM #12
Thanks Reeves
I have no lathe but will keep that in mind
CP
Thats a great idea I will also check with the loacl wood club I think someone there does pyrography
Cheers Sam
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24th April 2006, 02:52 PM #13Originally Posted by doug the slug
I had a windfall a few months ago (literally - a mini tornado cut a swathe through a couple of suburbs just before Christmas), so have a stash drying under the house that should keep me going for a year or two when it's ready (pic. of the main heap). Had to rough slice it freehand, cos the bits were too short to screw the slabber rail to, but it'll clean up when the time comes.
Jacarandah is liked by turners because it slices so well, and also dries quite well in the round, particularly if you rough out the piece green.
I like to use it for backs and seats of Windsor chairs, especially kid-sized ones (see attached). It has a grain that looks just like Elm, so with a bit of stain, you can make a very convincing "Elm" seat. It carves easily and holds detail quite well; probably not as good as traditional carving woods like Lime, but pretty good for the minor embellishments I'm capable of.
It's not as strong as Elm, of course, but better than the White Pine the Americans traditionally used for chair seats, and light enough that you can carve a nice, deep seat without upsetting the balance (visually or weight-wise).
So Viva Jacarandah.
PS. Pat - One of the Jacarandahs may well be known as a 'Rosewood', but it can't be THE Brazilian Rosewood, which is a Dalbergia, and in a different family from the Jacarandahs, so don't get too excited! The wood of the Jacarandah that grows here (soft, light and nearly white) couldn't be more different from the 'real' rosewoods, which are hard, heavy and dark........IW
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