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Thread: Jacaranda timber
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9th May 2008, 07:33 PM #1New Member
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Jacaranda timber
Would like info on the uses of Jacaranda. Is it suitable for cutting boards? The only info I can find is that it isn't durable - what does this mean? Is it safe to use with food?
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9th May 2008, 11:01 PM #2
Sounds like someone scored from the trees they dropped in that park in Brissy eh!!
'Not durable' means it will rot in contact with water and/or the ground. Jacaranda is very soft timber which wouldn't be ideal for a cutting board but you could still do it. Guess it would be safe with food - I've seen a lot of bowls made from it - but then who actually puts food in them
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10th May 2008, 12:12 PM #3New Member
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Jacaranda timber
Thanks for the help. Still undecided.
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10th May 2008, 01:02 PM #4
TTIT, what about the root / base of Jacaranda tree, counsel took down a large Jacaranda tree, and left the root and some of the trunk on the side of the road. Could I turn or carve it?
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10th May 2008, 03:19 PM #5
It makes good stubby coolers and is suitable for pyrography
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10th May 2008, 05:44 PM #6Skwair2rownd
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Jacaranda
is a very good wood for turning. I particulaly like its subtle grain patterns.
I think it would lend itself wel to dying with food colouring. This is an idea I have had, but not acted on, for some time.
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10th May 2008, 06:52 PM #7
jackaranda is a nice timber turns realy well and has a nice creamy colour.
get and keep whatever you can
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10th May 2008, 07:18 PM #8
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10th May 2008, 11:29 PM #9
Probably the tightest and best grain/figure in the tree if you can clean it up and break it down into blanks before the rot sets in. I have carved a little of it and it was easy to work with. Soaks up a lot of oil before you get a sheen on it. As Simomatra said, it's good for pyrography - my old man had about a 1/2 a cube of it sliced up to use as inserts in his work so mum could burn in the artwork.
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10th May 2008, 11:57 PM #10
One of the best guitars I ever had my hands on was a Takamine Jacaranda. One of their best models ever.
So good for guitars, look out for neighbouring luthiers.Buzza.
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13th May 2008, 08:46 PM #11New Member
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Japanese luthiers used the name jacaranda instead of "brazilian rosewood" in the 70's (perhaps in a way to avoid export problems). They now make jacaranda guitars but use an obtainable south american rosewood.
Both japanese jacaranda's are both rosewood coloured whereas the aussie jacaranda is plain grain white.
I bet the takamine was a beaut!!
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14th May 2008, 01:13 PM #12
Makes bloody impressive firewood. Splits easily under the block buster. Burns as well as casuarina. Burns hot and completely but lasts a long time before collapsing to a light grey ash.
OOHHhhh.....you want to make something out of it!! Turning timber for sure.Ours is not to reason why.....only to point and giggle.
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15th May 2008, 09:16 AM #13
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15th May 2008, 10:29 PM #14
Pete Sharps, you are right, but you had to jog my memory. The Japanese factory did change the name of the timber. It was a most excellent guitar, and after letting me play it for two hours, the owner took it back off me.
Jacaranda's in flower mean summertime is nigh here, and our streets have a lot of them in the medium strips. I wonder if I could make some branches fall down?
I like to scroll, and would like to attempt one of those scenes inside of a log projects.Buzza.
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15th May 2008, 11:09 PM #15New Member
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Jacaranda as a cutting board.
Back to the original thread - does anyone know whether it would be suitable for cutting boards? It will be well oiled. Would that enable it to handle being washed in water frequently?
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