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23rd November 2009, 09:13 AM #1
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Boxwood Burr
I was given this lump of box which had been sitting in a log shed for several years. Have been looking at it for several weeks trying to figure the best way of salvaging some of the burrs for inlays.
It was too big to get on my bandsaw so decided to make use of the splits & give it the good news with some chisels & wedges. Stubborn is not the word but finally managed to get it into usable bits.
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23rd November 2009, 09:19 AM #2
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Mike not fair where the photo of the slab bits so we can see the colour
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23rd November 2009, 10:41 AM #3
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Wheelin - this is English box, not one of your tasty Oz timbers, so pale yellow is all you get, but i'm hoping there is some nice grain in the burrs suitable for inlays.
I get very envious seeing all that lovely timber you have down there, apart from the odd fruit tree there's not much in the way of hardwoods with any colour that grow in UK
. Have to spend good beer money for the pretty stuff.
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23rd November 2009, 11:49 AM #4
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Mark,
Establish a flat side with a hand elect plane or on a jointer then bandsaw to cut it into boards.
Regards
John
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23rd November 2009, 12:27 PM #5
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Envious?? When you've got that box? Seriously, it's the best wood there is for chisel handles etc. The last piece I've got came from Turkey.
Originally Posted by Old-Biker-UK
Wheelin - this is English box, not one of your tasty Oz timbers, so pale yellow is all you get, but i'm hoping there is some nice grain in the burrs suitable for inlays.
I get very envious seeing all that lovely timber you have down there, apart from the odd fruit tree there's not much in the way of hardwoods with any colour that grow in UK. Have to spend good beer money for the pretty stuff.
Mark
Cheers,
Jim
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