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6th July 2019, 10:28 AM #16GOLD MEMBER
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I've seen some very successful marrying of FRG and Jacaranda in larger furniture pieces. I'm sure it would be equally pleasing in smaller projects.
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6th July 2019, 10:52 AM #17
Coulda been, Paul, but my CRAFT syndrome gets worse by the year...
Aldav, I like Jacaranda, it's an easy wood to work, even when wild-grained (as it often is) & takes most finishes well, but it has to be one of the 'liveliest' woods I know when it comes to seasonal movement, so make sure your design allows for movement if there's a significant amount of Jacaranda in it.
I used Jacaranda for our kitchen table top 'cos the boss wanted a pale wood: Jacaranda top.jpg
It's about 1200 by 1000, and the join at the breadboard ends goes from this: Jacaranda movement2.jpg
..to at least as much in the opposite direction as the seasons roll around.
Cheers,IW
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7th July 2019, 09:33 AM #18GOLD MEMBER
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I like Jacaranda, but it’s availability (especially in the southern states) is lacking. Where can it be sourced in larger pieces?
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7th July 2019, 10:30 AM #19SENIOR MEMBER
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Apart from pairing different timbers for aesthetic and design purposes, I understood that "secondary" timbers are used for "economic" reasons to minimize the use of valuable, and perhaps less abundant, timbers only to the visible parts of a piece? I also assume that some pairings work better than others because each timber behaves more or less similarly?
I also noticed that poplar is commonly used a a secondary in Nth America. Do we have a similar timber here in Oz?
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7th July 2019, 10:35 AM #20
It's not a commercial species, cava, & the main source is yard or street trees that blow over or have to be removed or trimmed. I've had a few windfalls come my way, but you've got to be quick to beat the turners! Places like Boutique Timbers may have stock from time to time & it pops up at wood shows occasionally...
Cheers,IW
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