This isn't jarrah.....and open grain question

**44Ronin** · 10th March 2009, 11:29 PM

I got this wood for the same price as tassie oak, the seller called it 'jarrah', but its clearly not jarrah.

It feels as hard if not harder that the tassie oak I bought alongside it....

Any ideas? Is it light PNG rosewood?

I want to use it alongside the tassie oak for laminated chopping boards.....but I'm concerned about the open grain....specifically is there a way to fill the grain or get the grain raised to finish or sand down the wood without getting the nasty 'sand in the grain look'. As you can see there are odd light streaks in the pores..... whatever the method, this of course has to be safe for chopping blocks.

Or should I just laminate, then crosscut strips then rotate for an endgrain faced board.

**ficfac** · 10th March 2009, 11:38 PM

hey mate, regards the 'sand in the grain look'. Plane with a nice sharp smoothing plane and if need be finish with a scraper. This way you shouldn't need any sand-paper. Good luck! Also, being a former chef I think endgrain boards are better. They last longer and are kinder to your knives.

**44Ronin** · 10th March 2009, 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by ficfac

hey mate, regards the 'sand in the grain look'. Plane with a nice sharp smoothing plane and if need be finish with a scraper. This way you shouldn't need any sand-paper. Good luck! Also, being a former chef I think endgrain boards are better. They last longer and are kinder to your knives.

Yes, endgrain is better, without a doubt. I was considering long grain though for aesthetics. (big sale point) My uni runs a monthy market. For fun, I want to run a market stall selling all kinds of woodcrafts. I'll be happy breaking even on wood + stall hire. Anything on top would be a bonus. I was thinking I could offer a variety of different boards. Long grain boards to be used for breads, while the boards for meats and other bacteria intensive foods would be endgrain.

**ficfac** · 11th March 2009, 12:44 AM

little turned things go well at stalls too. bottle stoppers, pens, bowls, spinning tops, door stops etc... have fun with it if it goes ahead

**mic-d** · 11th March 2009, 08:41 AM

its Kwilla.

Cheers
Michael

**Wongo** · 11th March 2009, 09:22 AM

Yes I vote for kwila too.

**44Ronin** · 11th March 2009, 09:33 AM

I am not hearing good things about kwillas suitability

bleeds when wet
oily
dulls blades
cranky for hand tool work

I guess I'll save this for pens, keyrings and other turnings

**Wongo** · 11th March 2009, 09:46 AM

You are not wrong mate but hey that's how you build characters as a woodworker. Nothing's too easy, nothing's too hard.

Like this desk I built from recycled Kwila?

https://www.woodworkforums.com/album....&pictureid=896

**44Ronin** · 11th March 2009, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by Wongo

Like this desk I built from recycled Kwila?

https://www.woodworkforums.com/album....&pictureid=896

Looks nice

**Wongo** · 11th March 2009, 10:01 AM

The wood came from a cabinet that was built a long time ago. The owner was moving house and couldn't take it with him. He gave it to my neighbour, enighbour kept it the garage (in pieces) and gave it to me. It was a big cabinet. I still have enough to make another 2 chairs and maybe another small cabinet.

**44Ronin** · 11th March 2009, 10:13 AM

Me and my stepfather made a desk out of old floorboards......we used Feast Watson Jarrah Stain and I wiped it with tung oil

Pretty good results......considering tools are a saw and a drill and a rag

Recycling wood is fun

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