Thread: Jacaranda

Gday LD

Keep us posted (with pics) on what you do with it, pls.

Cheers
Keith

Originally Posted by verawood

Gday LD

Keep us posted (with pics) on what you do with it, pls.

Cheers
Keith

Will keep you posted Keith
There will be some really nice figure
Not forgetting it was growing on some pretty awful soil
Dare say it would have been a slow growing tree
Will be a pleasure to mill
Log Dog

Sliced log in 3 sections

1 x 900mm
2 X 750mm

The trailer didn't enjoy the weight
Just the 2 billets alone were around a log cube
Log Dog

Gave billets a hose down today to remove any dirt externally
Enhanced the colour of the end grain somewhat
Here's a couple of pics
Log Dog

Couldn't help myself
While the hand planer was buzzing I attacked the end grain of one of the billets
To my surprise some of the grain is orange
Some good Fiddleback too :thumbs_up
Log Dog

Grabbed remaining half of the tree today
22 billets in total
All with strong compressional Fiddleback
Evidence there will be quite a bit of birds eye too
Log Dog

Hi LD just interested why you chopped it into short pieces. Instead of slabbing it into boards , what you doing with it?

Originally Posted by AndrewPatrol

Hi LD just interested why you chopped it into short pieces. Instead of slabbing it into boards , what you doing with it?

This tree will be sliced into boards, turning blocks and handle stock
Box making and fancy turnery in mind
It will be quarter sawn in its entirety
Some instrument grade stuff will be extracted too
And the odd large bowl or 2
Small billets like these often lend to good recovery rates
And perfect size for what I need
This old tree will will live on for many years to come!
Will post pics in the 'milling ' section ' soon
Log Dog

Great score You will find the older trees have a dark honey colour once seasoned, in lieu of the normal lighter colour, and as you have found full of figure.

I scored some branches of an old tree (>100 years old) that had fallen in a huge storm. They trimmed the tree back and then stood it back up to try and save it. It formed part of an avenue planted by the pioneers and now used for weddings. The branches I scored were still >600mm dia. Below is a 450mm bowl I made from some.

jac bowl.jpg

Originally Posted by dai sensei

Great score You will find the older trees have a dark honey colour once seasoned, in lieu of the normal lighter colour, and as you have found full of figure.

I scored some branches of an old tree (>100 years old) that had fallen in a huge storm. They trimmed the tree back and then stood it back up to try and save it. It formed part of an avenue planted by the pioneers and now used for weddings. The branches I scored were still >600mm dia. Below is a 450mm bowl I made from some.

jac bowl.jpg

Thanks for your reply DS
Yes a good score indeed!
All billets now end sealed
Hope to mill before the 'WET' season
Jacaranda is a delight to work
And very stable on the quarter
Explosive figure in these ol' specimens
I can't wait to slice and dice
Btw lovely bowl DS
May I ask the finish used?
Log Dog

Originally Posted by Log Dog

Btw lovely bowl DS
May I ask the finish used?
Log Dog

To be honest I don't remember, but most of my stuff gets a lacquer finish, these days clear car lacquer, but back then it may have been Nitro Cellulose Lacquer (satin)

All sliced and diced
The Butt Log was defect free pretty much
Some spalting in the upper limbs though
However plenty of figure throughout
Few pics to highlight the figure and to show how pretty spalted/punky wood can be...wonderful colours
Log Dog

Here's some nice grain
Was a joy to mill I must say
Log Dog