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Thread: wood question
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30th April 2008, 08:20 AM #1
wood question
What kind of wood or material is the best for ornamental turning on?
Toni
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30th April 2008, 11:49 AM #2Skwair2rownd
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Ornamental turning
Toni, from what I've read and from talking to some ornamental turners here, the best wood seems to be plain, finely grained timber.
The reason for plain grain and colour has to do with not allowing the grain to interfere with the look of the ornamentation.
I think the Europeans use a lot of Box - Buxus.
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30th April 2008, 07:12 PM #3
Toni double checked today at the Ornamental Turners meeting and they say anything but Ozzie Hard woods the cutters on that Lathe were not designed for that type of abuse.
Ray
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30th April 2008, 07:20 PM #4
Low prominence grained wood that comes to mind are;
Huon Pine
Hoop Pine
Macrocarpra
in hardwoods
Redgum
Ti Tree
Myrtle
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12th July 2008, 07:32 PM #5Member
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12th July 2008, 09:34 PM #6
Most of the displays I have seen were done with Camphor.
It's only a mistake if you don't learn from it.
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13th July 2008, 08:10 AM #7
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anything FREE
that way if you bugger it up, put it in the woodstove and get BTU's out of it!!!"Too old to be this useful, Way too useful to be this old"
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1st January 2009, 06:07 PM #9
I'm particularly inclined to agree with mobjack, though.
- Andy Mc
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