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17th May 2019, 10:28 PM #16Member
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Hi Acacia2
If that is Hardekool, ( Leadwood, Combretum Imberbe), it doesn't finish very well. It has a dull flat finish. However if you get C. Apiculatum , Rooibos then the finish comes up beautifully. Have a look at the two woods in the book Properties and uses of Southern African Woods.
I have found that when you turn the hardwoods such as Hardekool, African Blackwood etc then you need to grind your chisel in the region of 60/70 degrees, ie almost scraping . And have the grindstone next to the lathe as you will need to touch up constantly.
Richard
PS are you in Zululand ? then you are welcome to contact us , join us in Richards Bay
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20th May 2019, 10:44 PM #17Novice
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Thankyou Richard -----I live in the Lebombo Mts ---can you show me a foto of C apiculatum ----maybe I can find a dead tree here in the Ubombo region ?I used Mpinga in N . Zambia & Tanzania ----& C . Imberbe here ---normally ok to turn when raw /fresh ---/but the dried c. imberbe logs are a nightmare to clean cut & polish ---lovely wood --if one knows how !Where can I get hold of a piece of Apiculatum ? or is it common here in Zululand ---had no idea it polished up better than "hardekool " imberbe -Really appreciate your wisdom ------ACACIA2
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21st May 2019, 02:47 AM #18Member
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will do. One of the problems is that the locals use the same name for both trees. Umbondwe-omnyama. The bark is different and the flowers as well. Apiculatum is a smaller tree, I have got my pieces of C Apiculatum from firewood / braai piles in Swaziland. Its hard and turns well.
haven't been up to the Lebombo Mts for a number of years, We were Honorary Officers at Tembe for a number of years , but fortunately they Hluhluwe/Sordwana /KoziBay road was finished so didn't have to do the trek over the Lebombo Mtns at Jozini
Richard
I have sent you a PM with my phone and email so you can contact me directly, and are welcome to drop in when you come a bit south
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23rd May 2019, 03:09 AM #19Member
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Imberbe2 copy.jpgAcacia2imberbe1 copy.jpgapic1 copy.jpgapic2 copy.jpg
Here are a couple of pages from the book "Guide to Properties and Uses of Southern African Wood" It is a book well worthwhile getting hold of as it covers some 150 local timbers.
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23rd May 2019, 03:12 AM #20Member
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23rd May 2019, 08:33 PM #21Novice
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WOW - many thank Richard ---------
I think this fresh cut log I have just cut is APICULATUM ----( SMALL LEAVES --BUT NOT SURE ) nearly killed me carrying it over my shoulder 7 km up the Lebombo mountain------one meter weighs 170 kg ------
I am trying to find /download your fotos ---most grateful -----no wi fi up here --only in Mkuze --so I have to get on a bus to use internet --!many thanks---ACACIA2
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24th May 2019, 03:00 AM #22Member
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Look at the bark, the bark is shown on the edge of the pages I copied, and there is a marked difference between the two species, and smaller leaves
I have also found the Apic is "redder" in the lots I have got. Are you up at the Hospital there (Bethesda)?
Richard
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1st June 2019, 04:43 PM #23Novice
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Hi Richard ----
cant see the foto of the bark ---can you send me clear fotos -----? thanks ----ACACIA
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1st June 2019, 05:23 PM #24Senior Member
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220 grit the FINEST??? at work we sand down seal coats with 320 as standard these are available at most hardwares as a disk as well as finer' 2000 grit and finer you might have to find a supplier to car finishers and I have heard of 4000 grit for getting scratches out of things like aircraft windows. By the way keep 60 grit far away from it -might as well use railway ballast - would take you forever to get THOSE scratches out.
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