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1st June 2019, 04:43 PM
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Hi Richard ---- cant see the foto of the bark...
Hi Richard ----
cant see the foto of the bark ---can you send me clear fotos -----? thanks ----ACACIA -
23rd May 2019, 08:33 PM
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WOW - many thank Richard --------- I think...
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... -
20th May 2019, 10:44 PM
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Thankyou Richard -----I live in the Lebombo Mts...
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 ....
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17th May 2019, 10:14 PM
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most grateful to Mobyturns ---- this combretum...
most grateful to Mobyturns ----
this combretum is huge & heavy --my diy lathe slowest speed is 250 rpm --fastest is 2000 rpm
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17th May 2019, 10:06 PM
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Thankyou Darklord ---appears you understand just...
Thankyou Darklord ---appears you understand just how difficult ebony types can be --this is combretum imberbe -
can be a real sod to achieve a smooth finish ---appreciate the advice --
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4th May 2019, 02:33 PM
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Most grateful --thanks
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMPLIMENTS --I AM BLOWN AWAY BY YOUR GREAT ADVICE ---MANY THANKS TO ALL
( no -those rings you see on base flare are not growth rings ----nasty grooves that wont go away !! -
3rd May 2019, 11:12 PM
Thread: Thanks to all for great help
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Thanks to all for great help
Most grateful to all for the solution tio the grooves /rings in the ebony goblet
i now have great ideas how to remove the annoying scatches etc.
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1st May 2019, 11:11 PM
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Scatches /grooves on ebony
Oops sorry --only wanted one foto ----
blow up the image --u will see the lp record grooves that persist -on the lower trumpet base flange --
tried everything --even garnet & diamond /broken... -
1st May 2019, 11:07 PM
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1st May 2019, 10:16 AM
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How to avoid /remove ugly grooves /rings in ebony or hardwood when finally polishing
ALL I wanted originally --was a tip on how to sand smooth a ebony goblet (foto posted )
see the nasty rings that persist ? How to avoid this ? tried every tungsten /scraper /sandpaper .emery... -
25th April 2019, 08:26 PM
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Thankyou Keith-----appreciate the welcome...
Thankyou Keith-----appreciate the welcome ----good to be back ---great forum !Can someone experienced with polishing combretum /MPINGA / OR ebony ----give me a tip on how to avoid those unsightly...
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24th April 2019, 07:06 PM
Thread: african ebony burl ???
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Never seen a ebony burl ---in 68 years in zambia
Having said that --does not mean burls do not exist -- I simply cut the large dead trees (called leadwood or ironwood in Botswana)Here in Zululand. --- Combretum Imerberbe -----is smallish but...
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20th April 2019, 07:21 PM
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The real mccoy----african ebony & similar species
Hi ---Genuine ( combretum imberbe ) & mpinga.(species of EBONY) ---cannot be artificially created ---total nonsense !
I live in Zambia and Zululand. -------its unique ---turns extremely well... -
20th April 2019, 07:07 PM
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Ebony --how to avoid grooves when polishing
Hi --
just lost my post on African ebony ----and my elaborate question --
how to I find it ?
how does one attach fotos ? I tried --gave up ---does not work !
Acacia ----( I was a member...