A new treasure trove

[sunnybob]

I mentioned a while back that I had found a very out of the way woodyard that had a lot of american black walnut.
well I went back today to find something else and was very surprised to find their "exotic" corner.

What i found was large pallets of walnut, iroku cherry, meranti, red oak, and one I have never heard of before, Gombe.
All of them in varying thicknesses up to 5cm.
I got a 2.5 metre plank of cherry 18 cm x 2.5 cm for 27 euro.
Not bad considering he had to get the giant fork lift out and shift 4 pallets before he could get to the cherry.
He's my new "go to guy"

Never used cherry before, I think I'm going to like it. Nice wood, no obvious marks or splits.

 

[hammer n nails]

Hi will be visiting cyprus again next year are you in limmersol?

 

[sunnybob]

No, inland from ayia napa, near the border to famagusta

 

[custard]

Never used cherry before, I think I'm going to like it. Nice wood, no obvious marks or splits.

Result!

Cherry is about £60 a cubic foot in the UK, your board is about half a cubic foot, so that's a very good price. I guess he's had that stock some time and is working from his original purchase cost rather than the current replacement cost.

Plus Cherry is a smashing timber to work with, reasonably stable, takes glue and fastenings well, kind on your tools, plenty strong enough for furniture, machines well. It can occasionally appear a bit blotchy under oil finishes, but on the other hand it patinates beautifully and quickly (especially given some sunlight) and any blotchiness disappears during that process.

I'd pass on the Red Oak though, personal view but IMO it's a really down market relative of White Oak.

Good luck!

 

[sunnybob]

Have you heard of the GOMBE before?
I surfed for it and got some very strange answers.

 

[custard]

Have you heard of the GOMBE before?
I surfed for it and got some very strange answers.

Not a clue Bob, never heard of it before.

 

[MattR]

a google for Gombe timber shows that it is African, seems to be used for veneers a lot. the rest is too technical for me

http://lesserknowntimberspecies.com/species/item/131

 

[marcros]

african, scant info online, but looks like it may be worth trying a board if the price is right

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gombe ... 8IBsiAM%3A

 

[rafezetter]

I really like the grain contrast on it, quite "masculine" if there can be such a thing, would make a nice Valet box.

 

[sunnybob]

I'll ask the price next time I go.