jorgoz":3uce5yn5 said:
woodbloke":3uce5yn5 said:
How does it cope with something really nasty :twisted: :twisted: and interlocked?..the stuff you've got there looks quite benign - Rob
You seem to be sceptic :lol:
If i really have some naughty wood, i'll take my japanese scraper plane to tame it.
I'm always septical when I see this sort of thing demonstrated:
Hackberry: Ranging in color from light brown to silvery gray, it usually features ridges and rough, irregular warts. And in summer, hackberry carries 2-4" long, roundish, tooth-edged leaves that end in a sharp point. Small purple, cherrylike fruits (edible by birds) that ripen in the fall. At 37 pounds per cubic foot air-dried, hackberry wood weighs about the same as black walnut and is nearly as hard but not as strong. Yet surprisingly, it outranks walnut in shock resistance. The color of hackberry ranges from creamy white (sometimes with a grayish cast) to a light yellowish tan, with no sharp contrast between heartwood and sapwood. Its grain resembles ash.
Sipo wood: General Description: Sipo Mahogany has similar characteristics to Genuine Mahogany. The heartwood is fairly uniform red- or purple brown; well demarcated from the light brown sapwood. It is one of the leading woods for manufacturing of exterior joinery and nautical constructions. Often produces a striped ribbon figure.
Janka Hardness: 670
Color: Light brown sapwood and reddish brown, mahogany-like heartwood.
Color Change: This wood is light brown-red when first milled, then darkens significantly over time.
Grain: Interlocked, irregular grain with medium texture.
Finishing: Stains and finishes well.
Characteristics: Sipo Mahogany is a fairly soft hardwood. This wood's constant and even quality makes it a much-sought after variety.
...from the first two hits that I Googleised. Let's see the same results from something like Greenheart...please? - Rob
