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10-26-2008, 09:44 PM #1Senior Member
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Eucalyptus Wade & Butcher
My work buddy brought me this wood from a tree he had cut down a few years ago in his yard. He though I might be interested in it.... yep. I had an old miss stamped nasty looking W&B just about cleaned up, so I went to band saw and started making saw dust. Finish is CA with brass pins, washers and bearings with a micarta spacer. Shaves well after a quick hone and strop. My buddy flipped when he seen the wood and now wants me to rescale the Wapi I made for him a few months ago.
Here's a few pics:
Here's the missed stamp:
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10-26-2008, 09:49 PM #2Senior Member
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Those scales look awesome...The wood really pops with the grain being the star. Great work. When you get tired of it , let me know..
Having Fun Shaving
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10-26-2008, 10:06 PM #3Qui tacet consentit
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Who would have thought eucalyptus could look that good? Not I. Nice work bud.
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10-27-2008, 12:09 AM #4The Great & Powerful Oz
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Love it !!!
Hey Bjorn, any Aussie will tell you, gum trees are beautiful
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10-27-2008, 03:44 AM #5Senior Member
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Boy Dennis, I really REALLY like that....I guess I'd have to wait in line to get it though....
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10-27-2008, 03:54 AM #6Senior Member
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The wood is smiply stunning.
I can't believe how much contrast there is in such a small piece. You forget sometimes that the scales are small compared to a tree lol ... so you dont usually see so much diverse changes in the wood scales. The colors and knotts and grain of the wood just look amazing....
great work !
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10-27-2008, 03:59 AM #7what Dad calls me
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Dennis. that is an absolute beauty!
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10-27-2008, 05:40 AM #8Qui tacet consentit
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We've got a ton of them here in California. Love the smell, hate the mess. Wouldn't trade them for the world, but had no idea they were that lovely on the inside.
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Love it !!!
Hey Bjorn, any Aussie will tell you, gum trees are beautiful
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10-27-2008, 05:58 AM #9Loudmouth
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I can see why he flipped
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10-27-2008, 07:03 AM #10Senior Member
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Damn right they do mate, I've got a pile of red gum off cuts waiting to be turned into scales Originally Posted by onimaru55
Love it !!!
Hey Bjorn, any Aussie will tell you, gum trees are beautiful
here are some that need to be finished. They all came fgrom the same block of eucalyptus burl
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