I just purchased this new slab and am seriously considering fitting it to a pedestal/base for ease of use and protection. What would be the traditional wood species to use as a Jnat base?Attachment 309289
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I just purchased this new slab and am seriously considering fitting it to a pedestal/base for ease of use and protection. What would be the traditional wood species to use as a Jnat base?Attachment 309289
I don't know what is traditional, but i got a Jnat once that was glued to a piece of board that looked like a fence board. Not fancy. Now i just make my own boxes out of whatever wood i feel like.
Many of the mounted stones I have seen look like they have been attached to a piece of redwood or juniper. Not sure that I want to use epoxy. I might just chisel out a tight fitting relief.
I believe they use Hinoki, but is difficult to source in the US. I never did find any. Port oxford cedar would be close.
Any hard wood would do, having it removable is a good idea too.
Check out my website honing page I have 2, one fixed made by a carpenter.
The other (Nakayama) by a skilled craftsmen, which is removable.
Hinoki is sold as small cutting boards in Japanese dollar type stores. I have seen them in a chain stores, “Daiso” locally here.
But Pine or Cedar will work, attaching with silicone or French fitting will make it reversable.
No kidding - My oldest daughter works at a nearby Daiso Japan, I'll have to go and give their cutting boards a look. I use several things from there because they are so cheap: Gloves, masking tape, containers for my Greaseless compounds, epoxy, a waterproof tray with grippy material on it that I use when honing, probably other things I'm forgetting about.
-Mickey
The wood mine was glued to looked like Cedar. Like I said, Like an old fence board. It was an old piece of wood and you could tell it had been around water a lot of its life.
If you go to Daiso, check out their Stainless Steel trays in the Kitchen section, they are great for working on project and keeping small part together, cleaning small messy projects, they clean up easily.
They also have a variety of inexpensive clear plastic storage containers, great for drawer organization.
I have made them from fence board Cedar from Home Depot, they work just fine, Cedar is easy to carve or route.
I will see if I can find some cedar. Probably take the time to fit it well and the silicone idea is interesting. In a pinch I might just use redwood. It is very resilient to moisture, although it carves poorly. The stone is a Shohonyama Black satin from Justin at Rocknrazors. He is a very easy guy to deal with. Now I just wait for it to arrive.