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Haha, yeah it looks like it's been glued together but it's not, at least I can't see it.
Better pic of the wood here; http://i.imgur.com/2cNwdzk.jpg

It's all done!

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The base is Teak 22 x 12 cm and the stone a Hideriyama tomae.

Ohh, no!
My wide chisel isn't sharp, maybe I can find something to sharpen it on... ;)

Today it's the kanna (jap. plane) that is in control, the oil did help, the blade just glides nicely thru the fibers as the wood is softer than yesterday.

But it will probably last forever... I've seen things you've built, your standards are quite high! ;)

Well, taking out of its oily bath now, hopefully it is fresh like a lady who just stepped out of her bath and won't give me any trouble.
The grain direction is all over the place, feels like herding...

Ok, but my problem is to work the wood, it very easily breaks up in splinters...
I'll see tomorrow is the oil made it more forgiving.

To late to make any noise now anyway, I'll try that and leave it over night in paraffin oil.

Yeah, but this one seams to have dried out totally from being submerged for some 100 years or so.
I'm making a wood stand for a Hideriyama jnat.
Will try to take some pics, I'm really lousy with a...

Well the title says it all, any good tips?
Soak it in oil, water?
Even with very sharp chisels it want to spit up...
It's some old teak from a shipwreck, gets beautiful once sanded and oiled with...