Thread: Wood heaven

Well, I must say that my friends continue to be a blessing to me!

I had some English Oak and other woods become available but need it correctly thicknessed, of which I had not the correct tools and also lacked the skill required without the correct tools.

My friend allowed me to use his thicknesser and now I have some lovely wood for my next projects.


From left to right

English Oak, English Oak and Merbau, Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis), Iron Bark (Eucalyptus crebra) and Oregon.



I"m seriously geeking out and think I have Timber Acquisition Disorder

cheers

Your not alone,TAD is a passion with me

I wish you good luck with your wood there are things you can do with it to make it beautiful.

The photos do not do it justice. I really want to keep it as natural as possible with only a clear coat of varnish, is there other things that can help bring out the grain? Especially with some of the denser timbers. That Blackbutt I think is the jewel in the crown.

Natural oils,such as almond oil will enhance grain far better than varnish.

Hello my name is Andrew, and I have TAD.

Typing burls into the Ebay search is a dangerous thing for me. When I go to my local wood supplier, I never leave with just what's on my shopping list. The thing that is the worst, is every time I go, which is about every two or three months, they always have something new and different from the last time I was there.

Last time I was there they had a huge bin full of defective Ebony marked down as low as 70% off, due to splits and checks in the pieces. Nice thing about making razors and brushes is their small pieces.

Oh how I love wood.

Interesting looking wood.

Learned a new word today.

Thicknesser!! I'm thinking us colonials refer to that as a planer.

End result is the same.

Make something awesome!!

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Natural oils,such as almond oil will enhance grain far better than varnish.

Cheers bro!
Would you apply a clear coat of varnish or lacquer over those oils?

I mean I'd love to leave the timbers natural but that just won't work with them getting wet every day...

You can, but give the oil plenty of time to dry. And use a clear coat that is a oil based clear coat. CA will also go over an oil. When I do oil and then a clear coat on my brushes and scales, I give that oil a full week before I put anything over top of it.

Originally Posted by andrewmurray86

Cheers bro!
Would you apply a clear coat of varnish or lacquer over those oils?

I mean I'd love to leave the timbers natural but that just won't work with them getting wet every day...

Am an oil and wax guy,in reality scales and wood brush handles should never get wet,no need for it.JMO