AMAZING wood score!!!

So my dad had a buddy who makes custom cabinets. He mentioned I was making scales and was looking for wood. This guy said "oh man, I have ton of "scrap" that I usually burn for firewood in the winter. He told my dad he would bring him "a few pieces". He asked my dad if he needed it cut (amazing I know). He dropped this bundle off to my dad. Already cut to 1/8 and 1/4 . He told him he has "plenty" more if I needed it. He wouldnt take any money for this stuff. I feel so LUCKY. One piece is bolivian rosewood (which he said is rare).

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/4f89947a.jpg

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Looks good..watcha gonna make with em all?

Pcdad

I have 20+ old razors I'm restoring....

That's one thing about us cabinet makers is that we throw a lot of wood away. Burning can make you sick with some woods and scraps pile up quickly.

IMO all you cabinet makers burning these scraps should have the worlds fanciest collection of cutting boards ever haha. All you gotta do is glue em together and chop a nice board out of it. ;)

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Originally Posted by RobertH

IMO all you cabinet makers burning these scraps should have the worlds fanciest collection of cutting boards ever haha. All you gotta do is glue em together and chop a nice board out of it. ;)

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You have no idea how many hours of work glue-ups are...ohhh man.

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Originally Posted by BKratchmer

You have no idea how many hours of work glue-ups are...ohhh man.

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Very true. Beyond that what do I care when I make 1 or 2 then they last for ever. Cutting boards should always be endgrain and of the same wood so the wood doesn't move at a different rate. But I tend to purge my wood pile once or twice a year. Mostly walnut, maple and birch scraps.

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Originally Posted by deighaingeal

Very true. Beyond that what do I care when I make 1 or 2 then they last for ever. Cutting boards should always be endgrain and of the same wood so the wood doesn't move at a different rate. But I tend to purge my wood pile once or twice a year. Mostly walnut, maple and birch scraps.

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Agreed to all of the above.

Also, since I seem to have forgotten to mention it in my previous post...


....GREAT SCORE! That's some nice looking stock you got gratis!

Nice. I love getting "scraps".

You're going to love that ziricote. It's even quartersawn.

Phillip

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Originally Posted by PDobson

Nice. I love getting "scraps".

You're going to love that ziricote. It's even quartersawn.

Phillip

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I was eyeballing that too, SUPER score!

That is some really nice wood you got there. With all the acrylics, synthetics and horns we mostly see lately, we tend to forget the beauty and warmth from gorgeous wooden scales. True, maybe not as maintenance and trouble free as the other scale options, nonetheless wood will always have that unique feel and look to it when properly executed and finished.