Same piece of wood, different lighting.
Very dry, very light in weight.
The piece 17" x 5.75" x 1.5" weighs just over 3 pounds.
Moderately soft-- a 1/32" steel nail-set dropped from about a foot,
penetrates about 1/8".
http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood1.jpg
http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood2.jpg
http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood3.jpg
Cedar?
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:57:13 +0000, Steve Turner wrote
(in article <[email protected]>):
>
> I saw the cymbal discussion - pretty cool. :-) Maybe some of the local
> drummer galoots would enjoy moonlighting over at rmmp; some new faces
> might help bring the old timers out of their rut.
I'm so far down in my rut it's turned into a cool groove. I was big on rmmp
about 15 years ago but hardly glanced at it this millennium.
I need to get over to the Dolbear site as well. Lot of friends there (some
quite local) but I found I was spending about 3 hours a day on the damn
thing, so I took a long holiday to break the addiction.
That an' the weightlifting group.. an'
alt.fetish.catholic.schoolgirls.snorkels.custard............
Oops.. maybe too much information.
:-)
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> Same piece of wood, different lighting.
> Very dry, very light in weight.
> The piece 17" x 5.75" x 1.5" weighs just over 3 pounds.
> Moderately soft-- a 1/32" steel nail-set dropped from about a foot,
> penetrates about 1/8".
>
> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood1.jpg
> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood2.jpg
> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood3.jpg
>
> Cedar?
>
>
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Or maybe some sort of fir. The dark streaks in the edge grain (assuming it
is not stained or finished in any way) looks pretty dark for any cedar I've
seen.
Ed
On Nov 16, 5:47=A0pm, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
> Same piece of wood, different lighting.
> Very dry, very light in weight.
> The piece 17" x 5.75" x 1.5" weighs just over 3 pounds.
> Moderately soft-- a 1/32" steel nail-set dropped from about a foot,
> penetrates about 1/8".
>
> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood1.jpghttp://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood2.=
jpghttp://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood3.jpg
>
> Cedar?
>
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>
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> =A0 =A0 =A0--Elvin Jones =A0(1927-2004)
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Mike, it looks very similar to some catalpa that i have:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjdankert/3038411674/
It is soft and light weight. It also has a distinct smell when I cut
it. I can't think of how to describe the smell - it's pleasant (to
me) like a scented candle.
Bob
rjdankert wrote:
> On Nov 16, 5:47 pm, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Same piece of wood, different lighting.
>> Very dry, very light in weight.
>> The piece 17" x 5.75" x 1.5" weighs just over 3 pounds.
>> Moderately soft-- a 1/32" steel nail-set dropped from about a foot,
>> penetrates about 1/8".
>>
>> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood1.jpghttp://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood2.jpghttp://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood3.jpg
>>
>> Cedar?
>>
>
> Mike, it looks very similar to some catalpa that i have:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjdankert/3038411674/
>
> It is soft and light weight. It also has a distinct smell when I cut
> it. I can't think of how to describe the smell - it's pleasant (to
> me) like a scented candle.
>
> Bob
I was going to say the same thing. I have a piece of bone-dry Catalpa
right here that is 16" x 8" x 1-1/8" and it weighs 2lbs 7oz. It's very
light, and it looks exactly like what's in Mike's pictures.
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"-MIKE-" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Same piece of wood, different lighting.
> Very dry, very light in weight.
> The piece 17" x 5.75" x 1.5" weighs just over 3 pounds.
> Moderately soft-- a 1/32" steel nail-set dropped from about a foot,
> penetrates about 1/8".
>
> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood1.jpg
> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood2.jpg
> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood3.jpg
>
> Cedar?
>
Yes, cedar. Does it have a smell when cut?
Identifying different species of softwood whith certainty involves intricate
work with a microscope but the close rings, straight grain and lightness
would suggest a cedar.
Tim W
-MIKE- wrote:
> Steve Turner wrote:
>>>
>>> What are you doing in here? :-p
>>
>> Hey Mike, I see you found my old home. :-) It's a fun place to hang
>> out, and I wander in here every once in a while, but about 5 years ago
>> it started moving so dang fast I stopped trying to keep up. That and
>> a major infestation of trolls. Looks like most of the same crowd is
>> still here though; glad to see it.
>>
>
> Crazy thing is, we had a decent cymbal discussion going in another thread.
>
> I lurked and posted here, a while back.
> Thought I'd come back since our other place is about 2 blips from
> flat-lining.
I saw the cymbal discussion - pretty cool. :-) Maybe some of the local
drummer galoots would enjoy moonlighting over at rmmp; some new faces
might help bring the old timers out of their rut.
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>>
>> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood1.jpg
>
> Or maybe some sort of fir. The dark streaks in the edge grain (assuming
> it is not stained or finished in any way) looks pretty dark for any
> cedar I've seen.
>
> Ed
It is raw.
This first pic is more indicative of the color, without consumer camera
influence.
The contrast between light and dark rings is accurate, however.
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> Yes, cedar. Does it have a smell when cut?
>
It does not have that distinctive "hamster cage" scent to it when cut.
Not much scent... if anything, slightly chocolaty.
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Doug Miller wrote:
> I doubt it: grain doesn't look right for cedar. My first thought, just looking
> at it, was redwood, but 3 pounds is *much* too heavy for a piece that size to
> be either redwood or cedar. I'd vote for Douglas fir.
I thought Fir a while ago, but all the fir I've seen is more orange.
It certainly has the same weight as the Doug Fir I've worked with.
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Steve Turner wrote:
> I was going to say the same thing. I have a piece of bone-dry Catalpa
> right here that is 16" x 8" x 1-1/8" and it weighs 2lbs 7oz. It's very
> light, and it looks exactly like what's in Mike's pictures.
>
What are you doing in here? :-p
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Steve Turner wrote:
>>
>> What are you doing in here? :-p
>
> Hey Mike, I see you found my old home. :-) It's a fun place to hang
> out, and I wander in here every once in a while, but about 5 years ago
> it started moving so dang fast I stopped trying to keep up. That and a
> major infestation of trolls. Looks like most of the same crowd is still
> here though; glad to see it.
>
Crazy thing is, we had a decent cymbal discussion going in another thread.
I lurked and posted here, a while back.
Thought I'd come back since our other place is about 2 blips from
flat-lining.
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Steve Turner wrote:
> I saw the cymbal discussion - pretty cool. :-) Maybe some of the local
> drummer galoots would enjoy moonlighting over at rmmp; some new faces
> might help bring the old timers out of their rut.
>
Just start a Steve Smith thread. :-)
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In article <[email protected]>, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
>Same piece of wood, different lighting.
>Very dry, very light in weight.
>The piece 17" x 5.75" x 1.5" weighs just over 3 pounds.
>Moderately soft-- a 1/32" steel nail-set dropped from about a foot,
>penetrates about 1/8".
>
>http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood1.jpg
>http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood2.jpg
>http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood3.jpg
>
>Cedar?
I doubt it: grain doesn't look right for cedar. My first thought, just looking
at it, was redwood, but 3 pounds is *much* too heavy for a piece that size to
be either redwood or cedar. I'd vote for Douglas fir.
In article <[email protected]>,
-MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Yes, cedar. Does it have a smell when cut?
> >
>
> It does not have that distinctive "hamster cage" scent to it when cut.
> Not much scent... if anything, slightly chocolaty.
It might be cypress, but looks more like some kind of pine to me.
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-MIKE- wrote:
> Steve Turner wrote:
>> I was going to say the same thing. I have a piece of bone-dry Catalpa
>> right here that is 16" x 8" x 1-1/8" and it weighs 2lbs 7oz. It's
>> very light, and it looks exactly like what's in Mike's pictures.
>>
>
> What are you doing in here? :-p
Hey Mike, I see you found my old home. :-) It's a fun place to hang
out, and I wander in here every once in a while, but about 5 years ago
it started moving so dang fast I stopped trying to keep up. That and a
major infestation of trolls. Looks like most of the same crowd is still
here though; glad to see it.
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