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"FoggyTown"

04/12/2006 1:13 PM

Grapefruit wood?


This wood is beautiful! I wonder what it's like to work with?

http://www.ebsqart.com/ArtOfTheDay/cmd_20061204_ArtOfTheDay.htm

FoggyTown


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Bill in Detroit

in reply to "FoggyTown" on 04/12/2006 1:13 PM

08/12/2006 11:38 PM

FoggyTown wrote:
> This wood is beautiful! I wonder what it's like to work with?
>
> http://www.ebsqart.com/ArtOfTheDay/cmd_20061204_ArtOfTheDay.htm
>
> FoggyTown
>
Looks like spalted box elder. Without the red streak.

AB

Andrew Barss

in reply to "FoggyTown" on 04/12/2006 1:13 PM

12/12/2006 5:41 AM

FoggyTown <[email protected]> wrote:

: This wood is beautiful! I wonder what it's like to work with?

: http://www.ebsqart.com/ArtOfTheDay/cmd_20061204_ArtOfTheDay.htm

: FoggyTown


In general, citrus woods are quite hard and have quite even grain
and little figure; nice for tool handles but bland looking. The spalting
makes a huge difference.


-- Andy Barss


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