UPS just dropped this off for me.
Took me long enough to get any of this.
Now it's time to cut it up and send it in to be stabilized.
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UPS just dropped this off for me.
Took me long enough to get any of this.
Now it's time to cut it up and send it in to be stabilized.
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Rick guessed this one correctly without speaking a single word. Now that's talent.
This is the surface closest to the outside of the tree/grass.
The inside
End Grain
There are several different varieties of Black Palm each looking different.
This is the one I call salt and pepper.
Nice gold accents. Is it big enough to make some cross, some rip? I love the leopard-spots from the cross-cut blocks last time.
Francesco
Unskilled flunky
Very cool. Awaiting your tests... Has Deckhand seen this yet? I wonder.
Francesco
Unskilled flunky
I honestly never thought I would like wood so much. Another beautiful specimen.
OK, 1st I tried a straight cross cut end grain piece.
WAAAAAAAAY too weak. I could break a piece with very little effort.
I cut a couple lengthwise with the grain and a couple at a steep diagonal almost following the grain.
Both were strong enough that I could not break them.
The 2 blocks on the left are the diagonal cut. I like that look the best. Looks better to me and still plenty strong.
Here is a diagonal block sanded to 220 and sprayed with a light coat of lacquer.
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Of course this stuff finally comes up when I haven't any money, palm is one of my absolute favorite woods.