i get this great stuff from a local guy who imports african hardwoods by the container-full(lots of containers)
these are boards of many widths/thicknesses,but all under 6' pretty much. apparently anything under 6' in this wood,the big lumber dealers dont want and its considered"scrap" they actually toss it in the furnaces in africa![V]
so to get better prices on the good stuff,this guy buys this "scrap" at dirt-cheap rates...
his price to our club members? $1.00/2.00-boardfoot (i really didnt mean this to be a gloat post
) same $ for edinam,sapele and some other af.hardwood.
anyhow this 12"x 3 or 4" bowl was for a coworker,ordered it as a gift for his father whos a woodworker.his pops has a 36"wide planer[:0] i never seen something that big in a home shop! i messed with these a bit,just cropping the white paper background out..almost worked,it was a quick hack job.
for kiln-dried wood,it wasnt half bad to turn.i definitely prefer greenwood though...
these are boards of many widths/thicknesses,but all under 6' pretty much. apparently anything under 6' in this wood,the big lumber dealers dont want and its considered"scrap" they actually toss it in the furnaces in africa![V]
so to get better prices on the good stuff,this guy buys this "scrap" at dirt-cheap rates...
his price to our club members? $1.00/2.00-boardfoot (i really didnt mean this to be a gloat post
) same $ for edinam,sapele and some other af.hardwood.anyhow this 12"x 3 or 4" bowl was for a coworker,ordered it as a gift for his father whos a woodworker.his pops has a 36"wide planer[:0] i never seen something that big in a home shop! i messed with these a bit,just cropping the white paper background out..almost worked,it was a quick hack job.
for kiln-dried wood,it wasnt half bad to turn.i definitely prefer greenwood though...
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