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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: northie66 on July 11, 2010, 08:57:14 pm
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I have a pole of african teak. At least that's what I was told it is. Anyway, it's about 3' long and 8" around or so. Is this expensive wood?
Also, any ideas on what to do with it?
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If it is 'real' teak it is very expensive and I think very hard...
~~~GB~~~
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If it is African teak I would say it would be expense, the teak I have used in NZ is very hard, not sure where it was from
Jimbo
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Hey Janet, You could send it to some of you Friends that turn! ::)
Maybe some one can turn a cute birdhouse or a pepper grinder!
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Teak is expensive, resistant to rot, it's a common wood used on boats.Yeah, dgman is right it would probably turn a nice bowl also. If you have a band saw you could re-saw it, and scroll something from it. You could make a round box, just slice a piece off of the end and drill center out with a forstner bit and make a lid for it. Mark
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Teak is used extensively on boats for trim work as it is resistant to water damage as said before. It is pretty dense and usually finished with oil rather than a film finish.
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Janet if I was you I would get some one with a bench saw to cut it into thin strips and then glue them together for sawing thats what I do to get sheet of thin wood for portrait stuff
Jimbo
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What size is the pole?
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Is Judy getting ready to do some "Pole Dancing"?
~~~GB~~~
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Sure!! I was just wondering about the spinters ;D
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OK... like I said, it's a pole shape. Here's the actual dimensions.
6 1/2" in diameter
28 3/4" long
I have pictures of it too... so maybe someone can determine if it really is African teak.
I'll send it to someone who could make me something out of some of it... then they can have the rest. Any offers?
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Send it my way and I will make what ever you would like
Jimbo
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Sure looks like teak!
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Email me with your address Jimbo. I'll go to the post office this weekend and ship it.
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New Zealand, do you want the full addrress?
Jimbo
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Holy crap! That would cost me a fortune!
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Holy yes it would, I would have loved to make you some thing, perhaps another member near you could cut it so you can use it on the saw
Jimbo
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Nothing I make would be worthy of this wood.
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That's not true Janet. I've seen your work. Why don't you think about it for a while and come up with an appropriate project to do with it? I could resaw & square it for you if you want. No idea what the cost of shiping round trip would be. Of course you loose some of the wood in the process of resawing and planing, but not a lot.
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Cut it in round slices 1/4" thick and make some Christmas ornaments. Using the round shape will give you more wood to use. 8)
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I agree with Russ. But if you want it resawn into thinner boards I will be happy to do it for you!
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i think thin boards are a better idea as you can glue together if you want a boarder board, that is what I am doing as ply is hard to get in NZ and the price is high for quality wood
jimbo
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A man at work is going to cut it for me. I still can't decide whether to do it longways or circles.
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A man at work is going to cut it for me. I still can't decide whether to do it longways or circles.
Do both..... Cut 6"- 12" of circles from the post, and then with the remaining 2'-0" cut into slabs for other work sizes. ;D
Nothing like the best of two worlds! ;D
Who knows what might enter your mind three days from now? I like the options and ideas that enter into things. 8)
Rog
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Great Idea RR! Thanks!
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Hey Janet, When you scroll on that teak, Don't paint it! Use some kind of oil to bring out the color and grain of the wood. You can use lemon oil like Steve uses, or what I use, Boiled linseed oil. After it is dry you can apply a top coat. I use Deft semi gloss spray lacquer.
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OH Janet I agree! Please don't cover that beautiful wood with paint.
Leave it natural and you will admire it and touch it every time you go past it!
~~~GB~~~
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Boiled linseed oil is great I use it most of the time BUT if you use it mix it 50/50 with paint thiners [turps] as it is a lot better and does not go sticky, it is best if 2 or 3 coats are applied, the eagle I have just posted on the bragg furom has 2 coats
jimbo
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Relax peeps! I wasn't planning on painting it!
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Hey Janet, Is a peep someone who tweets? Cause I don't tweet! ::)
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Dan....I 'peeped' once and got slapped!
~~~GB~~~
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Sure looks like teak Janet, of what I can remember from living in that part of the world.
David.
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Why paint such nice wood? 8)
I like to work with oils and keep the grain visible!
I mix my lineseed oil with max. 2-3% siccative.
this makes the dry oil a bit harder and after a couple of layers you can "polish" it a bit.
personally I rather use tung oil. (made from the chinese Tung nut)
lineseed oil will discolor a bit yellow over time, tung oil doesn't
I dilute Tung oil with 10% pure orange oil, it penetrates the wood better that way and it dries quicker.
with some projects I don't even put a clear coat over the tung oil and it stays great.