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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: jimbo on July 23, 2010, 09:32:09 pm

Title: Post to wood
Post by: jimbo on July 23, 2010, 09:32:09 pm

This jarrah fence post was given to me some time ago, I have now cut into strips and glued it together to make useable boards for the saw the large boards are 16"x8"x3/8" and the smaller ones are12"x4 1/2x 3/8" they should look good when cut and oiled it is a very close grain and hard wood but is exellent to work with apart from the red dust
Jimbo

Title: Re: Post to wood
Post by: dgman on July 23, 2010, 09:46:31 pm

Hey Jimbo, Lets do a wood exchange. I'll send you a board of a local wood, and you send me a board of a local NZ wood! What do you think?

Title: Re: Post to wood
Post by: Dawie on July 24, 2010, 02:04:25 am

Nice looking wood there jimbo.
David

Title: Re: Post to wood
Post by: Russ C on July 24, 2010, 08:41:53 am

Nice, I like. Never heard of jarrah untill this forum.  :)

Title: Re: Post to wood
Post by: northie66 on July 24, 2010, 09:45:05 am

Can't wait to see something you make with it Jimbo!

Title: Re: Post to wood
Post by: cherie on July 24, 2010, 10:48:14 am

Nice looking wood there.  I could make some neat little ornaments from the Jarrah.  Thanks for showing us.

Title: Re: Post to wood
Post by: canadasgall on July 24, 2010, 06:43:37 pm

jarrah wood is from the same family as mahogany but more dense and harder to cut..it'll make some very nice cuttings

Title: Re: Post to wood
Post by: jimbo on July 25, 2010, 08:34:31 pm

canadasgirl jarrah is a gum tree or eucalyptus and is grown in australia, not sure it is related to the mahogony family, when cutting with saw or turning on the lathe it creates dust and not shavings or saw dust and it goes every where, but is worth the effort as it polishs up nicely
Jimbo

Title: Re: Post to wood
Post by: canadasgall on July 26, 2010, 05:21:54 am

sorry for the misinformation..thank you jimbo...but i am sure i was right about it making beautiful cuttings lol.