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A couple of saws in Thuya burl - Isaac S - 06-06-2015
I had never heard of Thuya burl before a customer asked about making a pair of saws with it. It turned out to be a very interesting wood.
The wood has so much oil in it that it started smoking when I ran it through my planer. Other than that, it was a pretty nice wood to work with. It worked very well with edge tools, although the eyes were a bit crumbly at times. The worst part was that the oily wood clogged my rasps and sandpaper VERY quickly. On the positive side, the wood smelled absolutely wonderful.
I used a single coat of shellac (I don't know if any other film finish would have stuck to the oily wood) followed by buffing with carnauba wax.
The first saw is twelve inches long, and the second is ten inches long.
Re: A couple of saws in Thuya burl - TobyC - 06-06-2015
Beautiful! You make the best looking saws anywhere!
Re: A couple of saws in Thuya burl - kenl - 06-06-2015
Wow! You could charge money for those!
Re: A couple of saws in Thuya burl - lilrichard2 - 06-06-2015
Stunning!
Re: A couple of saws in Thuya burl - Martin S. - 06-06-2015
Beautiful, as usual.
Nicely done, Isaac!
Re: A couple of saws in Thuya burl - Timberwolf - 06-06-2015
Outstanding!!!!!!
Re: A couple of saws in Thuya burl - eg54string - 06-06-2015
Beautiful for sure. I like how the end grain flows with the face grain.
Eric.
Re: A couple of saws in Thuya burl - Steve N - 06-06-2015
Purdy
Re: A couple of saws in Thuya burl - Jonathan S - 06-06-2015
Very nice! That lambs tongue is spectacular.
Jonathan
Re: A couple of saws in Thuya burl - Steve Friedman - 06-07-2015
Isaac,
You know how much I love your work. You seem to keep reaching new heights in handle artistry. And the saws cut incredibly well too. I need to bit the bullet and get onto your list, but I use handsaws so much more than back saws.
What about adding panel saws to the mix and finding a reasonable way to taper grind them?
Steve