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10-10-2022, 01:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-10-2022, 02:02 PM by Pedder.)
Hi Woodnetter,
it doesn't happen very often, that something new happens in the Two Lawyers Toolworks, but now I had a new wood under the file. Gidgee. It is so hard, that I was scared to use my good rasps. So a wild combination of coarse files and sandpaper had to do the job. Because I was extra carefully all the time nothing bad happened. This wood takes a lovely finish at p800.
If you like saws, enjoy the pictures:
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Take care
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That's beautiful, Pedder!
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Thank You very much, Hank!
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Absolutely gorgeous! Pushes all the right buttons!
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(10-10-2022, 01:38 PM)Tony Z Wrote: Absolutely gorgeous! Pushes all the right buttons!
Thanks a lot Tony!
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Wow! Elegant and beautiful!
Do the screws even touch the spine?
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Gorgeous, Pedder! That wood could not have been put to better use.
Best,
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Hi Guys, Thanks a lot for the kind words!
@philip1231 yes I'm very sure! This australian wood is so super dense and heavy. No chance to mix it up with apple.
@iclark the fron screw touches the spine.
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For Phil, from The Wood Database
Quote:Common Name(s): Gidgee, stinking wattle, purple gidgee
Scientific Name: Acacia cambagei
Distribution: Endemic to Australia
Tree Size: 20-40 ft (6-12 m) tall,
1 ft (.3 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight: 72 lbs/ft3 (1,150 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .93, 1.15
Janka Hardness: 4,270 lbf (18,990 N)
Modulus of Rupture: 18,850 lbf/in2 (130.0 MPa)*
Elastic Modulus: 2,683,000 lbf/in2 (18.50 GPa)*
Crushing Strength: 10,150 lbf/in2 (70.0 MPa)*
*Conservative values based on strength group/bracket
Shrinkage: Radial: 4.0%, Tangential: 5.1%,
Volumetric: 9.2%, T/R Ratio: 1.3
I saw one report that it is the 3rd hardest wood in the Wood Database.
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