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    How to get the most out of these...?

    The thought had gone through my mind Malcolm... If I'd a bandsaw with enough throat I'd attempt to cut as veneers but mine limits me to 5"... bit heavy to handle by one person. I feel I'd loose too much if I did cut them through the tablesaw by turning (⅛"/3mm) and finishing with a handsaw...
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    How to get the most out of these...?

    Thanks Steve 👍
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    How to get the most out of these...?

    As mentioned in a couple of other threads, I've been cleaning up some yew boards I've had for many years. Decided to remove the waney edges and plane the faces. There's three boards in particular that surprised me with the figure of the grain. They're planed, both faces, ex 2½" thickness...
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    Reclaimed sapele

    Even if you have a 'small' space and when you make some (mobile - or otherwise! ) unit to put stuff in *out of the way* to make more room (and a tidier space at that) something else takes it...
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    Reclaimed sapele

    I used to sell loads of the stuff - sawn and planed - when I worked at Charlton's Timber Merchant in Radstock until made redundant in 1992. I saw/handled a few colour variations from a gold to mid brown but don't recall any as dark as #3. Got a few splinters from it as well... There were a few...
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    WIP - Old door made usable 🤞

    Didn't realise it had been so long since I did anything regarding this thread... 5th February! And we're now 19th May! Finally got round to putting treatments on the door last week - didn't take any photos of that as I'd mucked up on the colour I was 'hoping' to match up with... done over 25~30...
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    Reclaimed sapele

    Iroko and board #3 teak... OR a very dark piece of Iroko 😉
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    Reclaimed sapele

    Thanks Bob... very much more with it this morning 😊. Here's a couple of photos showing the little white flecks you can get in Iroko. Also showing the more brown colour... This piece I planned about two weeks ago... if not three. It 'feels' waxy if I run my fingers along it. Do your boards have...
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    Reclaimed sapele

    @Trevanion ... possibly Afromosia? That is very silky smooth... more so than Burmese teak. Offered as a possible.
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    Reclaimed sapele

    Have a close up look at the grain. If you can see some narrow white flecks in the grain then it's a resin deposit of the wood. I've some bits with such so I'll try to get a photo tomorrow... I'm still trying to recover from a local anaesthetic I had for a 'procedure' late yesterday morning... 🙃...
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    Reclaimed sapele

    Zoomed in on photos #6, 7 & 9 and also now saying I'm wrong... and Bob must be colour blind 😂... I now agree with others that have said Iroko ...
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    Reclaimed sapele

    If red sawdust then it can't be Iroko... it may be 35 years ago when I last sold the variety of English and imported hardwood we sold - or helped in the store workshop when machining the different timbers to customer requirements - but I've neseen red sawdust/shavings from Iroko.
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    Reclaimed sapele

    Timber ID... *possibly one of the Brazilian/Honduras mahogany types. I don't think it's Sapele... most of what I saw/sold on while working for the timber merchant was far more 'stripey' and a coarser looking appearance - even after planing. I could be wrong but I'd definitely say it's not Iroko...
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    Holdfast holes - is there really much science behind palcement?

    I mentioned 'thickness' in relation to the *MFT* top holes Steve.. @shafiq hasn't stated a thickness of/or the *material* he may use. I understood he was asking in respect of the size of hole - and if they go all the way through. Hold fasts are usually used on solid wood workbenches. I know...
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    Holdfast holes - is there really much science behind palcement?

    Normally it would be a 19mm router cutter so making sure the holes are vertical... how good are you with a drill and bit for getting verticals? 😉. Either way have fun 🙂
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    Holdfast holes - is there really much science behind palcement?

    Here's a photo of the MFT top... it's 19mm thick and follows the 96mm centres for the holes. For some more information regarding such tops and the 'bench dog' fittings there are plenty of videos on YouTube to give the visual information of making such (should you choose) and the different size...
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    Holdfast holes - is there really much science behind palcement?

    Not fully answering your question but... I bought an MFT top, pre drilled, yet to use/fit... the holes go all the way through. Admittedly it's 19mm or 25mm thick but would have to check for you if you want? Some MFT tops have 20mm holes - some 19mm. Confusing...
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    What I have fixed today

    My son has the same - diagnosed when at university as a mature student... as well as dyslexia.
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    Garden Bench

    If I could put forward the following Scott... I made some benches for displaying my Bonsai trees. To keep them off the concrete slabs I've inserted some stainless steel bolts - drilled holes in the bottom of the feet/legs. Raises the feet about 6mm/¼" but seems to be enough. I would have used...
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    When people get the wrong idea.

    Cork?
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