Cool, if I had no standing projects a traditional pipe sounds tempting. I think the one in the front is bubinga and the second looks mighty like koa, but it is hard to tell for sure. The light ones near the purpleheart look like oak or possibly ash. I've got linseed oil curing on an ash mod right now. Go baseball fans!
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I have The Art of Woodworking's Encyclopedia of Wood which has a very comprehensive wood directory. It has everything from Afrormosia to Ziricote if you wanted to try and identify them. Or if you had a higher resolution version of that photo people here could probably help.
Ok time to play guess that wood. The first three I know what they are, and I don't believe they have been identified correctly yet.
The next pictures are groups that were not labeled and I don't know what they are.
The next pictures are groups that were not labeled and I don't know what they are.
The first from the ones you know then I'd say maybe walnut or padauk. From the ones you don't know it is hard to tell with such a rough surface, but the very last one on the right looks like oak. Is that wax on the ends of several or also possibly water damage?
Not walnut or padauk
.....yeah several have wax on the ends and some are covered in wax.That looks awesome. I think the wood accent would look nuts if paired with brass. I think a tarnished brass and wood mod would just look phenomenal, and something that I now must own.
Heh, I've got some nuts paired with brass and wood even, some 6 nuts, that can be seen. I even let it tarnish some to a certain extent.
I even let it tarnish some to a certain extent.
Well there's a ton of things they could all be, especially with the grain obscured on most. The top picture looks like cherry or mahogany to guess more common ones. More exotic could be red elm, redwood, rosewood, or if they're from other continents I have no clue really.
The third is the one I thought was purple heart yes? If not maybe red gum or something. Mostly they are too rough still and impossible for me to tell without seeing the grain pattern more clearly. Some of the darker ones are likely walnut. Lighter colored ones possibly poplar, maple, or whatever if not domestic.
Knowing about where you obtained them would help too. Cabinet shop? Flooring? Your Honduran buddy?
The third is the one I thought was purple heart yes? If not maybe red gum or something. Mostly they are too rough still and impossible for me to tell without seeing the grain pattern more clearly. Some of the darker ones are likely walnut. Lighter colored ones possibly poplar, maple, or whatever if not domestic.
Knowing about where you obtained them would help too. Cabinet shop? Flooring? Your Honduran buddy?
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Gorgeous, was that all sanded and polished by hand with no lathe?
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Yes, no lathe this time Asdaq! The superglue actually polishes quite easily with polishing cream. You just need to make sure you layer the superglue to fill all the grain gaps in the wood nicely before sanding down. Do not add dollops of glue and expect it to work. It has to be done in thin layers. Patience is a virtue in this regard. It's also reasonably easy to fix a spot where you polish all the way down to the wood where it will appear a bit dull. All you do is ad a small drop of glue, spread evenly, wait to dry out and re-sand and then polish again over the spot. The trick is to blend one layer of glue into another. 1000 grit water sand paper works well.
Very sublime pipe l3oertjie. Are you applying with paper towel too? Man, you know how to tempt me.
Bap, you mentioned once that you thought modders were allowed to sell an occaisional mod in the classies, do you know more about this? I think we have two mods in this thread that would be snapped up real quick.
Bap, you mentioned once that you thought modders were allowed to sell an occaisional mod in the classies, do you know more about this? I think we have two mods in this thread that would be snapped up real quick.
Ha - this one is not for sale for any less than $2500.00. It works far too good to sell! You should see the atomizer part - there's an interesting piece of engineering.... Hehehe. Seriously, the time and effort put into it to make it work well and look good is probably not worth the commercial value - but it is to me....
No paper towel, just a soft cloth with polishing cream - that's it! Try it out.
No paper towel, just a soft cloth with polishing cream - that's it! Try it out.
Well, just to see it would be priceless. I meant using a paper towel for applying the super glue. Somehow I could see me trying and getting glue all over the place and having a mod stuck to my hands.
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Usually for thin coats I saturate a cotton bud (earbud) in superglue and use the hardened corton to apply the glue to small areas. Larger areas and initially I just use the glue container tip.
I like my first try tube, plus neither the switch is as good as want them so mine isn't going in the classifieds either
And I seemed to have lost the spare $2500 I had laying around to buy I3's beautiful work of art
If memory serves a modder can sell one item in the classifieds every 90 days. Which I kind of understand, but there are people selling off the shelf mods and modified off the shelf mod all the time. So I guess if you don't make it you can sell as much as you want, but if you make something only one every 90 days, kinda lame....but that's how I interrupted the rules and what I see going on.
No thread yet. Coming soon. I also had trouble with the switch. Had a mechanical leaf switch in the stem - in fact it's still in there but it heated up too much. Replaced it with a side button ego batt switch.
All parts are hand made - from the wood to the tip . The switch and protection circuit is the only stuff made by others. Off course the battery too....
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