PDIB's Making MODs!

[sedge]

Yummy........

 

[glassgal]

OMG!!! That pix totally sux... now i HAVE to have some ice cream. What were you thinking?

 

[pdib]

So wood... Is wenge a good candidate?

I'm thinking non-stabalized so it retains some flexibility. What are your thoughts pdib? I'm still a ways out for my #2 but I am searching for that bestest, strongest, durable, and hearty wood.

Wenge, I gather, is . . . . . . well, look at this . . .

Can be difficult to work with hand and machine tools. Blunts tool edges. Sands unevenly due to differences in density between light and dark areas. Very splintery—care must be used when handling unfinished wood with bare hands, as splinters have an increased risk of infection. Very large pores can be difficult to fill if a perfectly smooth/level finish is desired.

main concern is that splintery-ness. Might make for weakness.


We don't necessarily want "hard". What we mostly want is resilient.


ETA: keep an eye out for that Australian Ringed Gidgee over at burlsource. If you like the way it looks (and it seems, from the pics I've seen, there's quite a bit of variation from one block to the next), that stuff seems ideal. I think I mentioned, Mark sent me a sample piece, and I really like it's properties.

Also, Mark mentioned that he is getting one more batch of Bog Oak in (or has done and is now getting it stabilized). Some black, some grey, he says. Bear in mind, I don't think that's the best candidate for a mod; but it seems that the nutcakes who are in love with that stuff are beyond reason in their enamoured state.

ADDIT SUMMORE: re: Wenge, a little bird just told me . . . .

If he wants a second opinion.
Then tell him no, twice.

 

[pdib]

OMG!!! That pix totally sux... now i HAVE to have some ice cream. What were you thinking?

mmmmmmmmmmm . . . . .. ice cream!

 

[xtreme101]

Y'all making me cravings...

 

[xtreme101]

 

[Borescoped]

This pic works for the day.

Solemn memorial day all... Drink a beer for my boys who won't ever get another one.

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I'll hoist a few for 'em. One of the few times I've actually been home for Memorial Day since I joined.

 

[glassgal]

Black cherry chocolate chip ice cream...mmmmmm:

 

[sedge]

Black sesame, green tea, dragon fruit, and passion fruit ice cream.

 

[MamaTried]

i think i'm slipping into a diabetic coma with all this ice cream...

 

[damselle]

Campfire S'mores!



My new fav

 

[Borescoped]

i think i'm slipping into a diabetic coma with all this ice cream...

Not to mention all the poor folks out there that are lactose intolerant!

 

[ScandaLeX]

Today ~ Taking a break from the grill with niece & g'daughter.
To those whose serve/d ~ Thank you for your service!!!

 

[timk]

Wenge, I gather, is . . . . . . well, look at this . . .




main concern is that splintery-ness. Might make for weakness.


We don't necessarily want "hard". What we mostly want is resilient.


ETA: keep an eye out for that Australian Ringed Gidgee over at burlsource. If you like the way it looks (and it seems, from the pics I've seen, there's quite a bit of variation from one block to the next), that stuff seems ideal. I think I mentioned, Mark sent me a sample piece, and I really like it's properties.

Also, Mark mentioned that he is getting one more batch of Bog Oak in (or has done and is now getting it stabilized). Some black, some grey, he says. Bear in mind, I don't think that's the best candidate for a mod; but it seems that the nutcakes who are in love with that stuff are beyond reason in their enamoured state.

ADDIT SUMMORE: re: Wenge, a little bird just told me . . . .

Thanks pdib that's why I asked. I have a block of that bog, but I want a wood as resilient as possible. I'll keep an eye out for gidgee. I got my pretty girl, #2 will need to be the "plow the field" type of girl lol so looks are not really a priority.

 

[Xobeloot]

So my sergeant major came to see me for a procedure today. He was laughing saying that they (him and the colonel) pictured me operating like the old vietnam days... Patient care with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth.... Then he said they had to correct themselves because I don't smoke.

I'm sending this one to the colonel tomorrow

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[ValHeli]

dayumn! U gots strong teeths

 

[Borescoped]

Xobe, pick! Got a few kinds around the house.

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[Xobeloot]

Gotta be the trooper! By the way.... I hate you right now!


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[Xobeloot]

dayumn! U gots strong teeths

I learned how to clench from years of recreational dru..... Ummm...... Yep. Strong teeth!


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[Borescoped]

Gotta be the trooper! By the way.... I hate you right now!


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One thing I learned when I deployed to Kandahar... Become friends with Brits there.... They sometimes have some libations squirreled away.


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