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Tell her it's only a few bucks more, and sure to hold it's value, may even appreciate (if Mist quits makeing them)
Birch, (love the name) you got a pretty special one IMO. I was tempted to have Mike build that one for me. I need to find more of that stuff.
Wow! What a nice thing to say 44. I really appreciate that.
Mist, I looked up koa in Wikipedia. Apparantly most of the large trees have been logged off, but it's kind of like our poplar trees and grows like a weed if given the chance. I was interrested to learn that Trey Anastasio uses a koa hollowbody Languedoc. By the way, have you ever used tamarak wood? It's a larch, very high in silica, extremely strong and impervious to rot. My house was built with tamarak and it easily dulls/breaks carbide tools. Tamarak fenceposts put in by the first settlers are still standing and holding wire. It might make an interesting laminate, if someone foolish enough to turn it could be found.
When I mill my own veneers I resaw about 3/32" off with my bandsaw (I have an 18" bandsaw that resaws a foot wide) and then thin it down to 1/32" in my drum sander.
Tamarak sounds like it may be difficult to bend. I steam bend the veneers for these tube mods.
Tamarak sounds like it may be difficult to bend. I steam bend the veneers for these tube mods.
Yeah, Tamerak has to be one ofthe most difficut woods to work, almost as tough as ebony. There's one sawyer in my area that does mill it into thick stock. When it.s green it can be worked, but dry-forget about it. I want your bandsaw! All I've got is a Delta surface planer, which is nice if I don't have to remove too much stock.
Where in MN do you live BIRCH? I don't know much about your state but I did fall in love with the little corner of Boundary Waters that I spent 8 days canoeing several years ago. The most serene place I've ever been.
I live in NE Minnesota, 60 mi north of Duluth, go north another 50mi to get to Ely, the doorway to toe Boundarywaters Nat. Park. A low range of hills called the Iron Range bisects the area and featurs enormous open pit mines where iron ore has been extracted for the past 100 years. Hundreds of lakes and low population make this a pardise for fishing and hunting. Sombody shot a mountain lion last year, and the wolves chase deer thru the outskirts of town. Bears will scatter your trash, and coyotes Can be heard having a sing-song at night. The kids are bored to tears and long for the big city. After a couple years most of them want to come back. Pretty much like northern Michigan, I'm thinking.
I'll have to get my computer wizzard daughter to teach me how to post pics. Tracy's idea is pretty good, another place to score exotic wood-pallets from tropical countries. You can ofted get used pallets for free of a nominal sum.
You could always ask.
I have enough left to do one more Buzz or Infinity until I can find more..
Cool! I just did a search and saw some lucky bum got 50 sq. ft. of figured Koa veneer for $30.00 on E-bay a few weeks ago.
There are quite a few Koa planks for sale on ebay. Prices seem high, but the beauty of the wood is stupendous! May have to pick up some for myself.
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