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| Author: | Mark Chinworth [ Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Abrasive Spanish Cedar |
Just finished carving the braces on my back: Spanish Cedar. While planing and chiseling, it produced gritty stuff. After every few strokes of the plane I would feel the surface of the wood, and it felt like sandpaper. On closer inspection, every pore is packed with this stuff. I feel like it is dulling my tools. Does anyone know what this is...pollen maybe? |
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| Author: | John Sonksen [ Sun Jun 09, 2013 12:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Abrasive Spanish Cedar |
it wouldn't be pollen, that's produced on the outside of the tree. Probably silica from the soil the trees were growing in. It will dull your tools especially if there's enough that you're noticing grit. I don't think it's species specific as much as it's specific to the area where the tree grew, so it may not be typical of spanish cedar as a species. I know I've found high silica levels in teak before, and bamboo usually has a lot too. |
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| Author: | arie [ Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Abrasive Spanish Cedar |
correct. trees suck up many things in the forest. i have some mahogany that has visible rocks in it. black, crunchy, rocks. when you look at this wood at the end grain with a microscope you can see the "tubes" of the wood clogged up with this stuff. weird. |
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