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Rev-O said:I love oak.
Elm is nice, too, but rare these days.
Fido said:Leaving aside considerations of whether or not oak is nice to look at or an unhappy turning wood is there any other practical reason why it could not be a perfectly practical functional handle as long as it is properly sealed?
I note that Semogue use Portugese oak - I have no idea if that has different characteristics to English oak.
Any thoughts on sapele and walnut?
henkverhaar said:Rev-O said:I love oak.
I don't ;-)
It's not a happy turning wood, and it really needs a large object to show its beauty.
antdad said:henkverhaar said:Rev-O said:I love oak.
I don't ;-)
It's not a happy turning wood, and it really needs a large object to show its beauty.
Couldn't agree more with the good Dr.
Oak might be fine for a church pue but visual context is everything, a palm sized object made with a fairly open-grain hardwood like oak really does not do the form or the actual wood justice.
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