another segmented bowl effort

Nice bowl - is the unknown wood Teak - does it have Japan on the face ?

Mart> I decided I had to make another try at a segmented bowl. This time I decided

Have you seen this?

(watch the line wrap) You could do something similar on a larger scale which might be pretty neat. That's quite a mongo glue press you have! Wish I had one of those. No excuses - wanted one for ages but just too lazy to build it. Ha.

I should also get a hot glue gun - Seems like I'd probably glue my fingers together a lot less if I did! :-) My wife glued her's together once and it was a riot seeing her hop around the shop trying to get them unstuck. Oddly she failed to see the humor. Go figure.

...Kevin

On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:07:52 -0500, Martin Eastburn wrote (in message ):

oh, golly, I don't know what it is, that's why it is unknown. The wood samples dad had were sometimes labeled, sometimes not. This one was not labeled. It looks nice and has nice results on thelathe. When it is gone, it is gone. Maybe I will save a small piece and put some kind of finish on it for future reference. tom koehler

On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:21:26 -0500, Kevin Miller wrote (in message ):

Thank you. I did not make a lid for this thing. We had some out of town company for a couple of days, and I'd only just finished gluing up the block and not time to make the kind of lid I wanted. The visitor was very happy with the vessel with no lid. I do like making lids for them, though and will try doing more of them. I do have one shot looking straight down into the vessel - looks much like the outside, just a white circle with a colored bar across it.

I am going to.

I have had this press for beaucoup years. I like it fine, and it was simple and cheap to make - and very useful.

yeah, I can imagine. heh. I use superglue for closing up small cuts and protecting blisters. I like my hot glue gun... it is a cheapie with no moving parts, I just gotta push the glue stick through with my thumb. Is good enough for me.

tom koehler

Tom - look at the picture carefully - there is a faint pencil text on it - looks like "Japan" or is that the Yaupon wood (Holly).

I turned a holly off my place in California - but it was white wood and fibrous. It made great cups and holders. I made several desk sets when the power company cut down a tree on my place that was 8" easy.

Mart> On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:07:52 -0500, Martin Eastburn wrote

On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:29:45 -0500, Martin Eastburn wrote (in message ):

there is just one picture with some pencil text on it. The wood is brown with a figured grain. The pencil text says "jiquin" (my reading) or more likely "jiquin" as suggested by another reader here. Jiquin is a colloquial name for a hardwood from Cuba, entirely likely as this wood was obtained by my Dad about 60 years ago. Looking at the next frame, nearly black, when blown up it is possible to see the penciled text in higher conttrast. Thank you for your comments, Mr. Eastburn.

Respectfully,

tom koehler

On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:51:00 -0500, tom koehler wrote (in message ):

gotta correct my own self... "jiquin" was my reading of the penciled text, "jigue" was the suggested and very likely correct reading of the penciled text, a colloquial name for a Cuban hardwood. tom koehler, who often confuses himself

Wood Explorer often one word is the software I used to verify.

The color matches closely and here is a massive amount.

I suggest to all to search for the software and buy some - low cost. Very useful. I don't think I'm cheating them by pasting this as I promote and approve of their software tool.

The second word worked! jigue

Scientific Name Lysiloma latisliqua

Trade Name Boid de sabicu

Family Name Leguminosae

Synonyms Lysiloma sabicu

Common Names Boid de sabicu Cuban sabicu Frijolillo Horseflesh Horseflesh mahogany Jigue > On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:29:45 -0500, Martin Eastburn wrote