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Source of detail pictures and research on wood grain

Thought this might be of interest to a number of you. The link

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has at the top of the first page a Table of Contents. At the bottom of that is either a PDF or WORD format compilation of all the pictures that the article refers to. This can help predict what the result will be in some of the wood we use and how certain cuts/sections will give different kinds of grain patterns depending on how we orientate the design.

This link might help in choosing or identifying wood.

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Came across this info courtesy of some of the helpful folks on the World of Woodturners site and thought sharing it might help others. TomNie

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Tom Nie
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My guess is someone there reads other forums. Since I don't read that one, and Weds someone (a grad of Auburn) posted the first and I posted the other. Right now I don't recall for certain, but I think it was the AAW forum, but it might have been WoodNet The real neat part of HobbitHouseInc, is the work he is doing to expose eBay sellers that "color modify" their photos

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Ralph E Lindberg

Hi Ralph,

What's this about?

Ralph E L> The real neat part of HobbitHouseInc, is the work he is doing to

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Lobby Dosser

Tom,

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great info. I will use it extensively, both in deciding how to slice up raw wood into blanks and in evaluating exotic blanks that I might purchase. Very helpful.

Larry

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ebd

He shows, where certain eBay sellers of (mostly) tropical hardwoods "photoshop" their woods to "enhance" the color, beyond what the wood really looks like.

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Ralph E Lindberg

Good! Where does he publish this stuff? Somebody needs to keep the rascals honest.

Recent example: There is a guy selling tools on e-bay right now who Claims to be getting out of woodworking after xx years and selling his entire collection. While looking at his feedback, I thought 'wonder what he is buying?'. You guessed it, he's buying Tools.

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Lobby Dosser

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It was on that web-site (Hobbit House Inc), now mind you the last 3x I tried to access the site it was down. But I just checked and it's back so see...

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Ralph E Lindberg

Tom:

Don't know how I missed this gem when you posted it back in march but THANK YOU! Some of the information is contained in other sources but is scattered all over the place. This single source consolidates that info and has so much more.

Very useful information and much appreciated.

Would it be ok with you if I shared this over in rec.woodworking and with the guy who does Silicone Valley Woodturners news letter? I'd also like to put the link on my non-commercial, personal woodworking site, with acknowledgement of you as the "sharer". Would that be ok with you?

charlie b

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charlieb

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