---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment This stuff gives new meaning to "hard" hardwood. I got a piece of this ironwood a while back. I understand that it is used in bridge/road building. I don't know that it would look good as a tuning lever handle, so it might not be worth trashing your tools over. At 08:57 AM 2/20/99 -0600, you wrote: > Mostly I make pens, but I've used some fairly >hard woods, and the belt sharpens enough to make the tools adequate for >anything I do...... >les bartlett >houston > >On Sat, 20 Feb 1999 00:02:02 -0600 Charles E Faulk <cfaulk2@juno.com> >writes: >>John, >> >>The wood you are describing is closely akin to a specie called lignum >>vitae which is extremely dense having a specific gravity of 1.23. The >>chunk you have is worth a bit of money on today's market. >> >>The best advice I can give you is to keep a rough sharpening stone >>next to your lathe and touch up the edge of your turning tools >>frequently. The most common finishing tool you will use is the skew; >>it looks like an angled chisel and is easily sharpened on a stone. >>Also these exotic woods are extremely oily and clog sandpaper very >>quickly. Keep a good supply on hand and change your sandpaper out >>frequently. >> >>I really don't know of any carbide turning tools. Do you know of a >>source? >> >>Charles Faulk >> >>On Fri, 19 Feb 1999 18:23:17 -0700 John R Fortiner >><pianoserv440@juno.com> writes: >>>Charles, I am just curious. Have you ever tried turning Mexican >>>Ironwood? That stuff, I would think, would make a great tuning lever >> >>>as it is very dense and strong (sinks in water). I have a piece here >> >>>that I have been saving to make a lever with, but have never done so >> >>>as I only have a small piece - roughly 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 15 inches. It >> >>>is certainly well aged as I acquired the wood in 1969. The only >>thing >>>that I know for sure about it is that it is really tough on steel >>>tools. I have seen my piece take the edge off HS steel jointer >>blades >>>in about 2 seconds ( OUCH ! ). The "natives" where it grows use >>tools >>>made of stone to work it. I suppose that carbide would hold up to >>it, >>>but you know the price of carbide turning tools. If you have any >>>thoughts about this, please respond. >>> >>>John R. Fortiner >>>pianoserv440@juno.com >>>___________________________________________________________________ >>>You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >>Get >>>completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html >> >>>or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] >> >>___________________________________________________________________ >>You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get >>completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html >>or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > >___________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html >or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > Vince vince@byu.edu ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/95/c4/0f/c0/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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