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by Richard Eyman
Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:05 pm
Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
Topic: Fancy figured woods...
Replies: 97
Views: 95097

Re: Fancy figured woods...

I hope you didn't find any rusty nails. The coloration that you see is ambrosia . There is quite a bit of that in my area . It is caused by a beetle . A chemical signature of it's presence . It causes the only blue coloring typically found in wood . I don't think you will find this beetle out west ...
by Richard Eyman
Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:08 am
Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
Topic: Flat sawn American sycamore and sassafras
Replies: 9
Views: 10413

Re: Flat sawn American sycamore and sassafras

Quartersawn sycamore ?
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It works well for acoustic backs and sides .
by Richard Eyman
Fri Jan 24, 2014 9:56 am
Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
Topic: Fancy figured woods...
Replies: 97
Views: 95097

Re: Fancy figured woods...

I just started cutting this .
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by Richard Eyman
Fri Jan 24, 2014 9:47 am
Forum: Introduce yourself here!
Topic: Hello all
Replies: 0
Views: 6314

Hello all

I just registered here .
A little about myself .
I build and I harvest domestic tonewoods .
You will see a bit of both from me as time goes on .
Some of you may already know of me as Otterhound on other forums .

Richard Eyman

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