Foo - Mahogany

Can one wood satisfy all your needs?

I'm pining for some old fashioned love.

before this thread becomes all heated and contentious, i would just like to apologise. but i just couldn't resist parodying the monogamy thread.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=582277

before this thread becomes all heated and contentious...



I think it will get a little sappy before it's closed or moved to Foo.

I'm pining for some old fashioned love.

Maple you'll get lucky...

I think it will get a little sappy before it's closed or moved to Foo.

Ehh ya never know... it might get well rooted.

Maybe deforestation is the hook?

Too many lovers. I can't see the forest for the trees.

we can turn it into an environmental thread to save it from foo. tree hugging is political isn't it?

we can turn it into an environmental thread to save it from foo. tree hugging is political isn't it?


No.

<blink>

huh.

I likes woods, many woods, shiney lovely polished lovely ....

<cough> wood. :D

Can one wood satisfy all your needs?

Mahogany

A beautiful dark wood with a reddish color and fine grain, the majority of mahogany on the market today is taken illegally from rainforests in Brazil and Bolivia. Outlaw timber companies invade indigenous reserves, park and nature preserves destroying not only the fragile forests, but the homelands of indigenous tribal peoples. Tree poachers punch new roads into pristine forests, cut valuable trees, transport the wood to middlemen and exporters who in turn sell it to importers in the U.S., Europe and Japan. The U.S. is the world’s leading importer of mahogany.

Smaller volumes of mahogany are imported from Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Belize and a few other Central and South American rainforest countries.

The Brazilian intelligence agency has reported that 80% of logging in Brazil is illegal. Two agencies in Brazil have declared South American mahogany within Brazil (the largest part of its range) to be endangered.

Carribean (true) mahogany is commercially extinct from its native areas in the West Indies.

When we buy mahogany doors, paneling or furniture, we participate in driving forests, endangered species and human cultures into extinction.

Sometimes I shove a police baton up my anus to keep my soul from falling out.

^^

<dios mio!!> munches more popcorn.

And wonders, what wood could that be possibly made from ... more popcorn!

^^

<dios mio!!> munches more popcorn.

And wonders, what wood could that be possibly made from ... more popcorn!

Ash.

In the one-wood department, I'm leaning to teak - unless it's a special acacia.

Sometimes I shove a police baton up my anus to keep my soul from falling out.


Teak it or leave it.

As this person I knew once said, " Ahh what a beautiful cut." Or, "I love the smell of fresh cut wood, beautiful."

I once buried myself under sixteen tons of concrete and steel to avoid ever seeing another man's nut sack.

Can one wood satisfy all your needs?

If it's Mahogany? Yes.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii132/pgoat/MUSICAL%20INSTRUMENTS/group121202.jpg

I like a piece of ash now and then.

If it's Mahogany? Yes.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii132/pgoat/MUSICAL%20INSTRUMENTS/group121202.jpg

those some prs's in the back???

ok, time to kill the thread...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr621o9iZ5I

I was thinking about branching off into some other stuff for awhile...

ok, time to kill the thread...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr621o9iZ5I


http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r19/Serendipper/mahogany.jpg

Can one wood satisfy all your needs?

:roflmao2:

Wow. How board do you have to be to start a thread about wood, that's not about "wood"?

Mahogany

A beautiful dark wood with a reddish color and fine grain, the majority of mahogany on the market today is taken illegally from rainforests in Brazil and Bolivia. Outlaw timber companies invade indigenous reserves, park and nature preserves destroying not only the fragile forests, but the homelands of indigenous tribal peoples. Tree poachers punch new roads into pristine forests, cut valuable trees, transport the wood to middlemen and exporters who in turn sell it to importers in the U.S., Europe and Japan. The U.S. is the world’s leading importer of mahogany.

Smaller volumes of mahogany are imported from Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Belize and a few other Central and South American rainforest countries.

The Brazilian intelligence agency has reported that 80% of logging in Brazil is illegal. Two agencies in Brazil have declared South American mahogany within Brazil (the largest part of its range) to be endangered.

Carribean (true) mahogany is commercially extinct from its native areas in the West Indies.

When we buy mahogany doors, paneling or furniture, we participate in driving forests, endangered species and human cultures into extinction.

Hey now, we actually grow the stuff on our plantation! Squash all the illegal harvest for sure.

Definitely not.

You need at least spruce, maple, rosewood and pernambuco. ;)

http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/violin05.JPG

http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/violin03.JPG

http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/bow02.JPG

http://i31.tinypic.com/5eeir9.jpg

Definitely not.

You need at least spruce, maple, rosewood and pernambuco. ;)

http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/violin05.JPG

http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/violin03.JPG

http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/bow02.JPG


http://i31.tinypic.com/5eeir9.jpg

:love:

i'm glad this got moved from p&r to foo. it turned out some lovely pics of beautiful musical instruments.

What about persimmon?

http://www.partnersclubonline.com/uploadedImages/Additional_Features/Equipment_Features/Persimmon_Still_Performs/Persimmon_mpi.jpg

I am going to go against the grain here and espouse the virtues of the deck material that is made from plastic. Worked a bit with that stuff, and it is nice. Cuts oks, but smells like burning plastic.

woodgrain K-car FTW
http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2008/06/conti-k-car.jpg

I was thinking about branching off into some other stuff for awhile...

Yew wood.

This thread is totally Cherry.

Can one wood satisfy all your needs?

Never....and I consider myself somewhat of an expert on this. I mean, I am a Termite after all. One must sample and savor all types of wood. One can't be happy with the same wood all the time.

Yeah, I heard that you would put just about any kind of wood in your mouth in the name of science.

Yeah, I heard that you would put just about any kind of wood in your mouth in the name of science.

:innocent::o

Yeah, I heard that you would put just about any kind of wood in your mouth in the name of science.

...just so long as he doesn't have one of your balls in each hand at the time. :eek:

In addition to the fact it's hard to get ethical mahogany, I think it's too soft for a lot of hardwood applications, and plus, the grain doesn't have an abnormally stunning appearance.

I'll go for oak a lot of times since it works, and there is a lot of it around here.

In addition to the fact it's hard to get ethical mahogany, I think it's too soft for a lot of hardwood applications, and plus, the grain doesn't have an abnormally stunning appearance.




Softwoods, like balsa, can do things hardwood can only dream of. Same with hardwoods...each have their own applications.

You're right about the unattractive grain pattern, but you can't argue that, when stained, hog has the most beautiful 3D effect of rich, deep reds and purples that shift in the light. Gorgeous.


Yes, I am Honduran-American, so I'm biased. The family house is full of carved hog furniture that would cost a fortune to build today.

If you like to carve pretty little sculptures, soft wood has it's place. Also if you need to make something not too sturdy, but preferably as cheap as possible. Pine, for example, is perfect for framing members, aside from the fact it rots and burns.

My wood working teacher told me that I like to make everything capable of withstanding a nuclear blast, and I don't pay enough attention to looks. I'd say he was pretty much right. With a few notable exceptions with fancy projects I built, the only thing I have in mind with wood working is extreme durability.

Once in a while, I do appreciate fancy wood. And in a circumstance where I think it's warranted, I think you can do better than mahogony. Zebra wood, blood wood, cocobolo, stuff like that. You can get some beautiful oddball woods from reputable sources if you're willing to pay for them.

I just love the tone, especially when fed through a good tube amp and Celestion G12Hs

I used to have guitars made from a variety of woods, and then I realized i just loved Mahogany, so wth...

Never....and I consider myself somewhat of an expert on this. I mean, I am a Termite after all. One must sample and savor all types of wood. One can't be happy with the same wood all the time.

Just not almendro, eh?

If you like to carve pretty little sculptures, soft wood has it's place. Also if you need to make something not too sturdy, but preferably as cheap as possible. Pine, for example, is perfect for framing members, aside from the fact it rots and burns.

My wood working teacher told me that I like to make everything capable of withstanding a nuclear blast, and I don't pay enough attention to looks. I'd say he was pretty much right. With a few notable exceptions with fancy projects I built, the only thing I have in mind with wood working is extreme durability.

Once in a while, I do appreciate fancy wood. And in a circumstance where I think it's warranted, I think you can do better than mahogony. Zebra wood, blood wood, cocobolo, stuff like that. You can get some beautiful oddball woods from reputable sources if you're willing to pay for them.

For carving, there are definitely superior woods. There are two types of carving, softwood (like basswood, mahogany, Spanish cedar, etc.) and hardwood, like cocobolo, ron ron, cristobal, balsamo, guayacan, etc.

But, some of the very hard woods are also brittle.

By the way, unless you are very patient or have power carving equipment, guayacan will make you wimper... it is so hard they used to use it for propeller shafts!

...just so long as he doesn't have one of your balls in each hand at the time. :eek:

What is done with my balls once they are boxed and shipped is solely at the discretion of the receiver.

By the way, unless you are very patient or have power carving equipment, guayacan will make you wimper... it is so hard they used to use it for propeller shafts!

I don't think I'd ever heard of it before you mentioned it. Or if I did, I forgot. After searching about it, I see it's real hard, and real heavy, and pretty resistant to splitting. Perfect for a cane project!

Only problem is that it doesn't look too available with regular importers. :(

I love making canes that are designed to last 200+ years, and I think it would be an ideal wood to do that some time, provided a good piece could be acquired.

You might be onto something there. Quoth wikipedia:


According to T.H. White's version of the King Arthur story The Once and Future King, Lignum vitae, from which the staff of Merlin is made, has magical powers.

What is done with my balls once they are boxed and shipped is solely at the discretion of the receiver.

So, does your wife ever try to squeeze your balls, to relieve stress; her stress I mean, not yours?

If it's Mahogany? Yes.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii132/pgoat/MUSICAL%20INSTRUMENTS/group121202.jpg

What exactly have you got there anyway?