roadmutt Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Every time I go to Kiem lumber I think I should buy this. But I just can't bring myself to pay that much.The piece is 9" by 32" and 6/4. It is really a nice shade of green. Seems really heavy for all the bigger it is. Anybody ever worked any? oh it is Lignam Vitae Green and $399.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapid Roger Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 It depends on if you are buying or selling the wood. And, it depends on what your making and how important this particular kind of wood to the project. I personally would not spend $400.00 for any single piece of wood of any kind. JMTCW. Rog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 I think it is one of those woods that is valued for its properties (i.e. very hard and slick when polished) rather than its looks. wood is a commodity product, do the math on its bd ft price and compare. Either it is a good deal or it is not. It is not like it is a wide figured slab that is hard to value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceHoleInOne Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Instead, at that price, I would buy a machine for the shop that I really wanted ...... -Ace- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmutt Posted May 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 It's just such a nice green . You don't see it very often. Would really like to buy it but am to cheap.lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Meh. It's an interesting piece but I wouldn't pay four bills for it. If it were a true rosewood or koa...different story. Maybe. I never found Lignam Vitae to be all that amazing. That's just my opinion. There's only one person that matters...if that piece is worth $400 to YOU, then it's worth $400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 You’re paying for the 6/4... If it was 4/4, the price would be half that... The big question is why... I’ve only worked G-LV once and probably won’t again... I know the Aussies laugh at anything as soft as LV, but once I get to the high-J tropical and desert hardwoods, the time spent on sharpening runs me a bit thin. I keep a healthy selection of tropical rosewoods for pulls, accents, etc. with Snakewood (J3800) about as hard as I want to play. Anything beyond that get's to be work... If you’ve got a project needing the 6/4... But for inventory... I’d take a pass... If you’ve got the urge to invest in lumber, I’d load-up on burls, the tropical rosewoods, etc before they are banned completely... Most of my stuff was harvested before I was born... Get it while you can -- once it’s gone, it’s gone... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 The only use I've ever had for it is wooden nuts for wooden screws (had someone else cut them). It's a good bearing wood. I never even liked it for mallets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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