Bubinga Lowbacks


shaneymack

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2 hours ago, shaneymack said:

Thanks, Mike. At 2400 janka it is pretty damn hard ! Its definitely a challege but I think the real challenge will be when its time to card scrape and sand. Im enjoying it though, its fun to work with.

 

Great work, Shane!

I think you'll find that it scrapes like a dream. With a card scraper, the higher the janka the better the shavings.

Sanding is a whole 'nother story.:)

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Great work, Shane!

I think you'll find that it scrapes like a dream. With a card scraper, the higher the janka the better the shavings.

Sanding is a whole 'nother story.

Good point, Dave. Thank God that after the many hours of card scraping there will only be a few hours of sanding.

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On 12/11/2016 at 8:47 PM, shaneymack said:

I think it was around 15$ a bd ft maybe a bit cheaper, cant remember.

Apparently the Chinese are depleting Africa of all its bubinga. That what ive been told. Death by China.

 

Ahh... I just looked.   Bubinga as of January 2, 2017 is now listed in CITES Appendix II, which means the wood while not endangered trade is heavily restricted.  So it's going to be like Rosewood, Ebony, etc... an exotic.

The note also says that not just the wood, but finished products will be restricted.   I wonder how that's going to impact handsaws and planes which use bubinga handles.

Anyway, beautiful chair... 

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Ahh... I just looked.   Bubinga as of January 2, 2017 is now listed in CITES Appendix II, which means the wood while not endangered trade is heavily restricted.  So it's going to be like Rosewood, Ebony, etc... an exotic.

The note also says that not just the wood, but finished products will be restricted.   I wonder how that's going to impact handsaws and planes which use bubinga handles.

Anyway, beautiful chair... 

I guess the value of these chairs just went up. That is considering I don't screw them up lol.

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