davewyo Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 1 hour ago, phinds said: @davewyoI just got the Alaska yellow cedar. Thanks again. I'll post pics after I get the end grain fine sanded. Glad to help out, Paul. Your site is an excellent resource which I have benefited from on a number of occasions. I tried to send pieces with some flat sawed and some quarter sawed, but the quarter sawed has mostly diagonal rings so I guess it's rift sawed. I'll send a piece of Tamarisk after my next trip down to the desert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted January 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 1 hour ago, davewyo said: Glad to help out, Paul. Your site is an excellent resource which I have benefited from on a number of occasions. I tried to send pieces with some flat sawed and some quarter sawed, but the quarter sawed has mostly diagonal rings so I guess it's rift sawed. I'll send a piece of Tamarisk after my next trip down to the desert. Well, the good news is that the pieces you sent were big enough that I can make a diagonal cut lengthwise and get a decent-sized quartersawn surface, so it works out well. Thanks again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted January 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 @Eric I just got the coffeetree plank. Looks great. Thanks again. I'll get pics posted after it's processed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 I would love to help, but I don't think any of these are easily accessible in my area (southern california). If they are, I just don't know it yet. I do like, and use, your website, so I will keep an eye out. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 'preciate the thought Joseph. No worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I can help out with the Huon Pine. I imagine there wouldn't be much in the states. It'd be coming from Australia though. Let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 16 hours ago, lewisc said: I can help out with the Huon Pine. I imagine there wouldn't be much in the states. It'd be coming from Australia though. Let me know. A sample of that would be great since I don't have even one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 From your list: Pecky Cypress, and Sinker Cypress are both Bald Cypress with different historys. There are all sorts of local names for Bald Cypress. I always wanted to see the bugs that made Pecky Cypress, but never have. A lot of historic reconstruction people use Alaskan Yellow Cedar to make shingles out of because they can't get Cypress that's ideal for making shingles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted February 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 47 minutes ago, Tom King said: From your list: Pecky Cypress, and Sinker Cypress are both Bald Cypress with different historys. There are all sorts of local names for Bald Cypress. I always wanted to see the bugs that made Pecky Cypress, but never have. A lot of historic reconstruction people use Alaskan Yellow Cedar to make shingles out of because they can't get Cypress that's ideal for making shingles. My understanding is that ANY cypress that is recovered from underwater is sinker cypress. It may well be that most of it is bald cypress (or not, I don't know) but I find it hard to believe that ALL of it is. I am not aware that pecky is confined to one species of cypress. Do you have a source for this information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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