Roger Wiegand
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I took this picture after drilling out some pepper mill blanks, and it just struck my fancy. My three favorite woods, all in sort of an ice cream sundae!
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The holy trinity (of NA hardwoods)
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Happiness is a shaved wood parfait.
Sort of a poisoned chalice in my case. Can't tolerate walnut and have to avoid it..
Chocolate, coffee, and vanilla. Yum!
Well, my favorite is madrone. After that it is a toss up. Big leaf maple can be spectacular, but wants to tear out. Dogwood is wonderful. Myrtle is nice, but here, every one does it. I really wish we had black cherry out here! Can't do walnut any more either.... Tried coconut palm once, and that was enough, but I did buy one piece at a local club auction that was turned end grain and it was nice.
robo hippy
robo hippy
Cherry on the bottom, walnut in the middle, then sugar maple on top?
Holy Trinity is an interesting overstatement. With exception to some really soft weed trees, I like all domestic species. I'm a real fan of persimmon, ash, and curly maple. End grain walnut and cherry can be a bit problematic in bowl work.