Made me look. Could also be black ash, though the end grain is rather
vague. No shimmer on the face and quarter like the good old interlocked elm
we grow up north.
"Doug Stowe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] (Bill Cairns) wrote:
>
> > Can anyone identify the wood used in the article 'PINNED BOX
> > JOINTS',by Seth Janovsky in the Feb 04 'Fine Woodworking'. Thanks
>
> It looks like elm.
In article <[email protected]>,
Fly-by-Night CC <[email protected]> wrote:
> I thought Elm as well, take a look at the back side of the side panel
> where the wavy grain is located - certainly has that pheasant feather
> look to it. But the very straight grained forward stuff had me puzzled
> on declaring it Elm.
>
> Not that it'll be definitive or anything, but the guy's from Kalifornya
> (IIRC) - I was trying to come up with woods common in that neck of the
> world. Wouldn't be carob or somesuch would it?
We have 5 kinds of elm in Arkansas, and there is some variation between
them in the appearance of the wood. They do have the feathery
characteristic in common. There are also international species of Elm.
Some of the early Chinese furniture was made with a wood called Yü-mu
that has been identified as elm.
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Contributing Editor, Woodwork, A Magazine for All Woodworkers
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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Bill Cairns) wrote:
> Can anyone identify the wood used in the article 'PINNED BOX
> JOINTS',by Seth Janovsky in the Feb 04 'Fine Woodworking'. Thanks
It looks like elm.
--
Doug Stowe Author of: Creating Beautiful Boxes With Inlay Techniques
Simply Beautiful Boxes Making Elegant Custom Tables
Contributing Editor, Woodwork, A Magazine for All Woodworkers
website ---- http://www.dougstowe.com
In article <[email protected]>,
"George" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Made me look. Could also be black ash, though the end grain is rather
> vague. No shimmer on the face and quarter like the good old interlocked elm
> we grow up north.
I thought Elm as well, take a look at the back side of the side panel
where the wavy grain is located - certainly has that pheasant feather
look to it. But the very straight grained forward stuff had me puzzled
on declaring it Elm.
Not that it'll be definitive or anything, but the guy's from Kalifornya
(IIRC) - I was trying to come up with woods common in that neck of the
world. Wouldn't be carob or somesuch would it?
I'm sure he could be emailed - or maybe the FWW website has the asked
and answered question already posted.
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