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Oh Beeswing Purpleheart, How Do I Love You? Let Me Count The Ways!! Lumber Gloat #3

Blog entry by matt garcia posted 122 days ago 364 reads 0 times favorited 11 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Well guys and gals, I went to Clark’s this past weekend looking for more beeswing aniegre (I’m greedy, huh?). Well I didn’t find any (David Harms probably beat me to it, he’s at Clark’s all the time, just kidding David!!). What I did see was a gorgeous piece of beeswing purpleheart with just an amazing figure to it!!

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I follwed my buddy Lee around while he was helping this lady with her lumber needs. While she was on the phone getting a decision, I took Lee over to it, and we measured it up. While I thought this board would be crazy expensive, he enlightened me that is was rough cut!! The measurements are 14”W x 8’L x 15/16” thick. I was shocked and pleased to get rough stock pricing!!

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Here are a few pics next to the aniegre.

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All of these pics are with mineral spirits added to enhance the figure. ENJOY!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas


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a1Jim

16577 posts in 469 days


posted 122 days ago

Purdy purdy purdy AKA pretty

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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DavidH

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posted 122 days ago

wow!! get to building matt! :)

-- David - Houston, Texas.

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degoose

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posted 122 days ago

OK Matt you win.

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

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jockmike2

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posted 121 days ago

Nice looking PH.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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daveintexas

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posted 121 days ago

Matt-
You are making some very nice scores on figured wood.
Now you can resaw them into veneer…..........

BTW- do you ever get up to M&G sawmill ?? They are up by Huntsville, and are really great folks to deal with.
Not to mention their lumber is priced very reasonable.

Keep posting.

-- MISSION FURNITURE-My mission is to build furniture

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DavidH

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posted 121 days ago

i think its time for a roadtrip to huntsville…

-- David - Houston, Texas.

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Dusty56

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posted 121 days ago

SCORE !!! You’re a lucky man , my friend : )
Now , what to make out of all these nice little gifts from Mother Nature ?

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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acanthuscarver

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posted 121 days ago

Matt,

What kind of period furniture are you going to make with that? I mean, c’mon! Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton would be rolling over if they knew you were going to make something out of that stuff. I guess if you just packaged it up and sent it my way that would be a start to getting you back on the period path.

Great looking stuff, btw.

-- Chuck Bender, period furniture maker, www.acanthus.com

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Beginningwoodworker

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posted 120 days ago

Nice looking wood, Matt.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 120 days ago

Sweet! I’d be scared to plane it…

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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Kent Shepherd

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posted 120 days ago

Great stuff, Matt

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

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