Hello freinds, I'm having a clearance sale shoppers, South Texas Ebony, let me know if theres any interests. I'll send pictures. I also have Honey Mesquite and a few large mesquite trees to harvest but I need to clear current stock first though. I have logs, milled pieces larrge and small available. Will mill to suit.
I'm looking forwards to sharing what this part of the country offers with everyone here.
Yeah, I'm definatley interested in an assortment of both some milled for small boxes, some for turning - really intrigued to give them a go - I sent you a PM late last night.
Look what I reeled in! Full grown Mesquite.
Got this one in Ro Grande City, higher elevation , 100 degrees + sometimes 105 daily and its a full moon today..
BTW Boots. I've got a piece of So. TX Ebony chucked up in the lathe. I'll have some photos to post tomorrow. I dropped a frekin bushing and cannot find it. Going to have to make a woodcraft run first thing in the AM….
Yea it is MsDebbieP, just found out that this wood is Velvet Mesquite, which is new to me. I've been working Honey Mesquite. The difference, HM has a reddish/auburn/brown color and the VM has a brown color and is basicly twice as hard. The universe has givin me a new spieces.
I live south of San Antonio in the middle of the brush country and those big trees are getting harder and harder to find. Ranchers used to pay people to doze them down and burn them. Now people are paying to take them.
Mesquite is such a beautiful wood for furniture and flooring. There is a guy in Hondo, Tx http://www.uniquemesquite.com/
making a good living making furniture for folks who just love the stuff. The prices he gets are really steep.
You know why its so expensive BusNut? Cause once you make something with this wood, its just too doggone hard to let it go and if you keep it with proper care , it will surly withstand the 120yr mark.
I'm drooling! I'm a Proud Native Texan and I love mesquite! There's a guy in Rosenberg who makes tables and desks out of the stuff. I'll send you a PM for more info.
Turned out pretty nice Wayne, now write me a check. j/k LoL
I dont have any boards milled. Just a buch of logs from 10 to 300lbs. This wood dulls the band really quik. Unless I need some boards for a project, I kinda dont like to mill it anymore. I like turning it though.
Besides milling Ebony produces lots of dust either on the tablesaw or the band and the dust is toxic. OOOp! did I forget to mention that?????
But I'm not sure, just something a local woodworker/harvester told me.
Let me know next time you mill a board with some interesting heartwood/sap wood combo. I'll pick one up and dry it out. Perhaps 4/4 and 2-3 BF. Good pen blank material. This wood reminds me a lot of desert ironwood. Not quite the contrast, but close.
This is the one I muffed. The center bearing is reversed. I've put the rest aside and sealed them in wax. It is about 14% humidity here these days.
Coolness. That'll make a sweet (and heavy?) Guitar.
Got my package yesterday ebony logs and mesquite… I think the postman is happy to have today off, Weighs nearly a ton! Beautiful stuff and whatta bargain! Thanks for the toxicity warning, perfect timing!
Oscorner, there it is. Pre turned ebony. Its the first piece I've seen with purple coloring. Send me a few shipping dollars, so I can send it to you, 3lbs.
Still got ebony, but I get a hit every time I list on ebay. See auction, LJ's make reasonable offer on any piece.
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