Jarrah burl eucalyptus burl and honduran rosewood burl

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rapeljei

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I have way too many scales and blocks right now. Lots of amboyna burl, red and brown mallee, maple and buckeye burl and some jarrah and honduran rosewood burl. I apologize for the pictures they are not great so expect wood better than the pictures.

I forgot to take measurments for each exact blank but I have a some jarrah burl that has nice figure and not as many open eyes as jarrah normally has. I was thinking of selling three for 35 bucks. They are about 1 1/8 thick, 1.5 wide and 5 inches long. I can cut some larger also if wanted.
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I also have some eucylptus burl that is a lot like black ash. These are 1 3/8 wide over 1 inch thick and five inches long. Price is 15 bucks each. Hard to get a good picture but I included a close up. This is one of my favorite woods.
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I also am selling some of my very rare honduran rosewood burl. This is a dense oily wood that rarely develops burl. The smallest pieces in here are over 1 inch thick, 1.5 wide and 5 inches long. I will get exact measurements tomorrow. The price for these are 45 bucks each.
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I also have lots of stabilized buckeye burl and maple burl that are on a previous post but here are some more. Size is roughly 3/8 x 1.5 x 5. Price 15 bucks

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Here is a picture of a large amboyna burl slab that I am going to be cutting into blocks. it is roughly 24 x 24 x 2.25 inches thick. let me know if you want a block from this burl. Again the pictures are not great but it is a nice burl. I was thinking of charging 22 bucks as they come off the burl. I can also take pictures and post but will charge a little more for the extra work maybe 25 each. Money back if you are not happy.
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Please let me know if any pieces of that Honduran Rosewood Burl are 1-3/4" wide. I need the width to make pistol grips. Thanks.
ricsha
 
Reevestx- I pm you with the total and payment info. I also have lots more probably 20 more jarrah burl blanks cut from the same burl, similar figure, same price 35 bucks for three.

Ricsha- I have or can cut some 1-3/4 stock in honduran rosewood. Some of the above were 1 3/4 but they are spoken for at the moment. The stuff below is 1 5/8- 1 3/4 wide

Here is some more wood.

Four amboyna burl blocks nice figure and color, roughly 1 1/8 x 1.5 x 5.
Price is 35 bucks for all four or 10 bucks each. Pictures are not great the surfaces are rough sawn but you can still see the burl.

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I have four more rosewood burl blocks. Nice figured, heavy rare burl that is a relative of cocobolo. These are roughly 1 1/8 or thicker and 1 5/8 wide and 5 + inches long. Price is 45 bucks each. Or all of them for 150.
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i'd like to get that piece of rosewood, second from the left in the photos above.

i'm looking forward to seeing more of that amboyna burl!!

useful info: honduran rosewood has a janka rating of 2200, so it's pretty stout stuff!
 
I resonded to everyones inquiry for these woods. Still have lots more amboyna, honduran rosewood, red and brown mallee, jarrah, and many more woods....way to much to use in my lifetime.

Mito0 -The honduran rosewood is yours. Your total with shipping is 50 bucks.

John- You can send paypal to isaacrapelje@hotmail.com or I can pm my mailing address.
 
VERY Nice HRB--I called every known stabilization company and I couldnt find anyone who said they would do it--or could do it. Some companies said it was impossible.The only person that i found that has done it is Larry Davis. Most folks say that it " doesnt need any stabilization at all seconday to its oily characteristic and general good stability" but having a high quality stabilized pair makes me think that Larry really knows his shite and does things with wood that others say is impossible. Has anyone found a place that would stabilize HRB? Has any one used stabilized HRB vers regular HRB? Any comments???. I have both but have not worked on either.--Thanks-Marekz
 
most of the super-hard central and south american hardwoods don't benefit from stabilization.
just make sure it's properly cured.
 
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mito0 said:
most of the super-hard central and south american hardwoods don't benefit from stabilization.
just make sure it's properly cured.
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Once again, an incorrect assumption usually perpetrated by those who have not a clue regarding physical properties of wood and it's fiber components and how they interact with various chemicals used in the creation of wood polymer components nor experience working with infused woods done under various chemical and process conditions. Also usually perpetrated be those selling natural, non impregnated woods. You see it in their promotion tag lines, "super hard", "super dense", "doesn't need stabilizing".

Sorry if these seems harsh, but it's frustrating to constantly read this mis informing stuff posted by other wise well meaning folks. One should be held accountable for bad information from time to time.

The use of the word "stabilize" should be considered as a PROCESS description and not a RESULT.

At the Atlanta Blade show, one well known knife maker asked if he could trade back the non infused Hondo rosewood burl he bought at a previous show for the infused blocks. He said he just preferred the way the infused rosewood finished, carved and generally worked. This is not to say non infused HRB isn't stable or fine to use, just that infused (when done proper) is "different". This maker has bought my infused HRB for the past several years and knows his stuff.

Use of ANY material should be a matter of personal choice based on a craftsman's personal understanding of where his level of competence and product quality level needs to be. In other words, one craftsman's level of "good enough" can be far different from another craftsman's "good enough". Use whatever materials you are happy and content with, but please...don't tell others what they should be using.
 
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Once again, an incorrect assumption usually perpetrated by those who have not a clue regarding physical properties of wood and it's fiber components and how they interact with various chemicals used in the creation of wood polymer components nor experience working with infused woods done under various chemical and process conditions. Also usually perpetrated be those selling natural, non impregnated woods. You see it in their promotion tag lines, "super hard", "super dense", "doesn't need stabilizing".

Sorry if these seems harsh, but it's frustrating to constantly read this mis informing stuff posted by other wise well meaning folks. One should be held accountable for bad information from time to time.

The use of the word "stabilize" should be considered as a PROCESS description and not a RESULT.
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your tone is unappreciated and inappropriate.
don't presume to tell me what i know and don't know.
if you want to promote your business, you need to find a better way to do so.
 
rapeljei, when I got home I realized this was a sales thread and not out in shop talk. Reading the comment posts distracted me. My post is inappropriate for your sales thread in that sales threads are very restrictive in content. It does not in any way mean to distract from your offerings which are always cool. You offer some of the best woods and prices in this forum. There are several hundred $$ in amboyna knife handles in that slab so don't let it go cheap :)

I would have deleted my post immediately, but I'm retired and when I'm at the shop it's in my motor home with no wifi....have to go to the library for it. I'll be happy to delete it, but there is a post following it that will be out of context which happens in these things. You are welcome to delete it or I will if you let me know...sorry for the sales thread intrusion.

I'll copy my post and save it when this subject comes up again and again and again in shop talk...best regards.
 
larry, i won't attempt to speak for rapeljei, but i would think your experiences, and your opinions based on those experiences, would always be welcome in a thread like this.
the comment i made that set you off was my own opinion based on my own experiences.
the last two paragraphs that you added to your post were very insightful and will almost certainly prove to be useful information to a potential buyer of wood.
i just think the tone should be a bit more respectful.
 
rapeljei said:
Four amboyna burl blocks nice figure and color, roughly 1 1/8 x 1.5 x 5.
Price is 35 bucks for all four or 10 bucks each. Pictures are not great the surfaces are rough sawn but you can still see the burl.
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Hi, it sounds like you have more available? I'd like a set of 4 blocks, if they are.

Thanks!

Robert
 
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