Paduk?

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Hey all, back when I was in High School, I use to make everything in shop class out of Paduk. A lamp...clock...picture frame...etc. I LOVED THE STUFF, though expensive. (Like $14 a board foot I think.) Anyway...the lamp I turned was absolutly beautiful!!! The wood alone for it cost me like $48. I finished it all the way down to #000 steel wool, then I used something like "salad oil" on it, or some other type, then used pumace on it. (Sorry guys, it's been a while. A few questions...why isn't this wood used the knife industry? ...and since my shop teacher never told me to wear a mask, how bad is the dust from the wood? I worked on it for over a week, and everyday when I got home...my whole face, neck, and chest was always orange.
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Even the next morning when I'd use a "Strydex pad" to keep my face clean ya know, it would still lift orange off. I can only imagine how much of this stuff I breathed in over that year. Beautiful stuff regardless. TIA

-AR

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i have 10ft. of it for making handles. infact when i finish the knife i'm making and put paudak handles on it i'll post a picture. you should always were a respirator when your making dust, i don't know how harmful it is though.

[This message has been edited by magnum .44 (edited 04-18-2000).]
 
I used to mess around with padauk in high school shop class too, mostly to make weird tile puzzles. Didn't seem to do any permanent damage to me, and I kinda like the smell of the dust when sanding!
 
Most knifemakers look for figured wood with character to use on their blades. Padauk tends to have a very staight grained and has a very open grain. It takes quite a bit of effort to seal it properly. While a very good choice for furniture, it is not such a good choice for knives. By the way, if rubbed with acetone, the orange colour will come out on the rag. You don't see much mahogany or oak either used on knives. I am not saying that it shouldn't be used, just that you don't see it that much.

C Wilkins
 
the best padauk comes from the andaman islands and is called vermillion and is much more highly figured than the stuff from southeast asia......although i have a book shelf in my living room with some super figured stuff in it...often thought about taking it apart...but my wife would KILL me, it does smell very nice...but hard to finish, as it has that very large open grain structure...SUPER stong wood....dont know where youre buying it but it used to only be about 8 bucks a foot.....I made a whole bunch of martial art staffs from a very big board i had left over from my woodworking days, 8 sided x 3 ft long...bad news..have one by my bed with my sure fire.

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[This message has been edited by tom mayo (edited 04-19-2000).]
 

Paduk is a carcinogenic wood as are all natural red wood I believe made my first 3 or 4 knives with the stuff, no mask, no vacuum system, nothing. Oi!!
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KSwinamer

Atheism....A non-prophet organization
 
Great...hahaha...so what's that mean?
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-AR

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I like the stuff too. Used it on my 1st knife. Gave it to my Pops. I got a real funky pece w/ a light stripe in it. Looked great when I was done.
 
Adler - great knife!

Jackyl - how much for the lamp
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Hehehe...sorry man, my woman isn't lettin' it go.
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I must say though...not to bragg, (too much) but it's a real beauty.

-AR

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Thanks alot Blademan 13 !! The woman who bought that knife liked it alot. I mostly make basic using knifes but hopefully I will make some more advanced stuff when I get more experienced in knifemaking.I don´t make my own blades yet.This year I will attend a bladesmithingclass to be able to make my own blades.Also want to learn stock removal method......Guess I have to buy that grinder...
 
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