What material is this???

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dredd8

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I know someone here can tell me what kind of wood this is?
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Looks to me like Black Palm wood. If it's not, it bears a striking resemblance to the stuff I have. -Matt-
 
It looks just like the black palm that I have. I've been wondering if black palm can be stabilized.
 
It is black palm. I have about 50 pounds a year stabilized. It is useless if not stabilized.
The problem with the handle shown is not the stabilizing. It is that it was cut along the side grain.That gives it a stripy look ,AND makes it tend to be prickly/splintery. I cut it at a steep angle to the end grain and get a look that looks like fish scales.It is less prone to splintering and the look is awesome.
Stacy

A picture shows what I am saying best.Here is a block going out this week to WSSI.See the difference between side grain and end grain!
 
Hmmm? I have quite a bit of Black Palm, and it is all very dark, with black spots. Looks like Palm,just not Black Palm. black palm has a color to it that is very similar to wengee wood.
 
If you put the palm wood in a vacume chamber(I can tell you how to make a cheap and efective one)and coat it in krazy glu you can stabilize it. Linseed oil will also work.
 
oh i gotta know how to make that vaccuum chamber. i have some mesquite logs that im going to cut into scales and harden them. this mesquite is well aged but im sure that it will still work for a good solid handle.
 
Ok first off you need a small air compressor. You take the air filter off the intake side of the compressor. You then afix some plumbig fittings to the compressor and adapt it to a 3/8" reinforced vynal hose. this hose should feed into a "T" fitting one side of the "t" carries the hose with a vale installed,the second side carries the chamber and the third side goes to a vacume gage. The chamber I used it made out of a stainless steel flour canister for the kitchen with a plexiclass lid and a rubber seal on the lid( glue this down to the lid with contact cement so I t doesnt come off) I then drilled and tapped a hole in the bottom of the can for a pipe flange and installed rubber washhers over the bolt heads and between the can and pipe flange. turn on the compressor with all the tank valves open so the compressor does not have to work any harder than it has to. when vacume is achived(28 1/2 inches of mercury with mine)shut the valve between the chamber and compressor and shut of power to the compressor. I was able to maintain 27 inches of mercury after 24 hours this way.and the compressor is still useable with the filter reinstalled to use as a compressor.Dual perpose machine great for stabilizing ivory TOO. If you need more/better directions just say so.
 
I also made a stand to lay this canister on its side since the bottom was the only flat spot to put the flange fitting . I also made a rack that fits inside the canister made out of expanded aluminum . My appologies for...um hijacking your thread.
 
ciphery, can you email me a few pics of it so i can get a better idea of how its done. also what do you mean by 27" of mercury?
 
Vacume is measured by the number of inches of mercury a given vcume can draw up a 1" tube with 30" being absolute(outerspace)
 
can you email me some pics so i can see what you mean? thats a relatively new definition of mercury for me.
 
I have no pics right now but can acess a scanner and give you a drawing with a parts list. might take me a few days but Ya for shure man.glad to help antyone.(left handed genious here)
 
Back too the pic and proper topic. I see that there are some BAD cracks. I am not shure about fixing it with stabilizeation alone. Perhaps a more drastic filler is needed...epoxy bedding resin for a fire arm? west system? super glue and linseed oil won't cut the cake I am afraid....
 
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