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Originally Posted by mjh215
Lovely work, what wood is the roof? I can't tell if it is something quilted, or thick rays like Lacewood from the picture.
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Bingo! It's Lacewood a tree in the Eucalyptus family, also named Australian Oak.
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Originally Posted by mjh215
Purpleheart is one I love to show people, thankfully though it does age to a beautiful red-brown. I actually wish I bought some in bulk when it was cheap in the 90's. For some reason the price was below that of maple and oak.
-MJ
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Not all Purpleheart does that, it happens more with veneer because it's boiled in the proccess of cutting. Some retain a bluish chocolate hue.
The worst offender, the one that broke my hopes was Padauk. It turned from a bright orange to a dark chocolate brown. What a deception!
Here is a site featuring
wood species, it's pretty accurate.
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Originally Posted by krisk
whiskey and popcorn?  uhhhhhhhhh |
Cheap whiskey is made from corn.
Ooh, heresy!
Or should I say O'Heresy
