Torrified maple comb

[WayneG]

Made about 24 combs now and I have found the wood I like best. I have tried oak, bulletwood, ipe, cherry and regular maple. Torrified maple is by far the best choice. 

Edited September 4, 2018 by WayneG

[amazingkevin]

You are the master of these!.Very nice work!

[Phantom Scroller]

Looking good nice wood but looking at the grain won't they snap off easily ?

[wombatie]

I love the color of the wood.  Great work as always Wayne.

Marg

[Birchbark]

that maple hasn't been stained, correct?  where do you buy torrified wood?

Russell

[loftyhermes]

I had to Google Torrified Maple and it's wood that's baked in a vacuum.

[WayneG]

1 hour ago, Phantom Scroller said:

Looking good nice wood but looking at the grain won't they snap off easily ?

reccomendtion is to have the grain going in the opposite direction, however depending on the wood it can be strong enough, heck even the first comb I made from oak is still fine. The tines don't snap off easily at all with the correct wood and thickness of the tine.

 

[WayneG]

42 minutes ago, Birchbark said:

that maple hasn't been stained, correct?  where do you buy torrified wood?

Russell

nothing done to the terrified maple except cut and sanded to 2000 grit

I buy torrified maple from Lee Valley, they get cut offs from the folks that make the handles for Veritas plaines. When I see they have it in the clearance section I usually bye the lot of them....I don't think you can buy terrified lumber in a retail store.

[WayneG]

40 minutes ago, loftyhermes said:

I had to Google Torrified Maple and it's wood that's baked in a vacuum.

that is one way to describe it. 

what I have learned  and how I have learned to explain it is that all the moisture is sucked out of the wood, kind of like a kiln on steroids and then the moisture level is increased to desired level.

Torrefied Wood

The technology consists of heating the wood at a very high temperature (from 190 C to 240 C), in a torrefaction kiln (autoclave) at controlled atmosphere and low in oxygen. The length of the process, as well as the temperature degree sustained during a determined period, depends on the species and the desired color. This technology requires a pre-drying process using conventional kiln driers, to lower the moisture level between 6% and 10%. After that, the torrefaction kiln lowers the moisture level to 0%. Finally, the wood is placed in a conditioning chamber where the temperature is gradually lowered by controlled steam injection. The moisture level of the product is increased between 3% and 6%, in order to give back to the wood its natural flexibility. This conditioning stabilizes the wood and allows better quality manufacturing.

Edited September 4, 2018 by WayneG

[WayneG]

1 hour ago, wombatie said:

I love the color of the wood.  Great work as always Wayne.

Marg

thanks, yes the wood is a really nice color and the terrified process makes it smell really nice also.

[newfie]

Very nice thanks for sharing 

[daveww1]

nice job

[Scrappile]

Nice looking comb and thanks for the learning moment.  I had never heard of torrified wood before and had to look it up.  Interesting. 

[GPscroller]

Neat looking project and thanks for the information.

Jeff

[heppnerguy]

8 hours ago, WayneG said:

that is one way to describe it. 

what I have learned  and how I have learned to explain it is that all the moisture is sucked out of the wood, kind of like a kiln on steroids and then the moisture level is increased to desired level.

Torrefied Wood

The technology consists of heating the wood at a very high temperature (from 190 C to 240 C), in a torrefaction kiln (autoclave) at controlled atmosphere and low in oxygen. The length of the process, as well as the temperature degree sustained during a determined period, depends on the species and the desired color. This technology requires a pre-drying process using conventional kiln driers, to lower the moisture level between 6% and 10%. After that, the torrefaction kiln lowers the moisture level to 0%. Finally, the wood is placed in a conditioning chamber where the temperature is gradually lowered by controlled steam injection. The moisture level of the product is increased between 3% and 6%, in order to give back to the wood its natural flexibility. This conditioning stabilizes the wood and allows better quality manufacturing.

Really interesting to hear about a different wood out there that almost no one seems to be aware of. I made a comb for my granddaughter  a number of years ago and used a hard wood. It is a comb that women sometimes use to hold their hair in place when they twist it into a kind of knot and the decorative comb holds it and is also displayed as a decorative part of their hair style. Well her hair is heavy and it did break  the first time she used it. I thought it was a great design but my wood choice just was not strong enough for the job. I never  made another, as a result. I just am not very versed on the many kinds of wood and it's strength.

Dick

heppnerguy

[Phantom Scroller]

9 hours ago, WayneG said:

reccomendtion is to have the grain going in the opposite direction, however depending on the wood it can be strong enough, heck even the first comb I made from oak is still fine. The tines don't snap off easily at all with the correct wood and thickness of the tine.

 

Good stuff live  & learn TERRIFIED wood is what I have with my gently hands

[DWSUDEKUM]

Very nicely done.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

 

DW

[WayneG]

11 hours ago, heppnerguy said:

Really interesting to hear about a different wood out there that almost no one seems to be aware of. I made a comb for my granddaughter  a number of years ago and used a hard wood. It is a comb that women sometimes use to hold their hair in place when they twist it into a kind of knot and the decorative comb holds it and is also displayed as a decorative part of their hair style. Well her hair is heavy and it did break  the first time she used it. I thought it was a great design but my wood choice just was not strong enough for the job. I never  made another, as a result. I just am not very versed on the many kinds of wood and it's strength.

Dick

heppnerguy

I know what you are referring to.

I have also made pics as well

[Rockytime]

Beautiful comb!

[WayneG]

10 hours ago, Rockytime said:

Beautiful comb!

thanks Rocky! they are really fun to make and great to use! Great satisfaction when someone states that they find themselves combing their hair more often then they should just cause it makes their scalp feel much better

[bobscroll]

It looks great! You did a good job on making the comb Wayne!

Bob 

[WayneG]

On 9/5/2018 at 7:23 AM, bobscroll said:

It looks great! You did a good job on making the comb Wayne!

Bob 

thanks Bob, I am working on a few more combs this time I a using Masaranduba, very hard wood.and nice color.