tbphotos Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 Just finished this today. Cut from 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood and 1" African Ebony. No stain applied here, just dipped in orange oil to bring out the wood grains and then varathaned. Total height: 9". Pattern by Steve Good. Quote
Oges Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 Very very nice, that ebony looks great Quote
tbphotos Posted January 11, 2011 Author Report Posted January 11, 2011 Thank you, Brett. Are you being affected by those horrible floods down there? Quote
Oges Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 Not at the moment they are mostly in Queensland, im in New South Wales which is the state below it. A week or more parts of my state were affected, mostly to the north and west of me. Im in Sydney and have two rivers not far from me, the floods in Queensland are even worse now and over the next few weeks are expected to work their way south .. hopefully it doesnt head this way. It truelly is devastating to see it happening. My thoughts and prayers go out for all those affected and those that are likely to be affected in the next few weeks. Quote
Marshall Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 Fine job , never used the ebony before ...... Quote
Oges Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 Fine job , never used the ebony before ...... Not a very cheap timber .. in Australia anyway, not sure about the rest of the world Quote
toolbeltman Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 Nice work Trevor Thanks for sharing! Is Ebony difficult to cut?...which blades did you use?...If you don't mind me asking! Quote
Eagledrum70 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 I Love The Potpourri Box nice job Trevor . I was kinda curious about the Ebony myself if you dont mind helping out a couple of fellow scrollers. Eagledrum70 Quote
tbphotos Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Posted January 12, 2011 OK guys, the ebony is a very hard wood, very close-grained and very beautiful. My step-son who is a carpenter, gave me some that he had in his workshop, so I didn't buy this lot, but I'm sure it is expensive. The sawdust that it produces from scrolling is like a very fine powder, and has has a distinctive, but fairly pleasant odor when cutting. The 4 pieces of ebony used in this project were all seven-sided pieces, so thank goodness they were all straight line cuts. As for the inside cuts, I drilled an entry hole in each inside corner and was able to cut straight lines on the insides as well. I was able to use a heavy pinless blade for cutting this. I just received my first Intarsia pattern in the mail today, so will be using some of this ebony in my first ever Intarsia project. I don't have a clue how to begin my intarsia project, but I'm going to give it my best shot. Quote
Oges Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 Good luck with the Intarsia project .. cant wait to see what you make Perhaps a WIP showing your learning along the way .. will act as an inspiration to people like me who keep procrastinating over doing an Intarsia piece Quote
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