That's pretty interesting. Cook's website says that the stock comes from reclaimed stumps that were cut in the '60's and '70's. I wonder how this is controlled by the Brazilian government. In India,...
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That's pretty interesting. Cook's website says that the stock comes from reclaimed stumps that were cut in the '60's and '70's. I wonder how this is controlled by the Brazilian government. In India,...
If this is true Brazilian rosewood, Dalbergia nigra, it is illegal to import into the United States. It has been illegal since the mid 90's. If you are trying to sell it, you need to have...
Doug, I've worked with both bocote and cocobolo. Although I am always a bit reluctant to identify wood based upon photos, that sure looks like bocote to me. Freshly sawn cocobolo does not have a...
I have been building Greene and Greene inspired furniture for around 25 years. Until I got my ShopBot, I used traditional machine and hand woodworking techniques. I have had my ShopBot for almost 8...
I am assuming from your question that the plan is to resaw these into thinner slabs. Coring out the metal wire from a 6" thick slab would not be easy, and I doubt that is a viable solution. The...
I've been using this for years as well. I have surfaced some large bubinga slab table tops with it, and it works great. I also use it for lumber that is too wide for my jointer an d planer to handle....
Ditto what David said. It is still wood. It doesn't matter that it is made up of thinner strips, it will still expand and contract across the grain. Even if all of the strips are quartersawn, which I...
Jack,
Wood counter tops can be beautiful, but are fraught with a number of problems. You will need to take wood movement into account, and no amount or type of finish can eliminate the wood moving...
I make cutting boards from 2" thick Brazilian cherry using a 3/8" down spiral from Centurion at 1"/sec, 10-12,000 RPM, and 1/2" stepdown, very similar to what Steve does. I cut hardwood almost...
I cast another vote for Steve's recommendation. I thought this thing was a little pricey, but after using it a couple of times, I cursed myself for not getting it sooner. It is indispensable as far...
Steve,
In my experience, climb cutting definitely helps, but does not completely solve the problem. I cut hardwood almost exclusively. The cleanest cutting woods are the species that are the...
I have a 90 degree insert V bit from Amana that I bought from Tools Today. It is dead on accurate. I use it to cut miter fold joints in hardwood like you are talking about. If you look at the Amana...
Todd,
There are several ways to approach this. Partworks, which is identical V-Carve Pro, is compatible with any TrueType font. Thus, all of the TT fonts installed on your computer are available...
Most of what I cut is hardwood, from things like cherry and walnut to exotics like bubinga, bloodwood, purpleheart, etc. I really like Centurion bits, especially their spiral end mills. However, I...
John,
I've never cut glass with the Bot, so I really can't comment on that aspect of the question, but the basic plan of cutting glass and leaving an inside corner seems misguided to me. Even if...
Ken,
I'll echo what Scott said. I cut hardwoods almost exclusively, and I have found that the Centurion V bits are not the best for this application. Don't get me wrong, though - Centurion makes...
Gary, it surprises me that latex paint would bleed into the edge, especially since the Scotchlite is almost always used outdoors where it will get wet. This is certainly going to require some testing...
Joe and Gary,
Perhaps I was unclear in my question. I was talking about cutting it with a 60 degree V bit on the Shopbot, just like I would do if I were using a vinyl paint mask. It sounds like...
I've had a request to make some signs using ScotchLite, 3M's reflective vinyl tape, on the border and v-carved letters. I know I can cut vinyl paint mask cleanly without much trouble, but I've never...
Mark,
I had the same dilemma a while back. There are some single line fonts out there if you are willing to buy the font. I wasn't able to find any for free, but I may not have looked hard...
How timely! I just made several such boxes. I glued a 1/8" thick piece of Brazilian cherry to a piece of wenge about 1/4" thick. Then I ripped that laminated board into four 1 1/2 inch strips. I ran...
Jason,
I started this thread almost a year ago, and have since obtained the Magnate 2 3/4 in planer bit. I am very happy with it, and in fact have a couple of other Magnate bits that I am also...
Jack,
Classic air drying of lumber involves storing horizontally with wood stickers placed every 18-24 inches underneath the first board, and then between layers of boards. This will allow good...
Here's a method that was suggested to me when I had the same issue about a year ago, and it worked very well.
Center your workpiece on the table, and in your case that will leave about a foot...
I think Bill summarized the issues very well. Sketchup is certainly not the ideal program for modeling certain types of 3D objects. For what I do, furniture design and construction, it is an...