12x6" padauk slabs

Each is 12x6", 1 is .90 thick the other 2 around .72. All have been thickness sanded so they are pretty consistent, but not finish sanded [which really is not a factor since they are going to be machined anyhow].

Really nice wood, and if you planned on making pistol grips or light switch plates ect and have a bandsaw, you could rip them in 2 or even 3 and make dozens from this one batch. More than thick enough for just about any 3D job.

Just $10 each and $10 priority shipping in USA, I think I'd be able to fit 6 of them in 1 box, and if you want a full 6 shipping will be free ,,, If you have ever priced cuts like this at Rocklers ect, you'll know this is very cheap. Not making much at all on these, just looking to pass some surplus on to fellow craftsman.

PM sent Doug:)
scott

Just wanted to thank you for the custom resaw you're doing for me Doug!:)
Didn't realize that it was 2.5" thick slab that you'd cut 2-3 times as needed.
(keeping in mind 12" of slab counted as 3 pieces)
Looking forward to adding the 2 24" pieces to my exotic stash:)
Thanks Doug!!
scott

PM sent.

Jim

I love padouk, the hardness, texture and color. Problem is that over time it fades, getting browner and browner. Some finishes can delay, but that is all, so I feel almost duty bound to inform my customer of the probability.

I have padauk cuts that haven't faded at all over almost 5 years, decades who knows ? Purpleheart too.
Alot probably depends on climate/temp/UV exposure, which has effects on just about everything. Wood settles and shifts hues over time, not only padauk. Never crossed my mind to "warn" anyone, as I or no one else can speak for what a chunk of wood will look like in 10-15 years regardless of species.

Here for instance are some cuts 3-5 years old at least.
Lighting is not the best but they are still vibrant and to my eyes have not lost anything, but it is impossible to accurately gauge hue over a period of years with eyeballs alone. Garage kept, low moisture no UV but extremes of both hot and cold ,,, Only finish used was a rattle can matte clear coat.

5-10 years and more, no one can say what they may look like. Safe to say all wood loses color to some degree, and the more vibrant the species, the more noticeable it may be.

1997 Padauk with lots of UV exposure and just Teak Oil finish.
Still gets comments on peoples first house visit.

Well, I'm glad for you guys. Never had a piece of padauk that did not come off of the fresh cut kinda red/orange color. Varied after that, with some more like Scott's example and some browner. Purpleheart the same. Seen some of my own work years later that was a really disappointing muddy brown. Maybe it is my wood sources or that the examples have seen too much sun. Anyway, it is definitely a variable that I usually want to point out, depending on the product involved. Especially that exposure to sun will make it worse.

Not your wood sources Donn, mainly direct UV as you can see from the front vs back of that plaque(most often the front triangle is displayed).
Even when it changes though, usually there are some reddish undertones.
Yep, I tell people, and we finally yanked it as a wood button choice, but only because with our oil finish, the color always rubbed off on white material, unless we swapped to 6 coats Watco Danish.
I'm buying for the superb surface left after machining. Mainly for 3D's and Topo's in house rooms with only indirect UV, I tell people to treat them like Orchids,
INDIRECT SUN ONLY.
My Mother has a piece in her dining room(2 windows North side) for 10 yrs, and still looks great:)
Be wonderful to keep that lovely Salmon color, but I've never found a way.
I'm actually counting on the color change for the topographicals, as I'll use halogen spots from the "West" to simulate sunrise shadows in the "Valleys" and spur the color change. LOTS of North facing rooms in the Northern hemisphere:)

Vibrant wood is well known among woodworkers to shift hue over time, I agree if one deals with finished products often it might be best to advise customers.

Since I don't sell much and since its impossible to predict even a general time frame or degree of shift, the thought rarely enters my mind. I love the wood for what it is, though I have yet to see an appreciable shift I'll just enjoy it while it lasts I guess.

Sent yours BTW Scott, here is a sneak peak and also included a freebie for being a stand up guy !

Stuff is going quick, got 2 more orders from here but I still have more if anyone is interested, went out and bought the last slab they had before the price went back up, more than double what I paid.

:)
EXCELLENT timing Doug!
Sent someone my spoilboard file, and tried to make it easier to cut on Desktop factory spoilboard, and f***** up the Tiling,and wound up scrounging in garage cutting MDF/dowels and changing the file over to my bits,ad nauseum , to make sure this file was perfect in actuality.
Picture was a breath of fresh air! :)
Thanks again.
scott

Thanks for the orders, all have been shipped and I have a bit more if anyone is in need.

JUST showed up Doug:)
Thanks for the little sap/heart piece!
It will tie in perfectly with my big piece I'm using as a stretcher for a silk "Moon Phase" scarf from the Guggenheim gift shop!
Hanging it from my picture rails, and was wondering what I was going to use as a bottom weight to hold the silk taut(Sterling bracelet thickness wire attached to your piece will look nice:)
Nice to have some thicker Padauk!!!
Thanks for everything.
scott

Looks like a poodle is trapped behind the wood !

That is a little slice of cocobolo, looks freakishly orange I know.

:)
Because I sit on my A** all the time, I'm a big fan of New Zealand fleeces(machine washable). Got half a dozen scattered around the house.

Ah! Shows how observant I am. Thought it was heavy, but put it down to the wax on backside.
Maybe NOT so freakishly orange. See the stripes of color in the first piece of Cocobolo I've ever cut. (for my Dad, funny...that was a gift also):)
THANKS!!! :)
scott

I started a thread here about that cocobolo, nice wood but something unnatural about it and it still doesn't add up in my mind.
It drastically increased its vibrancy when cut, almost as if being exposed to air set off some reaction.

http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/sho...c-wood-experts

Yup.
Almost said the "infamous Cocobolo" :)
I think more probably it's UV primarily, like in Cherry/Padauk/Bloodwood/Purpleheart.
Passive solar here, so tons of UV and you notice it.
Air may be a factor, but I've immersed buttons in hot wax, and only the side facing direct sunlight was affected.
Tried a UV wax (Harris, but no longer made) and it worked for several months in a test.
Indirect sun isn't anywhere near as bad. Took my Cherry kitchen cabinets 3 years indirect sun not to look like Pine color, and only now(20 yrs) getting real deep color.
Thanks for that small piece! Doubled my Cocobolo inventory:)
scott

Have 1 more Priority box of 6 left and thats it, sold around a dozen boxes and I am down to personal stash after that. [Po ladies dread seeing me, boxes are pretty heavy]

As stated in OP with the exception that all slabs will be around .75 thick, haven't cut them yet so if you have thickness requirements [ie 1 more than .75, 2 a bit less] I might be able to oblige [really hate bandsawing padauk, dust is very fine and filter clogging, pretty though]
Also, pic is not the exact slabs I have now, those were sold long ago, same species and generally the same.

Here is a pic of the same pieces about 4 years later, still retain their original hue, a bit dusty to be sure. [Sorry if the pic is sideways, never can tell from forum to forum]

Last batch, posting for a member purchasing

Nice little parcel Doug:)
Still haven't carved mine....sitting in the back room...need to bring it out so I see it more often to think about.
Somebody will have fun!
scott

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Originally Posted by scottp55

Nice little parcel Doug:)
Still haven't carved mine....sitting in the back room...need to bring it out so I see it more often to think about.
Somebody will have fun!
scott

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Wood in hand is worth 2 in the bush !

:)
Yep, hard to carve a piece of wood you don't have.
I either plan around a piece of wood, or go searching for the right piece of wood to do my small projects.
Nice to employ wood's grain or features to add to a piece, which is awful hard to do if the wood isn't right in front of you!

Here is what my stack looks like 3 1/2 years later. Not complaining, just sharing.
They've been sitting in the office of my shop. Haven't figured out what to do with them yet.

http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/att...id=33769&stc=1http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/att...id=33770&stc=1