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269971 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2020‑02‑23 | Wenge |
GG MLW and I spent time at a craft show in Baltimore yesterday - one of those 400 booth events with pukey ducks all around. There was a fellow selling charis, benches, stools and tables with axe handles for legs, so I stopped. Had to ask where he got all the axe handles and he said he used to buy them from a guy who made them, then he went out of business. So he bought 2 of the duplicating lathes the guy used and now makes his own. He showed me a picture and sure enough, on one side is the sample hanlde, and on the other side is the new one. Since many of his products used just 1/2 or 3/4 of a handle. he can make just that amount. The lathe in the picture was line shaft driven, but had been altered for one of those giant old motors. He also had a line of walking canes that are wood blades with old saw handles on them that were at the top for you to hold onto. Fearing the worst, I asked where he got the handles, and he said off of blades that were used up or severely rusted (Phew). He told me he had a handle off a Disston that he thought was Wenge. When I asked how he knew that, he said a friend who was a cabinetmaker looked and agreed with his thoughts. I have never seen a Wenge saw handle on an old saw - have you? My thoughts were that it was either a replacement someone made, or it’s Brazilian Rosewood that is very dark on a something like a Victory saw (D-43??) |
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269972 | Dave leader <daveldr@c...> | 2020‑02‑23 | Re: Wenge |
Ed Minch wrote: GG > MLW and I spent time at a craft show in Baltimore yesterday - one of those 400 booth events with pukey ducks all around. > There was a fellow selling charis, benches, stools and tables with axe handles for legs, so I stopped. Had to ask where he got all the axe handles and he said he used to buy them from a guy who made them, then he went out of business. So he bought 2 of the duplicating lathes the guy used and now makes his own. He showed me a picture and sure enough, on one side is the sample hanlde, and on the other side is the new one. Since many of his products used just 1/2 or 3/4 of a handle. he can make just that amount. The lathe in the picture was line shaft driven, but had been altered for one of those giant old motors. > He also had a line of walking canes that are wood blades with old saw handles on them that were at the top for you to hold onto. Fearing the worst, I asked where he got the handles, and he said off of blades that were used up or severely rusted (Phew). He told me he had a handle off a Disston that he thought was Wenge. When I asked how he knew that, he said a friend who was a cabinetmaker looked and agreed with his thoughts. > I have never seen a Wenge saw handle on an old saw - have you? My thoughts were that it was either a replacement someone made, or it?s Brazilian Rosewood that is very dark on a something like a Victory saw (D-43??) Ed, Considering what Wenge splinters do you your hands, I'd doubt that it was used. It'd be like making the handle out of porky pine needles. Dave |
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269973 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2020‑02‑23 | Re: Wenge |
Excellent point, Dave Ed Minch |
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