7-1/2 inch Slicer ARB-L and Bubinga burl

[John Wilson]

7-1/2 inch Slicer AEB-L and Bubinga burl

7-1/2 inch Slicer in AEB-L. I had a heck of a time finding Bubinga burl.

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[Kevin Zito]

Dude that is seriously fine!!! Really gorgeous!!! Where did you get the wood? Beautiful!!!


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[John Wilson]

I found a guy on ebay selling the wood, and it turns out he's local. I bought a few blocks from him just to get a feel for the quality of the stuff and to see if it matched the pics he posted. I was very pleasantly surprised.

thanks for the kind words!

 

[bladegrinder]

Very nice John!

 

[JeremyBartlett]

Yes, very nice John. Super clean fit and finish!

 

[John Wilson]

thanks guys. i really need to build an extra day into the schedule for photos and stop using my cell phone. If I wasn't in a rush I'd have seen the areas I should have cleaned better. This one was in the mail before I noticed. grrrrr


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[BrandantR]

Beautiful work, John. I love the stacked liners look. I've got a four-piece kitchen set on my workbench that is getting bubinga scales. My scales aren't nearly as attractive as yours, but I've really liked working with the bubinga.

 

[John Wilson]

Thanks Brandant. This was my first time working Bubinga and I have to say it was interesting. The wood finished out very easily and initially took TruOil like a sponge. However, subsequent coats didn't add to the luster like I was expecting. The TruOil did an outstanding job sealing the surface, but to get that shine I'm used to I had to put on a coat of wax. It could be that my TruOil is getting long in the tooth.

As far as the look of this bubinga, I went with a burl because I never ever see burl for this wood. The straight grained stuff is very pretty, and truth be told, seems to have quite a bit more luster than this burl does.