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Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid
By:Etienne Muller
Date: 5/21/2012, 4:52 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid (Malcolm Schweizer)

: Beautiful as always. Love the contrast. Now that walnut is what
: Peruvian walnut looks like. Very dark. The grain doesn't show as
: well in Peruvian. What are the other woods? Cedar and basswood?

Thanks Malcolm. The light wood is poplar. You have to choose planks carefully as it can be green in colour if you just order it in. It behaves very well in the saw and bends well, but it is heavy, so I only use it for pin stripes.

Et

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Shearwater hybrid *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 2/11/2012, 10:11 am
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid
Wayne One (wwfloyd) -- 2/11/2012, 12:21 pm
Scarf Joint
Bill Mayberry -- 2/11/2012, 12:52 pm
Re: Scarf Joint *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 2/11/2012, 2:26 pm
Re: Scarf Joint
Bill Mayberry -- 2/11/2012, 4:03 pm
Re: Scarf Joint
Etienne Muller -- 2/11/2012, 5:09 pm
ratio
Bill Mayberry -- 2/11/2012, 6:30 pm
Re: Scarf Joint
Mike Bielski -- 2/14/2012, 10:20 pm
Re: Scarf Joint
Bill Hamm -- 2/15/2012, 2:00 am
Re: Scarf Joint
Etienne Muller -- 2/15/2012, 4:04 am
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid
John VanBuren -- 2/11/2012, 4:37 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid
Etienne Muller -- 2/11/2012, 5:13 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid
Clayton Plunkett -- 2/16/2012, 2:34 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid
Etienne Muller -- 2/16/2012, 2:52 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid *PIC*
Clayton Plunkett -- 2/16/2012, 4:05 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid
Etienne Muller -- 2/16/2012, 5:26 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid
brad -- 10/15/2012, 4:46 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 5/20/2012, 1:52 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 5/20/2012, 1:54 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 5/20/2012, 1:55 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 5/20/2012, 1:56 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 5/20/2012, 1:59 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid *NM* *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 5/20/2012, 2:00 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 5/20/2012, 2:02 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 5/20/2012, 2:04 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid
scottbaxter -- 5/20/2012, 2:11 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/20/2012, 11:04 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid
Etienne Muller -- 5/21/2012, 4:52 am
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid
John Faas -- 5/21/2012, 1:20 am
Re: S&G: Shearwater hybrid
Etienne Muller -- 5/21/2012, 5:16 am
what's your dark wood?
Jay Babina -- 5/22/2012, 10:21 am
Re: what's your dark wood?
Etienne Muller -- 5/22/2012, 2:40 pm
Re: what's your dark wood?
Marc Upchurch -- 5/22/2012, 10:35 pm