Comments on: Dealing with lacewood – strategy in stock preparation https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/05/25/dealing-with-lacewood-strategy-in-stock-preparation/ inside the woodshop Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:35:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/05/25/dealing-with-lacewood-strategy-in-stock-preparation/#comment-8838 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:35:06 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=751#comment-8838 Thanks, Steve. Yes, it really is just an example of the value of studying the wood to get the best from it.
By the way, the boxes you make are wonderful! Readers, click Steve’s name to link to his site.

Rob

]]> By: Steve Altman https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/05/25/dealing-with-lacewood-strategy-in-stock-preparation/#comment-8813 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:02:13 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=751#comment-8813 Hi,

This is a very valuable post. And not just for working with lacewood…

Steve

]]> By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/05/25/dealing-with-lacewood-strategy-in-stock-preparation/#comment-8489 Wed, 26 May 2010 23:53:58 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=751#comment-8489 Steve,

Thanks for the tip. I think the wood that I have is Brazilian lacewood (genus Roupala). I have read that the Australian lacewoods (genus Cardwellia and genus Grevillea – “silky oak”) are the ones that can produce reactions. But Roupala is in the same taxonomic family as those, so I guess caution would be a good idea.

Carl,

It’s about 11 degrees. The finer figure is produced by about 17 degrees. But I wouldn’t go by that. I suggest experiment with end cuts as I did. Preceded of course by a prayer to the wood gods.

Rob

]]> By: Carl Stammerjohn https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/05/25/dealing-with-lacewood-strategy-in-stock-preparation/#comment-8465 Wed, 26 May 2010 04:47:19 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=751#comment-8465 The figure looks great with the angled cut. Can you approximate the angle between the rays and the face of the board? It may save some of us some experimentation later. TIA

]]> By: Steve Kirincich https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/05/25/dealing-with-lacewood-strategy-in-stock-preparation/#comment-8462 Wed, 26 May 2010 02:43:39 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=751#comment-8462 I hope working with lacewood goes better for you than it did for ShackeltonThomas as described in an issue or Fine Woodworking. Seems the workers had some serious allergic reactions when working on a commission using lacewood.

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