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Herr Dalbergia
 Post subject: Bog Oak Log
PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 2:42 pm 
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For your viewing pleasure some pictures of a Bog Oak log we had at the bandsaw last week.

It did not turn out so well, because it had too many cracks. We wanted to saw it into 4 quarters and then slice veneer from these 4 quarters.
In the end we could only slice one quarter to veneer, the other quarter and one half was sawn into lumber 60mm and 80mm thick, which will be used for table tops or whatever.

One quarter we sliced at the slicing machine into 0,8mm thick veneers, which where immediately sold to a customer from India.

In the last picture you can see the rest from the quarter which had been sliced to veneer. This is called a backing board. Perfectly quarter sawn, full with flakes (medullary rays).

Luckily I was able to purchase the backing board and will be able to resaw it into guitars back and side sets. bliss

This oak has extremly tight growing rings, about 1mm wide. It was about 650 years old when it fell into the swampland / river and was there laying around for about 4500 years. Lazy bastard....

My plan is to build guitars with bog oak back and sides combined with my 35000 years old ancient Kauri tops.

Cheers, Alex

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Very nice! I want that saw...


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Now I know why you bought the king kong sized band saw. It all makes sense.
Man, some really nice material!
I'm amazed you can saw veneer that thin.

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dzsmith wrote:
I'm amazed you can saw veneer that thin.


It is probably sliced and not sawed.

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The veneer was sliced 0,8mm thick, the tonewood will be resawn at about 4mm thick. But not at this saw.
The saw pictured is our old bandsaw, which we of course used for this dirty log, because it was full with mud and stones, this you do not want to have at your new bandsaw.

The tonewood I am resawing myself at my old Bäuerle. I will only get a couple of sets, so I am doubting that I am selling any.

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