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Old 01-08-2007, 11:04 AM
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Orange wood knife scales?

I was wondering if anyone would want to experiment with some scale material that I just found, orange wood (like the citrus tree). Living down in Louisiana near quite a few citrus farms that were devastated by hurricane Katrina they have a LOT of dead trees, and some of the trunks are almost a foot in diameter. I cut a few bits off to test and found that the wood is surprisingly tough (both hard and flexible) and has a very creamy coloration to it. I plan on squaring a chunk of it up this weekend to see what it looks like finished.
Would this wood look good on a knife? And if so?
Anyone want some free blocks to see how it looks?
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Old 01-08-2007, 01:00 PM
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I don't know any reason NOT to use orange wood. I did a quick Google and came up with this:

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Wood: The wood is yellowish, close-grained and hard but prone to attack by drywood termites. It has been valued for furniture, cabinetwork, turnery and engraver's blocks. Branches are fashioned into walking-sticks. Orange wood is the source of orange sticks used by manicurists to push back the cuticle
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Sawdust of the wood of orange trees, formerly used for polishing jewelry, has caused asthma


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Old 01-08-2007, 04:40 PM
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well any/all wood causes asthma, there's some charts online that shows the toxicity and etc...

There's several supply houses that carries orangewood that's stabilized to.

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Old 01-08-2007, 05:32 PM
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I've used grapefruit wood for handles, so why not orange. I got the wood from the Lumber Lady before she passed away.


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found this doing a google image search for Orange Wood

http://www.hammergallery.com/Artists/Petry/JPE%2007.JPG

good looking stuff !


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Old 01-09-2007, 08:09 AM
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So should we be looking in the mail for those blocks?


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Old 01-09-2007, 10:41 AM
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So should we be looking in the mail for those blocks?
I am going to cut a few blocks this weekend.
What are the standard dimensions for a block?
If you want to try some out just send me a PM!
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Old 01-09-2007, 11:01 AM
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Standard blocks are 1.5 x 1 x 5.

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are these dry or green? If they are green then put them immediately in zip lock bags and let them dry out

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are these dry or green? If they are green then put them immediately in zip lock bags and let them dry out

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No, not green at all. They have been sitting for almost 14 months.
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My sister out in CA had some sour orange trees. The wood looked very similar to cherry in color, but more like hickory in grain.

I wouldn't have pictured LA as being citrus groves. If they are near Lake Charles, the wood ought to be already preserved due to chemicals!


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Old 01-09-2007, 02:27 PM
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My sister out in CA had some sour orange trees. The wood looked very similar to cherry in color, but more like hickory in grain.

I wouldn't have pictured LA as being citrus groves. If they are near Lake Charles, the wood ought to be already preserved due to chemicals!
No, my neighbor has about 350 trees and about half that died in the storm. I am going to go cut down a few trunks and see if I can rip them to size.

Never heard of LA citrus! Down in Plaquemines parish we have thousands of acres devoted to citrus and Satsuma!
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Old 01-09-2007, 05:22 PM
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Louisiana satsumas are delicious! The pipeline company I worked for had a nice orchard at a compressor station and everyone scheduled their meetings, inspections, or presentations for harvest! Sadly, they overflowed a brine tank and killed them all off.

My wife asked the grocery store manager why they didn't carry Texas citrus. He said that FL and CA rarely get damaged by frost, so it's lower risk for the company to buy in advance from their growers. Too bad because, IMHO, Texas and Louisiana produce the best tasting citrus in the country.


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Old 01-14-2007, 12:31 AM
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Went out in the greenhouse the other day, and our lime tree had a tennis sized orange growing on it. I really wish I had a camera handy when our oldest boy popped a wedge in his mouth! It looked like an orange, grew on a lime tree, but tasted like a cross between a lime and a lemon! I'll be sure and save one for you Rick!

The best produce I've found in LA is strawberries and blueberries....in the form of Amato's sweet wine! I buy it by the case when I go through Hammond.


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