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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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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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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. Ed __________________ Gold is for the mistress - silver for the maid Copper for the craftsman cunning in his trade. "Good!" said the Baron, sitting in his hall But steel - cold steel is master of them all. Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) |
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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.
__________________ Tom Militano |
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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 ! __________________ plastic is for buying knives with , not sheathing them. formerly known as " Vegas Henchman "... |
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So should we be looking in the mail for those blocks?
__________________ God bless Texas! Now let's secede!! |
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What are the standard dimensions for a block? If you want to try some out just send me a PM! |
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Standard blocks are 1.5 x 1 x 5.
Jim __________________ I cook with a flair for the dramatic, and depraved indifference to calories |
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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
Ed __________________ Gold is for the mistress - silver for the maid Copper for the craftsman cunning in his trade. "Good!" said the Baron, sitting in his hall But steel - cold steel is master of them all. Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) |
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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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Never heard of LA citrus! Down in Plaquemines parish we have thousands of acres devoted to citrus and Satsuma! |
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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. __________________ God bless Texas! Now let's secede!! |
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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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The only way to get your daily amount of fruit --------ferminted
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