Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Iron Wood or Ebony ?
Gene D in PA
>I will be adding one of the HNT Gordon Shoulder planes to the arsenal. Material options are; Austrailian Iron Wood and ebony. Other than asthetic preference,are there any pros/cons to either? Any thoughts or opinions appreciated.
Thanks in advance. Gene D.
Re: Iron Wood or Ebony ?
Andrew F in Australia
>Either one would work fine Gene - I've got an ironwood jointer and a gidgee block plane.
The ebony is more for looks than anything functional.
Cheers,
Andrew
Re: Iron Wood or Ebony ?
MarkSmith
>I just purchased my first Gordon shoulder plane. I got the ironwood. I was a bit worried that the ironwood might be too coarse, but this is not the case, it is fine-grained. I think it looks great, the color goes with the brass very well. Haven't had much chance to use it yet; it made very nice shavings with a piece of scrap.