Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Applewood . . .
Steve Mackay
>OK, the learned opinion of the esteemed WC population is applewood for the new saw handle. After many phone calls there bad news. There is none in El Paso, TX. Surprised ? Can we mail order it a chunk big enough ( 14"x2"x8")? Looked in The Valley's and others but have'nt seen anything big enough yet.
Re: Applewood . . . *LINK*
David Barnett - SW Florida
>WoodFinder? Google? eBay?
Apple slabs on eBay
Re: Applewood . . .
Jack Guzman from Maine
>Steve, I live in Apple orchard country.People around here use it for firewood.I should have a piece big enough for a saw handle.I have some that's been drying in my shop.Send me your address and the size piece you think you'll need and I'll mail it to you.---Jack
Well seeing how your in TX...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA
>Mesquite would make excellent handles.
Did someone say Mesquite handle? :)
Wendell @ Murphy, TX
>Here's a Harvey Peace style saw with a Mesquite handle that Mike Wenzloff made for me, actually he made a pair :)
Wendell
Re: Did someone say Mesquite handle? :)
Steve Mackay
>'Ya know, there was some one saying they had used it for something or other and I asked how he had mannaged to find a peice big enough. Just stcks here. Cooking fires in Juarez eats up the big stuff. Or it just does'nt get big enough. Then he said he was in California. But with that suggestion I just might have another look around !
Re: Did someone say Mesquite handle? :) *LINK*
Wendell @ Murphy, TX
>I found the stock for the handles at Woods of Mission in Sanger, Tx which is unfortunately not very close to El Paso. I had trouble finding the quarter to bastard sawn stock that Mike wanted. The owner claimed they don't mill the Mesquite for particular grain orientation. I think this might be due to the twisted way Mesquite grows so they just try to maximize yield. The board I sent Mike went from near perfect quartersawn at one end to just less than bastard sawn in the span of 20 inches or so.
On the showroom page of their website you can see the Mesquite rockers they have for sale. The pictures on the site, don't do them justice.
Wendell
Woods of Mission