Dymondwood????????

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Mike in Cape May

>I've turned some stoppers from it. I bought it at PSI. Here's the link:


PSI

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Lester Gillett in KC Mo

>Go to www.turnabout wood.com. They sell this

wood in pen blanks and lumber.

Lester

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Scott Greaves, Blackfoot Idaho

>Hi Charlie,

Try Tamarind Woodturning (http://www.tamarindwoodturning.com/). He has been selling some nice Dymondwood lately, and Angelo is a great guy! He also just got in a bunch of nice Australian burls. I'm not affiliated, just very impressed!

Scott.


Tamarind Woodturning

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Rick McCarty

>I bought some from River Ridge, great blanks there url is below


http://http://www.rrpwhite.com/index.html

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Rick McCarty

>my link was messed up, so a good one is below, great blanks, and nice folks


http://www.rrpwhite.com/index.html

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chris rolke

>try www.woodnwhimsies.com

at $2.00 each and free shipping i think that they may be the best price

Using dymondwood

Robert Simmons, Atlanta

>A couple of good things to know about this material before you dive into it. Number 1 is that it heats up real fast when you go to drill it out for a pen blank and it will crack in dramatic fashion. Drill it out in small dips and let the material and drill bit cool a little in between - more so than most any other wood. #2 is that it stinks when it gets hot.

Robert

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Greg W. in NC

>Robert,

You're right, this stuff does have a tendency to split out, especially as the bit exits the bottom. I've found that fast speeds (I use 2100 rpm), and a bullet bit work well to reduce or elimnate any splitting on the bit's exit. Also, thin CA can be applied to the bottom, or the blank can be left longer, and not drilling through, then cutting to size. However, I've found a faster RPM and bullet bits to virtually eliminate any problems with it, including bit wandering. I do clear the waste every 1/4" or so.

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MountainMan

>Hey Lester - I can't get your URL to work??@#$ I even took the extra space out!! Any ideas?

Regards

Charlie

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Joe Herrmann

>When drilling Corian and other solid surface materials, folks often use a LITTLE water as a lubricant to help eliminate blowout. I would think that it would help here as well.

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Joshua Puckett

>Try Augumspenworks. They carry PSI, Berea, and other manufacturers. They have the best prices I've seen on the internet! Really nice people too!


http://www.augumspenworks.com