Pao Rosa?

7/8/04, 8:39 PM #1

Ron in Drums PA
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Ron in Drums PA

>Has anybody ever turn Pao Rosa? If so how does it finish?

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7/8/04, 9:03 PM #2

Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL
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Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL

>Unfortuately, Pao (Pau) Rosa is a common name in the wood trade for at least 10 different wood. Brazillian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra)is one, Tulipwood (Dalbergia frutescens, Dalbergia variabilis and Dalbergia tomentosa of the Family Leguminosae) is another.

Close cousins include tulipwood (or pinkwood in the U.S.A.), kingwood, and cocobolo.

I have turned a fair amount of the Tulipwood, and I love it. I is dense and somewhat oily (I usually have to wipe off the surface with Lacquer thinner, before spraying it with Lacquer to get a smooth finish. It smells wonderful, is not really very hard on tools, sands pretty easily.

I am using some now in a couple of segemented bowls. If I get around to it, I may post one that I just finished, tomorrow.

Mark

http://www.iswonline.com/wwp/wom/tulipwood.shtml

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7/8/04, 10:23 PM #3

Ron in Drums PA
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Ron in Drums PA

>Thanks Mark

I know this log is from Africa and is about 36"-40" in diameter. I got what was left after veneering. It has a deep red heart wood and a grayish white sapwood.

I believe the scientific name is Swartzia fistuloides

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7/8/04, 11:16 PM #4

Fred in NC
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Fred in NC

>Pao or Pau = tree or wood.

Rosa = Rose

so literal translation in Rose Wood !

Which can be several species

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7/9/04, 12:12 AM #5

Ron in Drums PA
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Ron in Drums PA

>I guess I should have listened in spanish class, I might have learned something about wood!

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7/9/04, 12:24 AM #6

Richard Allen
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>Hi Ron

I got a piece of this from Mozambique. Made two 17" platters out of the wood. It turns nice and finishes easly. By easly I mean that the wood is close grained but absorbs finish. The color slowly darkens but will be a deep red years latter.

The red part looks to have thin ribions of gold running through it.

A terrific wood to turn.

Thanks

Richard

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I have been turning wood for about 12 years now. I consume about 20 hours a week in front of the lathe making primarly bowls and platters. I keep thinking about making other "stuff" on the lathe, and ocasionaly I even get beyond the thinking part. But I take the most pleasure in bowls and platters. I have most every tool availble for the lathe but I am always looking for a new tool. More than looking for a new tool I am looking for a new hunk of wood. While a corner woodworker (sometimes called flat woodworker) can never have enough clamps, I find most woodturners can never have enough turning stock. The woodturning club I belong to has a Christmas party each year and part of that party is a "grab bag". We bring in a turning, that is judged by the people who come to the party. The people who make the top three turnings get prizes (like sandpaper or a tool). The real prize though is the exchange of turnings that comes from this colection of turnings. Some of my most cherished turned objects are the ones I have recieved from these grab bags.

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7/9/04, 12:58 AM #7

Ron in Drums PA
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>Thanks Richard, Nice Platter!

That's the same wood.

Looks like you used an oil finish?

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7/9/04, 11:29 AM #8

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>I did that platter several years ago. I am fairly sure I used "woodtureners finish" as that was my finish of choice back then.

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I have been turning wood for about 12 years now. I consume about 20 hours a week in front of the lathe making primarly bowls and platters. I keep thinking about making other "stuff" on the lathe, and ocasionaly I even get beyond the thinking part. But I take the most pleasure in bowls and platters. I have most every tool availble for the lathe but I am always looking for a new tool. More than looking for a new tool I am looking for a new hunk of wood. While a corner woodworker (sometimes called flat woodworker) can never have enough clamps, I find most woodturners can never have enough turning stock. The woodturning club I belong to has a Christmas party each year and part of that party is a "grab bag". We bring in a turning, that is judged by the people who come to the party. The people who make the top three turnings get prizes (like sandpaper or a tool). The real prize though is the exchange of turnings that comes from this colection of turnings. Some of my most cherished turned objects are the ones I have recieved from these grab bags.

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