Comments on: Goncalo Alves

By: Patty gaunce

Patty gaunce — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:12:43 +0000

Can Tigerwood be used to make cooking spoons?

By: Luke Murdock

Luke Murdock — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 13:38:28 +0000

In reply to John Beaupain. I know it has been a year -but you may try locust here in the states very rot resistant or osage orange.....if ya can not find suitable logs/supply then Sepele/African mahogany would also work well- The first two will have a distinct yellowish color especially the O Orange/Bodock wood

By: sven

sven — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:24:59 +0000

A turned bowl from goncalo alves

By: LordofLight

LordofLight — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:01:58 +0000

In reply to John. On the nightstand, I used Watco Danish oil since it is pretty durable and leaves a nice wood feel. A wipe with lemon oil every few months keeps it looking good for many years.

By: John

John — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:59:55 +0000

In reply to Kevin Kempton. Wow...that piece is gorgeous! How did you finish it?

By: John Beaupain

John Beaupain — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 04:50:41 +0000

In reply to John Beaupain. Or between the two, would cumaru be a better choice over tig erwood?

By: John Beaupain

John Beaupain — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 06:51:47 +0000

How will this wood (concalo alves) work as a transom in a 16′ aluminum boat? It would be a single piece, 1.5″ x 9.25″ x 55.5″. I’d prefer to use this if feasible vs marine plywood. I’ve seen too much deterioration of plywood transoms over years.

Thanks for any info you can provide.

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:18:11 +0000

In reply to Timothy Terwilliger. Such a gorgeous, stately piece!

By: Kevin Kempton

Kevin Kempton — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 03:17:02 +0000

Tigerwood is an all around nice wood to work with. Doesn’t take a high polish but is more than good enough for most applications. The end grain is nice and tight and does not seem to check very much. You have to be a little cautious when morticing near the stripes since it splits a bit more easily along those color boundaries. Probably not the best choice for carving due to weakness along color boundaries. . Has a really nice look in the right applications.

By: william jackson

william jackson — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 03:41:41 +0000

In reply to Kristian Heim. Beautiful ! I build classicals and acoustic guitars, but mostly use Platymiscium called Cristobal here. They make marimba keys from it . Called "the wood that sings" I use cocobolo too, but the cristobal has the best tone i've ever heard from any body-sides and back wood.