January 5, 201412 yr comment_617013 That is possible here that it is a way to dry the wood, but it was done with hazardous chemicals and definitely used to beautify the material. The term is fumed and I am pretty sure there isn't much heat applied, if any. Hence the appeal to the woodworker and chemist Edited January 5, 201412 yr by luvdunhill Report
January 5, 201412 yr comment_617024 It looks like it's wood "smoked" with ammonia fumes: http://www.djmarks.com/stories/djm/Fuming_Wood_47692.asp http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAmmonia_fuming&ei=D7TJUvGtHZHxoATJjYLABw&usg=AFQjCNEm6Gvecy_2dsoKVMe0IROfVTfIUg&sig2=_qFWAlEUImkcrCAETkVaXw Report
January 5, 201412 yr Author comment_617062 I am certainly up for that. No problem with the chemicals, and lots of extra fume hoods that I can seal and then evacuate safely. Great for oak and such, but that seems boring. need to find out what it is going to do with my favorite hardwoods. Probably only one way to find out. Report
January 6, 201412 yr comment_617096 Sweet! Boxwood is the only one I have seen and it was beautiful. Report
June 3, 201412 yr Author comment_638907 because tyll's kgss absolutely needed a wood knob, I sent him the one I made out of Arizona desert ironwood. Which left me without one. So I had to make one, and I made another ebony one. black and white ebony and snakewood hopefully tomorrow. http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/knobs5.jpg Report
June 3, 201412 yr comment_638909 Cool. I love desert ironwood. The handle of my Randall is made of desert ironwood. Not sure if it is from Arizona. Report
June 4, 201412 yr comment_638965 Please send rejects to the official HC disposal facility here in the A2. Report
June 4, 201412 yr comment_639016 I have a bit of rattle in my knob and was wondering if anyone had a solution (… stares at swt61 …) I am using the Keystone panel bearing which seems to be comfortable with a 0.25" shaft and measuring that same shaft on my micrometer is amazingly 0.250". The shaft of the knob is 0.240", so we're talking about a 5mil gap. Ideas: some sort of adhesive teflon or even teflon tape? heat shrink (probably a dumb idea) some part buried at mcmaster-carr that fits the bill perfectly? Report
June 4, 201412 yr Author comment_639019 ball bearing from the back make sure no one pours water over the thing Report
June 4, 201412 yr comment_639079 Seems a bit much. I think I will try Teflon tape first. I will report back. Report
June 4, 201412 yr comment_639091 The problem of a shaft that fits loosely into a hole, is one I've had exactly zero experience with. Teflon tape is going to be very difficult to keep in place, while fitting the knob onto the shaft. I would try some masking tape, as I think it'll hold onto the shaft better. Report
June 6, 201412 yr Author comment_639373 http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/knobs6.jpg bocote, lignum vitae, redheart snakewood,arizona desert ironwood, ebony black and white ebony red mallee and cocobolo as soon as they dry out. Edited June 6, 201412 yr by kevin gilmore Report
June 6, 201412 yr comment_639393 The Teflon tape seems to be working. The problem is that it isn't super durable even after 10 or so layers it took to get the right diameter. It worked perfectly for a bit and now has slight rattle.. it's like the tape is compressing with use. I will leave it for now I guess... Report
June 7, 201412 yr comment_639498 bocote, lignum vitae, redheart snakewood,arizona desert ironwood, ebony black and white ebony Your haiku is imperfect. Report
June 11, 201412 yr comment_640241 http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/knobs6.jpg bocote, lignum vitae, redheart snakewood,arizona desert ironwood, ebony black and white ebony red mallee and cocobolo as soon as they dry out. That B&W Ebony is beautiful. Just stunning. Report
June 11, 201412 yr Author comment_640285 find me a piece that's 2 inch x 2 inch x 4 or more inches Report
July 17, 201412 yr Author comment_645156 more wood aging over the ventilator at work http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/dsc_0780.jpg steve would be proud Report
July 17, 201412 yr comment_645158 Wow! What woods are those black ones? Edited July 17, 201412 yr by chinsettawong Report
July 17, 201412 yr Author comment_645159 from the left Arizona desert ironwood lignum vitae from craig in the UK new piece of lignum vitae Tasmania blackwood ebony red mallee redheart cocobolo jersulaem olive wood orange pekote Report
June 28, 201511 yr comment_692844 Red tiger eye knob (FYI not for T2) ...and a chunk of some nice blue tigers eye stone I just got, for to make more knobs.... Edited January 20, 201610 yr by Milosz Restored photo removed by board software Report
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