Ironwood, as said before has many species, but rather than the gouge I use dynamite....
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Ironwood, as said before has many species, but rather than the gouge I use dynamite....
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I've had some Ipe, and some Paulope, and they look very much alike. The Paulope was some scraps that were cut off of a deck built in Florida, and brought to Texas by a friend. He said they used it to make a floating dock for a rowboat in Florida, and discovered it wouldn't float... (how embarrassing!).
Allen
The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close.
And.... I'm located just 1,075 miles SW of Steve Schlumpf.
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Agree with Reed that any of the woods out there with a specific gravity greater than one are going to sink. I know that the two larger pieces of Desert Ironwood I have both do. And keep in mind that individual pieces of a specific species will sometimes have significant differences in their specific gravity.
Lignum Vitae has always been touted as one that won't float with a specific gravity of around 1.37, (desert ironwood is around 1.15).
Interestlngly, Lignum vitae is also sometimes know as ironwood.
Clint
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