Farewell, Bubinga, my dear friend

[John K Jordan]

You must be a woodturner if you name your llama Bubinga. Seriously.

A woman brought her son have a custom magic wand made for his birthday. While looking around she picked up a piece of wood.

She: "What kind of wood is this?"
Me: "Bubinga."
She: "That would be a great name for an animal!"

I thought hmm..., and my little 1-month-old guy got the name Bubinga. It has a nice ring to it.

Sometimes I call him "BubBub" but NEVER "Bubba"
He's bigger now:

llama_little_girl_IMG_20130.jpg

JKJ

[Patrick Walsh]

That llama is pretty babingaie even for for a llama

You must be a woodturner if you name your llama Bubinga. Seriously.

A woman brought her son have a custom magic wand made for his birthday. While looking around she picked up a piece of wood.

She: "What kind of wood is this?"
Me: "Bubinga."
She: "That would be a great name for an animal!"

I thought hmm..., and my little 1-month-old guy got the name Bubinga. It has a nice ring to it.

Sometimes I call him "BubBub" but NEVER "Bubba"
He's bigger now:

llama_little_girl_IMG_20130.jpg

JKJ

[John K Jordan]

That llama is pretty babingaie even for for a llama

All I need now is to learn how to pronounce that and use it three times in sentences. People will be so in awe of my sophisticatancy.

[Patrick Walsh]

I tried to spell it a different way and i deleted it. It did not read in a very politically correct manner.

All I need now is to learn how to pronounce that and use it three times in sentences. People will be so in awe of my sophisticatancy.

[Mel Fulks]

I see a market ready for bubinga "contact paper" ,which would actually be a little thicker than the veneer.

[Larry Edgerton]

What is it a foot currently. I have about 200 feet of 4/4. Not going to sell, just curious.

[Patrick Walsh]

$13 and change..

What is it a foot currently. I have about 200 feet of 4/4. Not going to sell, just curious.

[Patrick Walsh]

I just cat get enough, i just cant get enough.

Yet again it happened. I found myself driving towards the lumber yard post work. The whole time guilt ridden like i was doing something bad.

I purchased another 20bf of 4/4. I found two other 8/4 boards i already know i will be back for. One is 13'x13"x8/4. I gotta take the company truck with racks just to get the piece home. My little 6' bed just wont cut it.

In the picture bellow the middle two racks comprise my collection. This bubinga bug has hot me hard his month. I think it may require a intervention of sorts to get me to stop.

[Jim Becker]

Um...there's still space on that rack, Patrick...

[Patrick Walsh]

Uhm not really.

Maybe for some short stuff. The shelf brackets take up way to much space.

I'm actuallt getting kinda nervouse with the weight it is holding. The lumber on the bottom is about 300bf of birdseye maple. The top shelf is all highly figured quilted maple. The weight of the bubinga has me scared. The rack is right next to my gass meter. I need a heated barn!

Um...there's still space on that rack, Patrick...

[John K Jordan]

Uhm not really.

Maybe for some short stuff. The shelf brackets take up way to much space.

I'm actuallt getting kinda nervouse with the weight it is holding. The lumber on the bottom is about 300bf of birdseye maple. The top shelf is all highly figured quilted maple. The weight of the bubinga has me scared. The rack is right next to my gass meter. I need a heated barn!

Patrick, I wouldn't do this for just anyone but I have room for it and don't mind driving the truck from TN to help you with your problem. I could even stop by Jim's place on the way back and leave some there. Anything to help out a woodworker. Before I come, please succumb to temptation and get some 12 and 16/4 also. Great for wood turning.

I have one block about 12"x12"x5", sitting on my shelf for 10 years now, waiting for me to feel proficient enough to put it on the lathe.

JKJ

[Jim Becker]

Sorry, John...I'm allergic (really) to bubinga, so any "storage" at my shop will have to be alternate species...

[Nick Decker]

Jim, you are not alone. A year or so ago I made a small project with bubinga. About the same time, my hands started breaking out with a rash like I'd never seen before. I didn't think to connect the two events, and went to a dermotologist, who said it looked like palmar pustilosis, a relative of psoriosis. This didn't surprise me as I've had mild psoriosis for many years.

As soon as I finished the project, the problem went away. On a couple of occasions since then I've handled pieces of bubinga and the problem starts up again. Gotta be an allergic reaction.

Sorry, John...I'm allergic (really) to bubinga, so any "storage" at my shop will have to be alternate species...

[John K Jordan]

Cocobolo does that to me, if I get the dust on my skin and it stays for longer than a few minutes. "Unfortunately," I have a lot of cocobolo. If I wear long sleeves and use some hand lotion before sanding, no problem. (Those paper jackets used by the staff at my dentist work well)

I've also had a mild rash from Eastern Red Cedar years ago when it got under a watch stayed there a while. I use the DC and the respirator on those and other woods when sanding.

BTW, a way to test sensitivity to specific species is put a little sawdust under a bandaid on your forearm.

JKJ

[Jim Becker]

I discovered my issue with this species when I did this large platter project a number of years ago...