Afromosia - anyone used it?

[philb]

Hi,

I bought a garage full of wood a few years ago, and have had it stored in the workshop not really having had much of a look at most of it, as its mostly over 50 years old, so a fair amount of crud on the planks!

Theres a 12 foot plank, by 18" x 3" of Afromosia, or what I believe to be anyway! As its not mahogany or Iroko, which I first thought before I planed it off!

Has anyone every made any pens form this or any other items? As it looks fairly dense, and has an interesting figure to the grain (like a zig-zig effect, similar to iroko and mahogany?)

Any opinions?

Cheers PHIL

 

[workinforwood]

Drill it, spin it, finish it and show it off to us.

 

[OldWrangler]

Be careful drilling and turning as the sawdust is kinda toxic...like some kind of irritant. Many people are allergic to it. Wood is kinda oily and sometimes hard to finish.

I don't think the wood is special enough to make this much effort. It is a rather plain color and grain isn't too impressive. Suggest you dig through that wood pile and find something classier to spend a pen kit on.

 

[SuperDave]

I made a Jewelry Box out of it a few years ago. The wood was on the brittle side but the grain was beautiful, almost iridescent. Doing flat work with it was something I would not do again, though. Turning might be a different story. Take a run at it and let us see your results.