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[benniejordaan]

Limpopoking wrote:

@Bennie... I saw on your site you had a reference to African cotton wood... I've searched for info on this timber and have come up empty handed. Any other names (or pref a botanical name). Cotton wood in the states is what we refer to here as Poplar. Is it perhaps just locally grown Poplar?

Also known as African Poplar but it has a lower SG than American Poplar which is also good for lure building by the way.

http://www.countrywoods.co.za/TimberTypes/Cottonwood.aspx

Cottonwood Cottonwood (Populus canescens)   Family - Salicaceae   Distribution - Europe , grown in South Africa   Other names: Grey Poplar, Gray poplar, Matchwood Poplar, Vallpopulier.   Characteristics: Pale yellow - white to light brown in colour, with no clear distinction between sapwood and heartwood. Usually straight grained it is woolly to the touch and light in weight, weighing 450 - 480 Kg/M3 when dried.   Working Qualities: Tends to bind on the saw, and produces a woolly surface. Can be glued satisfactorily, and takes polish and varnish reasonably well.   Uses: It is used in furniture for framing and drawers, for interior joinery, boxes and crates, and toys.

http://www.countrywoods.co.za/TimberTypes/AmericanPoplar.aspx

American Poplar American Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)   Family - Magnoliaceae   Distribution: Canada and eastern USA   Other Names: American tulipwood, American whitewood, Blue poplar, Canadian whitewood, Canary whitewood, Canary wood, Canoe wood, Green cypress, Hickory poplar, Popple, Saddle tree, Tulip poplar, Tuliptree, Tulipwood, Virginian poplar, White poplar, Whitewood, Yellow poplar.   Characteristics: The sapwood is white and the heartwood varies in colour, ranging from olive green to yellow to brown and may be streaked with steel-blue.  The wood is straight grained, fine textured, fairly soft and light in weight, about 510kg/m3 when dried.   Working Qualities: Easy to work and finishes to a fine, smooth finish. Glues and takes nails well. Can be stained polished or painted and hold enamel finishes excellently.   Uses: Joinery, including doors, interior trim, light construction, boats, toys and plywood.

 

[Limpopoking]

Thanks boet. I thought it was probably along those lines. Is that what you use for all your DIY projects?

 

[benniejordaan]

Limpopoking wrote:

Thanks boet. I thought it was probably along those lines. Is that what you use for all your DIY projects?

99% of the time I use Jelutong. It is great for carving, soft and buoyant. A bit soft for longevity but if you are rolling your own... who cares.

Jelutong Jelutong (Dyera costulata)   Family - Apocynaceae   Distribution - Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia   Other Names: Anjarutung, Djelutung, Gapuk, Hill jelutong, Jalutung, Jarenang, Jelutong burit / paya, Jelutung bukit / gunung, Labuai, Lebuai, Lebuia, Letung, Melabuai, Nyalutung, Nyulutung, Pantung gunung / kapur / tembago, Pidoron, Pulut, Swamp jelutung.   Characteristics: The wood is creamy - white when first cut turning a pale straw colour after exposure. The planed wood is very lustrous, without any figure, but slit -like radial passages may been seen on tangential surfaces. These are latex traces and are commonly from 3 to 5mm wide and represent a natural defect. Jelutong is fine textured, moderately soft and light in weight at around 470 Kg / M3 when dried.   Working Qualities: An easy timber to work with both hand and machine tools it can be finished to a very smooth finish. It takes stains, polish and varnish well, and nails, screws and glues satisfactorily.   Uses: Pattern making, carving, wooden clogs and battery separators provided the timber is selected free from latex traces. Also used for partitions and interior joinery.

 

[Limpopoking]

I see Jelutong has become quite pricey of late. One of my clients asked me to source some for him recently. I cant remember what I quoted but it was not affordable for the panel carving he wanted to do.

It wasn't too long ago that they made the 35mm curtain rods out of Jelutong. That would have made an awesome popper blank! One should probably look around in the junk shops for them. Nowdays, those rods are mostly pine with some stain or other.

I'd imagine Beech would make a good lure body. What do you reckon would be the ideal mass/m3 for lures?

 

[Andre Laas]

Since Bennie pointed me in the direction of jelutong there have been no turning back.... really a lekker wood to work with!

I have a number of jelutong "leerie" lure blanks that are in various stages of completion, will hopefully post some end results soon.

 

[benniejordaan]

Limpopoking wrote:

I see Jelutong has become quite pricey of late. One of my clients asked me to source some for him recently. I cant remember what I quoted but it was not affordable for the panel carving he wanted to do.

It wasn't too long ago that they made the 35mm curtain rods out of Jelutong. That would have made an awesome popper blank! One should probably look around in the junk shops for them. Nowdays, those rods are mostly pine with some stain or other.

I'd imagine Beech would make a good lure body. What do you reckon would be the ideal mass/m3 for lures?

I don't think it's that expensive actually.
Last I remember, I got a plank of about 2m long X 50mm X 300mm and had it cut up and put through a planer into pieces 15mm X 50mm X 1000mm and 4 off 50mm X 50mm X 1000mm. Total cost was about R250.

 

[Limpopoking]

Ja, that doesn't sound bad, particularly when you translate that into lures. Probably works out to round R7-8k/m3 plus some machining charges.