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05-28-2008, 01:59 AM
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Name: Tom City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: May 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Just absolutely beautiful. I yearn for the day I even consider approaching something like that. Thanks for the run of pics. I really enjoy steps like that.
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05-28-2008, 02:59 AM
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Name: Cathy City: Forest City State: NC County: Rutherford Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 53 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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That's a beautiful chair made out of my favorite wood! 
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05-28-2008, 11:20 AM
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#33 | | Moderator
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Name: Doug Robinson City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Don:
Do you use a 2, 3 or 4 board combination for the seat bottom?
Doug
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05-28-2008, 01:03 PM
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Name: Don Paterson City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Hi Guys (and Gal),
I had a tough time putting on my hat this morning after reading all your great comments. 
Thanks for all the encouragement. This is chair#5 and they just keep evolving (deeper seat carving and front scallops, modified arm shape etc.). This one is the most comfortable so far.
I have to take a "rocker break" to build a partner desk for an old customer in Annapolis next, but right after that it's on to another rocker. I'm always looking for unusual wood and Jeff really came through with the QS/Spalted Sycamore...might have enough of it to squeeze out one more chair.
Has anyone ever worked with Mulberry? Kyle Edwards has some air drying and it sounds interesting..just don't what it looks like. 
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05-28-2008, 01:22 PM
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Name: Don Paterson City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Doug,
You might be able to see it a bit better from this view. In order to get some kind of balance side to side I ended up ripping two boards in half and putting the halves on opposte sides...it ended up as a six board solution. The grain wanders from QS to FS so matching is lots of fun.
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05-28-2008, 01:24 PM
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Name: David City: Pittsboro State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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That is a beautiful looking chair Don, the attention to detail in the grain matching is an inspiration.
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05-28-2008, 01:27 PM
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Name: Alan Schaffter City: Washington State: NC County: Beaufort Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Wow
Design and execution are fantastic. That QS Sycamore is beautiful.
A local tree guy (used to work for my old tree guy) called me about a 30+" diam. Sycamore log he cut a few days ago. He was was trying to figure out how to haul it off. If I split the cost to haul it (to the sawyer  ) he would give me the log for free!! I guess I need to follow up on that! | |
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05-28-2008, 01:56 PM
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Name: Don Paterson City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Alan,
I would definitely follow it up. If the sawyer will do some of it QS, I would be interested in it too. Do you have local folks that can dry it?? Actually it's good to let it air dry for a while...the QS tends to twist in the kiln. I need it to be about 9/4 thick and would be happy to share in the cost. 
If it's spalted that's even better...but either way its a great wood to work with.
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05-28-2008, 04:00 PM
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Name: John City: Fuquay Varina State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Mar 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Don and Alan,
I have a stack of dry qsas that I will probably make a chair from, but my brother was recently at Redcliffe Plantation in Aiken, SC and he tells me that the interior trimwork on this plantation is made from sycamore and that it is twisted, warped, cracked. The trimwork was replaced in a restoration, but that sycamore twisted warped and cracked, too, he was told by the tour guide. Have either of you heard of this characteristic of sycamore? I have sent an inquiry to Redcliffe Plantation to see if they can confirm the problem and tell me whether they think it happened because the wood was improperly dried or not...which I suspect to be the case.
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05-28-2008, 06:31 PM
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Name: Don Paterson City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I dunno John,
I just checked the MC on the remaining QS Sycamore and it's running 9 to 12% across a dozen samples...but so is most of the wood in the shop. Some 4/4 walnut, and 8/4 cherry that was reading 7 or 8% a week ago is also in this range.
The humidity in the shop is a bit higher than normal. It's right about RH 45%., so this might account for the change. The rocker measures in the same range on the seat and headrest. I'm pretty sure my other chairs made in walnut, utile and cherry were also in the 9 to 11% range.
Jeff's boards had some twist in them but not excessive and I was able to rip,joint and plane to get uniform thickness. Maybe Sycamore absorbs moisture more than other woods...but it's specific gravity is 0.49 compared to 0.50 for walnut and cherry...pretty much the same...so it doesn't look like it would.
Plantations in SC are often not dehumidified, and moisture level might be high enough to warp finished wood.
Of course, if you leave a finished rocker out in the rain, bad things will happen...but anyone that does that is rowing with one oar anyway. 
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05-28-2008, 08:51 PM
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#41 | | Administrator
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Name: Tracy City: Salisbury State: NC County: Rowan Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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That is a beautiful rocker. You did a great job.
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06-01-2008, 04:49 PM
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Name: jeff... City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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06-01-2008, 05:02 PM
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#43 | | Libraries Administrator
Name: Rob City: Hendersonville State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 66 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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INCREDIBLE! Beautiful work, Don!
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06-01-2008, 06:26 PM
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Name: Tom City: Yadkinville State: NC County: Yadkin Join Date: Jun 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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06-01-2008, 06:57 PM
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#45 | | Asst. Webmaster
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself" 
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