Bmackerel Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 There’s a bunch of ipe decking off cuts in the dumpster at work. Not exactly sure of the size but looks thick enough for some needles. Stuffs hard as rock though. Any one have experience turning it? Should I grab a bunch before it’s hauled or is it to hard to work with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good2Go Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Man, I'd grab it for sure. I know some plugs were made of mahagony, and this stuff is pretty dense. Be worth a try and if it doesn't work out, you can always burn them in your fire pit. My son used to have cutoffs of pine or fir from siding, I took those and made beacoup bluebird boxes. Birds loved them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmackerel Posted June 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Nice! I took enough to get me needles for years if it works out lol.got a ton of 2x2 and 2x6 white cedar also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmackerel Posted June 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 Well, Incase anyone else comes across some ipe, it’s turns pretty nice. Drilling was a little tough but not too bad. I think it’s gonna be a great wood for needles. It sinks slowly with out adding any weight, so could be great for slow sinking needles, or add some weight and make fast sinking. I plan to do both lonellr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazzyone Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) I made a few needles out of it several years back. They worked well and caught..but for me I don't particularly like working with it. It's very hard and takes its toll on your tooling. I also had a mild reaction to it.. made my skin itch. It is a beautiful wood though. Edited June 16, 2019 by lazzyone Bmackerel 1 Living the dream... one sick day at a time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundalba Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 Hi All, There has been couple of wood species that I've played with in the past to make a sinking needle. Ipe being one but quickly learned that Ipe is one of the worse wood to work with as they dulls the edge quickly and hard to make a good finish due to chips and splits. Another with very similar characteristics (esp. density, hardness) is called as "bullet wood (Massaranduba)" and much nicer to work with (tools well) and easy to have a reasonably nice finish. It is almost impervious to water damage, generally stronger (modulus strength) than Ipe. One major issue is the oil content in the wood which makes it a great marin bearing material in ship building but also make it hard to glue, including epoxy. They have special epoxy for it but not sure about paint. It can be fished without any surface treatment and will last very long but I am still wanting to put some different colors as well. "I am hoping maybe someone with more knowledge on paints can chip in on this." Below is a chart of characteristics found from wood database site, including Hard Maple for comparison if you are interested... They are not common but can be found as higher end decking, ship building and heavy construction area. Common Name(s) Ipe, Brazilian Walnut, Lapacho Bulletwood, Massaranduba Hard Maple, Sugar Maple, Rock Maple Scientific Name Handroanthus spp. (formerly placed in the Tabebuia genus) Manilkara bidentata Acer saccharum Distribution Tropical Americas (Central and South America); also farmed commercially Caribbean, Central and South America Northeastern North America Tree Size 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter 100-150 ft (30-46 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter 80-115 ft (25-35 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight 69 lbs/ft3 (1,100 kg/m3) 67 lbs/ft3 (1,080 kg/m3) 44 lbs/ft3 (705 kg/m3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC) .91, 1.10 .85, 1.08 .56, .71 Janka Hardness 3,510 lbf (15,620 N) 3,130 lbf (13,920 N) 1,450 lbf (6,450 N) Modulus of Rupture 25,660 lbf/in2 (177.0 MPa) 27,870 lbf/in2 (192.2 MPa) 15,800 lbf/in2 (109.0 MPa) Elastic Modulus 3,200,000 lbf/in2 (22.07 GPa) 3,344,000 lbf/in2 (23.06 GPa) 1,830,000 lbf/in2 (12.62 GPa) Crushing Strength 13,600 lbf/in2 (93.8 MPa) 12,930 lbf/in2 (89.2 MPa) 7,830 lbf/in2 (54.0 MPa) Shrinkage Radial 5.9% Tangential 7.2% Volumetic 12.4% T/R Ratio 1.2 Radial 6.7%, Tangential 9.4% Volumetric 16.8% T/R Ratio 1.4 Radial: 4.8% Tangential: 9.9% Volumetric: 14.7% T/R Ratio: 2.1 Bmackerel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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