View Full Version : Any Tips for Coffeebean????
Bo McCorkle
12-04-2010, 4:58 PM
Went to the saw mill yesterday and picked up a few dozen feet of coffeebean. Ive never worked with it but love the way it looks. Anything I should look out for???
Don Orr
12-04-2010, 6:13 PM
To the best of my knowledge it works similar to black locust and osage orange. Hard, maybe a little brittle and abrasive. That is if you are referring to wood from a tree called Kentucky Coffee tree. I believe they are all related.
Glenn Vaughn
12-04-2010, 7:46 PM
I can verify that it is hard, a little brittle and abrasive. Get splinters out - they will fester (at least they do for me). I did a cabinet project with it and my wife loves it. I need to find more to reface the old cabinets in the kitchen and make new doors for them. I think I bought all of the 4/4 that was available in Colorado and have not been able to find any in Kansas. I have about 100 bd ft of 8/4 but don't want to resaw it; I already have plans for it.
The thing to watch for is wind shakes; they are quite common.
I have a ton of scraps from the cabinets and am going to use a lot of it for pens and other turnings. I am playing with finishing it - it is porous but polishes up nicely.
The photo is of a piece I turned just to finish - it has no function or use. It is finished natural - CA, EEE and Shellawax - sanded to 12,000 with MM.
Jim Rimmer
12-04-2010, 9:03 PM
The thing to watch for is wind shakes; they are quite common.
What is/are wind shakes?
Glenn Vaughn
12-04-2010, 9:13 PM
wind shake [wɪnd]
n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a crack between the annual rings in wood: caused by strong winds bending the tree trunk
Bo McCorkle
12-05-2010, 2:36 PM
excellent thanks for the pointers
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