Randall Hansen
01-04-2017, 6:56 PM
DW's birthday is coming up, and I usually make her wood jewelry. This year I'd like to make a hollow heart necklace. Two hollow hearts, in fact, one cut out of the other, having my son finish one of them. Something a little like this:
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I'd like to use ebony. I have a nice little block, I don't know what type, but it's pure, pure black. I'm concerned about its brittleness, breaking with the grain, so I'm considering sawing a few slices off and laminating them together cross-grain.
So, questions:
Is this laminating overkill? Or are my fears of brittleness grounded?
How would you resaw the damn stuff? I don't have a bandsaw or table saw. I do most handwork with Japanese saws, but I'd have to make pretty perfect cuts for the lamination to work.
350792
I'd like to use ebony. I have a nice little block, I don't know what type, but it's pure, pure black. I'm concerned about its brittleness, breaking with the grain, so I'm considering sawing a few slices off and laminating them together cross-grain.
So, questions:
Is this laminating overkill? Or are my fears of brittleness grounded?
How would you resaw the damn stuff? I don't have a bandsaw or table saw. I do most handwork with Japanese saws, but I'd have to make pretty perfect cuts for the lamination to work.