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Offline Kopper1013

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Padauk
« on: January 16, 2016, 02:24:00 PM »
Has anyone used this in risers? Anything I should know about it before using it?!
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Re: Padauk
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2016, 03:05:00 PM »
It's super pretty and crazy stable.  Wear a dust mask!
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Re: Padauk
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2016, 05:06:00 PM »
Good in a one piece. I would laminate it for a TD riser. Bleeds a lot to.
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Re: Padauk
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2016, 05:28:00 PM »
It bleeds as stated.  Don't use for handle overlays it crumbles when sanded thin.
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Re: Padauk
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2016, 05:41:00 PM »
Careful sanding it thin for overlays as it can shatter. Did on me and drove a 1/16" wide by 1/2" long splinter into the bone on my middle finger. Dr. had to get a pair of pliers to pull it out.
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Re: Padauk
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2016, 07:00:00 PM »
Owch benbow, how do I keep it from bleeding? I was planning on using it in the riser paired with zebra....
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Re: Padauk
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2016, 08:01:00 PM »
I am not a real big fan of it for the reasons stated above.  The color fades away in time and it very open pored and can be tough to fill.  Having said that I use it on occasion when it is requested.  Guess I am trying to say it isn't my favorite but, nothing really to bad about it either.
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Re: Padauk
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2016, 08:11:00 PM »
My experience has been the same as Jess
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Offline Jomohr84

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Re: Padauk
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2016, 12:54:00 AM »
Ouch Galen! I had a similar experience today, had a splinter go clear through the middle of my index finger and out the other side while grabbing lumber off a shelf. The board slid down quickly in my hands and shot it through. Never had that happen before, hope I never do again, had to pull it out with pliers.
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Re: Padauk
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2016, 02:11:00 AM »
It's also the only core wood that i've ever seen fail in a tri-lam. It sheered along the grain....
I wouldn't use it unless you really have your heart set on it, using it next to zebrano might be 'interesting' when it comes to getting it all finished up.
The real killer for me is the colour it ends up after time....dirty brown....
Other options for a red wood - bubinga or bloodwood.
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Re: Padauk
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2016, 09:43:00 AM »
I had it fail as a veneer under clear glass too. It would fret under the glass and pull free leaving white lines across the limb.
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Re: Padauk
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2016, 10:02:00 AM »
I used it once in a takedown recurve handle in combination with Bubinga, but from bright vermillion color it soon turned into dull brown. I still have a large plank and since it is minus 10 C outside I have to consider   :rolleyes:
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Re: Padauk
« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2016, 06:38:00 PM »
Not a bowyer, but I enjoy woodworking and Padauk is one of my all time favorites.  Some say the dust is like poison ivy for your nostrils (I used a reapirator).  I've only used it in 1/8" thickness and it was a demon. Most wood that I've deal with gives you some warning. Padauk just laughs ar you and says "Gotcha good, didn't I? Start over."


Stay to big pieces and then show the bow off.  Sunlight will make that thing come to life.
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