[Sent this yesterday, but it seems to have vanished into the ether] Well, I don't know of any other domestics that will finish up to that blood red color and for various reasons I'm looking for domestics. If there are other domestics with that intense scarlet color (and the striking contrast with the cream-colored sapwood) I'd be interested in finding out about them.
Manzanita isn't generally sold as wood except as burl (readily available) because the pieces you can net out of manzanita are too small for most woodworking purposes. It's the same reason you almost never see apple wood for sale, even though it's hard and has nice coloration: You just never net furniture-scale pieces. My bagpipe, however, is made from apple wood and I've found it to be right on par with, if not better than, woods more commonly used in this context. For wind instruments, however, the pieces you can net from manzanita would be large enough. Best, -Arle --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy?hl=en?hl=en Although the method of distribution has changed, the rules of courtesy and appropriateness of postings remain the same as on the old list on Majordomo. These rules may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. Just ignore anything about Majordomo. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
