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cool_98_555

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Wenge as a core lam?
« on: February 18, 2017, 12:46:05 pm »
Hello everybody,

Thinking of making a trilam or quadlam and want to put wenge in the core with osage on the belly and bamboo on the back.  Any experiences with wenge before?  I've heard it was a little on the brittle side but not sure.

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Offline Pat B

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Re: Wenge as a core lam?
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2017, 01:56:18 pm »
I've never used wenge but as a center lam it should be OK. The core lam is in a neutral plane I think.
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Offline Bob Barnes

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Re: Wenge as a core lam?
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2017, 03:59:12 pm »
one of my favorite BBOs has a core lam of wenge... it's porous and shows a few pores but works great... and has for over a decade.
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Offline Springbuck

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Re: Wenge as a core lam?
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2017, 06:34:19 pm »
  Fine for a core.  It's a little brittle for a belly, and you have to make sure the grain really IS how it LOOKS, if that makes sense.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Wenge as a core lam?
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2017, 07:59:18 pm »
Dang Bob, that thing is sweet
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