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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: troy_curtis on January 05, 2013, 03:23:22 am

Title: Iron Wood
Post by: troy_curtis on January 05, 2013, 03:23:22 am

I got some Iron Wood today from a friend. This sure is some hard wood and not very big pieces. I need to find a way to cut the wood into slices and into workable pieces. When I get some pieces cut I will post to show how the wood looks. Not sure what I will make with it yet.

Title: Re: Iron Wood
Post by: John M on January 05, 2013, 03:35:57 am

Iron wood/Ipe is brutal on cutters, you may have to band saw it first.

Title: Re: Iron Wood
Post by: Marcellarius on January 05, 2013, 04:24:47 am

don't know Ironwood so I looked it up on wiki. looks really hard!!
I have cut some pretty hard woods and the UR blades from Mike are doing their job well.
but you have to cut it slow, let the saw do the job.

Title: Re: Iron Wood
Post by: troy_curtis on January 05, 2013, 03:47:10 pm

I am thinking about buying a cheap coping saw to use just for making slices in the wood. I dont have a band saw. Also if I use the coping saw it will be a bit more precise in the cut I think. I cant fit some of the wood pieces in my saw, so I couldnt use my saw even if I wanted to.