I am sorry but I cannot disgree with you more strongly Beau. Forest management alongside innovation and re-education is the way forward. 'Black' wood...
I do need a new blade, I think. It's a highland wood slicer, which are nice blades, that don't stay sharp very long. I reset my guides for the second...
Ebony forests are in danger, and that Royal Blackwood makes for an excellent ebony substitute, it is probably the most important product for luthiery...
After you said that I looked at the picture of the hole and I saw how it could be seen as being a pretty substantial hole, but it was just the angle...
Oh dear, I have a pile of resawing to do and will have to check blade inventory and preserve the fast cut ones for precision work. I could not get on...
Those are quite nice looking, actually. I'm steering away from the open gears and the knobs sticking out the sides just because that's all I've used...