amazingkevin Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) I was given a lot of thick free epay today. I was told it's very dense and hard and heavy. I asked if it can float for being as heavy as it is. My cutting is off, the wrong blade I think. First time trying Epay. The wood makes you slow down. Edited October 31, 2018 by amazingkevin frankorona, Smudger, Phantom Scroller and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 That looks very hard.Never tried it.But you did a Great job!! I think I'll stick with my 1/4 inch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackman Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Never heard of epay wood. But way back in school I had a teacher tell me “he could build a world around what I didn’t know & put what I did know in a thimble.” LOL RabidAlien and bobscroll 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill WIlson Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 27 minutes ago, trackman said: Never heard of epay wood. But way back in school I had a teacher tell me “he could build a world around what I didn’t know & put what I did know in a thimble.” LOL It's actually Ipe. It comes from Central & South America. It's being used a lot for decking as it's extremely durable and rot resistant. It's also extremely dense and hard. Ipe measures about 3600 on the Janka scale, compared to 1450 for hard Maple. JTTHECLOCKMAN and Old Joe 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Nice work; as usual. That was a saw test for sure then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 You did good. would never attempt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 16 hours ago, lawson56 said: That looks very hard.Never tried it.But you did a Great job!! I think I'll stick with my 1/4 inch I don't blame you ,It's so thick I'll have to table saw it thinner.Thanks lawson56 and John B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Here ya 13 hours ago, trackman said: Never heard of epay wood. But way back in school I had a teacher tell me “he could build a world around what I didn’t know & put what I did know in a thimble.” LOL here ya go! Ipe (Brazilian Walnut) | The Hardwood Store https://www.hardwoodstore.com/ipe-brazilian-walnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 12 hours ago, daveww1 said: nice job Thank you kind sir!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 12 hours ago, Bill WIlson said: It's actually Ipe. It comes from Central & South America. It's being used a lot for decking as it's extremely durable and rot resistant. It's also extremely dense and hard. Ipe measures about 3600 on the Janka scale, compared to 1450 for hard Maple. Yes! Ipe (Brazilian Walnut) | The Hardwood Store https://www.hardwoodstore.com/ipe-brazilian-walnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 5 hours ago, rjR said: Nice work; as usual. That was a saw test for sure then! Oh boy! Thanks Ralph!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 4 hours ago, Rockytime said: You did good. would never attempt it. LOL! I didn't want to either but i had a chance to try it! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Never heard of it before and I don't think I will be cutting any in the foreseeable future if its so hard, you did well though Kevin. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 On 10/31/2018 at 11:16 PM, wombatie said: Never heard of it before and I don't think I will be cutting any in the foreseeable future if its so hard, you did well though Kevin. Marg This and ironwood are the 2 hardest kinds of wood I've tried and both only for a few minutes once! Thank you, Marg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 9 hours ago, amazingkevin said: This and ironwood are the 2 hardest kinds of wood I've tried and both only for a few minutes once! Thank you, Marg! Ironwood will dull a chainsaw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joe Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 I built a deck for someone out of Ipe a few years back. Every screw and nail had to be pre-drilled. The client wanted it stained against our advice. The near $100 per gallon stain, plus a pre-staintook okay, but that stuff doesn’t rot and will develop a beautiful natural patina if left to age. We had to custom make rails for a non-standard angle for the stairs and it was a challenge. It made for a pretty deck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 On 11/8/2018 at 9:37 AM, Jim McDonald said: Ironwood will dull a chainsaw! Wow! That some rough stuff! Thanks Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 On 11/8/2018 at 10:03 AM, Old Joe said: I built a deck for someone out of Ipe a few years back. Every screw and nail had to be pre-drilled. The client wanted it stained against our advice. The near $100 per gallon stain, plus a pre-staintook okay, but that stuff doesn’t rot and will develop a beautiful natural patina if left to age. We had to custom make rails for a non-standard angle for the stairs and it was a challenge. It made for a pretty deck! Boy oh boy, i'll bet it wowed the customer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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