Parota "Alaia"

This is a Tropical Exotic Hardwoods creation, with the help of-

Local surfboard shaper Steve Clark (shaping)
&
Mike Wells of Tassajara Designs (finish)


We wanted to make a replica of an ancient Hawaiian alaia surfboard out of some of our Parota.

Alaias were thin finless surfboards that were ridden by the ancient Hawaiians and were traditionally made of local woods such as Koa.

Since Parota has been referred to as a "lesser expensive alternative to Koa", we figured we would try and make one.

We think it turned out great!

We didn't want to use one of our nice wide pieces so we used a 12" wide board and glued two 3" wide strips along the edges to get our desired width.

Local surboard shaper Steve Clark helped us out with the rails and some of the bottom concaves
and Mike Wells of Tassajara Designs gave it two coats of tung oil and sprayed it with two coats of catalyzed laquer (the same finish he uses on his large Parota Tabletops)

Want to make one or think you could use Parota for one of your other projects?

We have plenty of 4/4 and 8/4 lumber in stock in an assortment of sizes, give us a call and we can tell you more about it.
760-434-3030

Flamenco Guitars by Daniel Turner

A collection of photos taken from customer Daniel Turner's website-
www.flamencoguitarmaker.com

This particular guitar blew us away.
Highly Figured Cocobolo Flatsawn backs and sides.

If I remember correctly Danial claims its one of his best sounding guitars.
We think it has to be one of his best looking ones as well!

Here we have-cocobolo back and sides, cocobolo bridge,
cocobolo headplate and even a cocobolo capo!

Close up shot of the headplate and capo

Cocobolo bridge

For more on Daniel's guitars, please visit his website-
www.flamencoguitarmaker.com

Another great one from John Cherry

We always find ourselves snatching great pictures off of John Cherry's Blog, amazing stuff!

Jatoba Crotch, Quilted and Flame Maple, Ebony and Purpleheart,-now that is a surfboard fin!

Tatajuba Slabs-Batch #1

Tatajuba

Crotch Slabs
Batch#1

Straight Edged Slabs

Please feel free to give us a call with the slab #,
and we can give you a quote for the wood and shipping

***We can also arrange to have them sanded and/or finished***
760-434-3030

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***Please note***
the following Slabs are in the rough and unsurfaced
which may make the figure hard to see in the photos.

Some Quick Pointers on Crotch Slabs in General:

-A "Crotch" means any "Y" shaped section where any two limbs split on a tree
-Some of the best feathery/curly figure can be found in crotch sections
-Crotch sections also tend to have many irregularities such as voids, checks, etc...
-Some filling with epoxy may have to be done to fill these voids
-Although requiring a little more work, they are great looking slabs once finished!

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Here is an example of how nicely these crotch slabs can clean up:

Jatoba crotch slab (similar crotch figure to Tatajuba)
unsurfaced, belt-sanded, and sprayed with alcohol to show color/figure


This is only about 30-40 minutes worth of sanding with a handheld belt sander-
Proper sanding will take out all those horizontal cut marks and really show off this slab!


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Here is an idea:

If the slabs seem a little too narrower for you,
many of our clients have had great results "yin & yanging"
two or more similar slabs next to each other to get their desired dimensions

This way you get a consistent width
and have great looking crotch figure on each end
which makes for a pretty unique table top...



"Yin and Yang" Jatoba/Tatajuba Table Top
by Phil Audia of Wood & Silver



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Tatajuba Slab #74
3.75" x 13-21" x 67"

Tatajuba Slab #75
3.75" x 13-21" x 66"




Tatajuba Slabs #75 & #74
Would make a great "yin & yang" tabletop
will yield a top roughly 33" x 66"!

Tatajuba Slab #23 (piece to the right)
3.5" x 16-28" x 114"

#24
(SOLD)

Tatajuba Slab #76
4" x 19-24" x 60"






Tatajuba Slab #71
4" x 11-19" x 77"

Tatajuba Slab #97
4" x 13-20" x 61"

Tatajuba Slab #83
4.75" x 18-26" x 80"





Please feel free to give us a call with the slab #,
and we can give you a quote for the wood and shipping

760-434-3030

Jatoba Slabs Batch#1 "Brazilian Cherry"

Jatoba Crotch Slabs
Batch #1

Straight Edged Slabs

Please feel free to give us a call with the slab #,
and we can give you a quote for the wood and shipping

***We can also arrange to have them sanded and/or finished***
760-434-3030

*************************************


***Please note***
the following Slabs are in the rough and unsurfaced
which may make the figure hard to see in the photos.

Some Quick Pointers on Crotch Slabs in General:

-A "Crotch" means any "Y" shaped section where any two limbs split on a tree
-Some of the best feathery/curly figure can be found in crotch sections
-Crotch sections also tend to have many irregularities such as voids, checks, etc...
-Some filling with epoxy may have to be done to fill these voids
-Although requiring a little more work, they are great looking slabs once finished!

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Here are some example photos of how nicely these slabs can clean up:

Jatoba slab unsurfaced and fully covered in wax


Same Jatoba slab-belt sanded and wetted to show figure
Great looking stuff!




Smaller Jatoba slab also unsurfaced, waxed and dusty


Same Jatoba slab-belt sanded and wetted to show figure
Please note: this is only with a 60 grit belt,
figure and color will get stronger once sanded correctly!



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Here is an idea:

If the slabs seem a little too narrower for you,
many of our clients have had great results "yin & yanging"
two or more similar slabs next to each other to get their desired dimensions

This way you get a consistent width
and have great looking crotch figure on each end
which makes for a pretty unique table top...




"Yin and Yang" Jatoba/Tatajuba Table Top
by Phil Audia of Wood & Silver




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Jatoba Slab # 79
5" x 10-23" x 73"

Jatoba Slab #82
5" x 16-22" x 81"

Jatoba Slab #86
2.75" x 14-23" x 84"

Jatoba Slab #89
2.75" x 15-23" x74"

Jatoba Slab #93
3" x 14-27" x 61"

Jatoba Slab #99
3" x 9-19" x 55"

Jatoba Slab #102
3" x 14-30" x 64"


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Jatoba Slab #14
2.75" x 12-24" x 97"

Please feel free to give us a call with the slab #,
and we can give you a quote for the wood and shipping

760-434-3030

Asian Striped Ebony Door and Medicine Cabinets

Here are a few pictures sent to us by Tassajara Designs-

Asian Striped Ebony Door and matching medicine cabinets.

As many of you know, Macassar Ebony has been in very short supply and high demand for quite some time now.

As a result, Asian Striped Ebony has quickly become a viable replacement for its figure, long lengths (in relation to most ebonies) and price.

At $35/BF, your looking about half the going rate of all other ebonies.

Asian Striped Ebony looks amazing once finished.

It matches well with a variety of other species and as stated before, is available in great dimensions.

Think Asian Striped Ebony will work for you?

See our "Lumber Page" on our website for more or call us directly if you have any other questions.

760-434-3030