Many clients have described it as definitely having Koa-like grain and color but with more of a Black Walnut look and feel to it.
One of our favorites!
All slab are now out in the showroom and should be listed online later today.
Showing posts with label Black Acacia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black Acacia. Show all posts
Feb 5, 2016
Austrailan Black Acacia (Australian Blackwood) Slabs!
Many clients have described it as definitely having Koa-like grain and color but with more of a Black Walnut look and feel to it.
One of our favorites!
All slab are now out in the showroom and should be listed online later today.
May 25, 2015
Tasmanian Black Acacia 3-piece bookmatched set!
Just purchased by a client during the Memorial Day Sale who is going to lay all 3 side by side to construct a top for a dining table!
May 7, 2015
Mar 30, 2015
Tasmanian Black Acacia Live-Edge Slabs!
Koa-like grain and color at about half the cost! Contact us for more info.
760.268.1080
Dec 16, 2014
Tasmanian Black Acacia (Australian Blackwood) table by Phil Audia of woodandsilver.com
If you are after "koa-like" grain, color and workability at reasonable price, this is your wood!
Nov 14, 2014
Tasmanian Black Acacia!
We just received some pictures from Phil Audia of woodandsilver.com who picked up a 30" x 132" slab of Tasmanian Black Acacia (Australian Blackwood) this week and is currently resawing it into 3.5mm veneers.
This closely related species to Hawaiian Koa has amazing color and grain once finished and is a great choice for tabletops/bars, fine furniture and musical instruments.
We have more in stock if you are interested!
760.268.1080
Jul 19, 2014
Wood for Rocking Chairs!
Customer Walt Wogee taking advantage of the Sale and picking up some wood for his future rocking chairs!
May 30, 2014
Beautiful Black Acacia Rocking Chair!
Customer Walt Wogee dropped by the shop to show us his Tasmanian Black Acacia rocking chair that will be on display at this years "Design in Wood" at the San Diego County fair.
Beautiful piece, thanks for dropping by the shop Walt!
Apr 4, 2014
Tasmanian Black Acacia
Closely related species to Hawaiian Koa but also very similar to Walnut in many ways such as it's density and workability.
We have about 3,000 board feet of live edge black acacia slabs in stock right now.
Sep 7, 2013
Aug 18, 2013
Tasmanian Black Acacia Rocker By Walt Wogee
Here is another beautiful rocking chair by customer Walt Wogee out of some of our Tasmanian Black Acacia Slabs.
Here is a little write up on what Walt thought about the project:
"Since koa is in the acacia
family I would say that it works about the same as black acacia though
the black acacia seemed to be a little harder and denser than the koa I
have used. I did not experience any significant warping or
checking which indicates the acacia is pretty stable. I used TiteBond 3
for most regular gluing and for making all of the laminations requiring
the bending of the runners and back slats. The runners are made up of 8
strips: 5 strips are acacia, 2 are wenge for accent, and the bottom
strip is mesquite which matches the color pretty well and is much harder
than the acacia. The back slats are made of 2 strips of acacia and one
of wenge in the middle. I use System 3 marine epoxy with 3" and 2"
long 1/2 inch dowels to join the arms to the legs and the runners to the
legs. I had no problems gluing anything or bending the laminations.
I
would say that the acacia works and cuts as well as walnut, cherry,
African mahogany, or lyptus all of which I have used for making rockers
as well as other projects. Be careful if you round over the edges of
runners or legs with a router to avoid having your router tear out a big
junk of your work though this can also happen with other woods. The
seat is made of 5 pieces just like Maloof instructed. I remove some of
the seat excess wood on the band saw just like Sam before gluing the the
pieces using biscuits. The basic shape of the seat is roughed out with
an angle grinder and donut shaped attachment. I use 6 inch and 5 inch
random orbit sanders. The aggressive mode of the Festool sanders
starting with 24 grit pads takes out the grinding marks. For the finish
sanding starting at 80 I now use the new Mirka Ceros DC sander which
has the most aggressive and powerful motor of any random orbit sander I
have used. A second choice would be the 5 inch Makita sanders which are
much cheaper. The random orbit mode of all the other sanders I have
tried is not aggressive enough for me when sculpting this kind of chair.
I do very little hand sanding and finish sand to 400 and then use
Mirka polishing pads of 500 and 1000 with a random orbit sander to give a
high sheen to the wood before applying the finish. Three coats of Deft
Danish oil were rubbed into the wood though you could probably use
Watco or some other product to get a good result."
*Please Note:
If you like the look of the Tasmanian Black Acacia, make sure to take advantage of our upcoming Summer Parking Lot Sale (Sep. 6 & 7, 8:30-4:30 boy days). We will have roughly 300-400 BF of Black Acacia slabs discounted during the Sale!
Feel free to contact us for more information 760.434.3030
Walt Wogee is a retired high school science teacher and and long time wood worker.
To contact Walt Wogee for more on his Rockers his number is 909-336-1065
Oct 19, 2012
Oct 4, 2012
Looking for a great alternative to Koa?
Tasmanian Black Acacia (also known as Australian Blackwood) makes a great substitute for Hawaiian Koa for numerous reason which include:
- Consistent availability in great dimensions and at a more economical price!
- Same great color and grain as Koa (as both are Acacia species, these two woods are pretty much carbon copies of each other)
Currently we have about 1500 BF of sequentially cut Black Acacia slabs in some fantastic sizes.
If you've been on the look out for Koa but haven't been able to find any suitable material at reasonable prices, these slabs may just be the perfect solution to your dilemma...
See available all available slabs on our website.
Aug 24, 2012
Material for a rocking chair!
He will be cutting these up to make a one of a kind rocker.
Should look great !
Aug 9, 2012
Parking Lot Sale Item: Tasmanian Black Acacia Slabs!
To be discounted up to 30% OFF for the two day event!
Related to Hawaiian Koa, this species is beautiful!
Pick some slabs up at a great price during the SALE- August 24-25.
Jun 19, 2012
Black Acacia Slabs
Jun 1, 2012
Batch #3-Tasmanian Black Acacia
Tasmanian Black Acacia Slabs
Related species to Hawaiian Koa
Below are some example photos of what our Black Acacia Slabs look like:
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