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Title: chasing rings on black locust?
Post by: jimbows on March 23, 2013, 10:34:44 pm

what do you guys think is the best way to chase a ring on a bl ? i started on my first bl stave today and it seems like it is almost impossible to see the rings.

Title: Re: chasing rings on black locust?
Post by: Badly Bent on March 23, 2013, 11:10:41 pm

Did you remove the sapwood first? If not you may be trying to chase sapwood rings in which case that would be difficult. Heartwood rings are very similar to osage ring chasing and can be done with a draw knife almost by feel. Only super thin heartwood ringed bl
would require something more delicate like a scraper. If your into the heartwood you'll easily be able to do it. Hope that helps, :)

Title: Re: chasing rings on black locust?
Post by: Joec123able on March 23, 2013, 11:41:16 pm

You need the right lighting that's really important or you try some kind of stain to help you see the rings

Title: Re: chasing rings on black locust?
Post by: jimbows on March 23, 2013, 11:54:08 pm

ok thanks guys for the help. i did take the sapwood off but i didnt have the best of lighting so I will give it another go when I get some better lighting.

Title: Re: chasing rings on black locust?
Post by: Pat B on March 24, 2013, 12:04:51 am

Put the stave between you and good sunlight or an incandascent light and like osage the grain will pop.

Title: Re: chasing rings on black locust?
Post by: vyadha on March 24, 2013, 03:55:58 am

I just chased one today with a drawknife and as PatB mentioned, lighting is key.

Title: Re: chasing rings on black locust?
Post by: George Tsoukalas on March 24, 2013, 10:01:37 am

The BL in NH grows fast so rings are huge.  Don't know about where you are.  Are you working a sapling? In that case the rings would be small with maybe not even heartwood so chasing may not be an issue. Jawge

Title: Re: chasing rings on black locust?
Post by: DarkSoul on March 24, 2013, 10:16:01 am

It's amazing how often this topic has already been discussed :)

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=7304.0
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=29884.0
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=37845.0
http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/13012/black-locust-question#.UU71bBeQWmQ
http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/45985#.UU71gheQWmQ

Title: Re: chasing rings on black locust?
Post by: jimbows on March 24, 2013, 02:59:50 pm

i went out today and looked at it with a different light angle and I can see them alot better. Thanks for all the great advice.