Ohia Wood

Oka

Casey
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There are a few woods that are common to Pacific Islands Most known is Koa, then I guess Monkey Pod (both part of the Acacia family) Kiawe (Kee-ah-vey Mesquite family though originally from South America) and there are others. One type is the Ohia (Part of the Myrtle family)
Ohia is about 30% harder than Rock Maple, but the graining has a lot of inconsistencies to it. Anyway, I got a piece from a acquaintance and really didn't have enough to do much with it. So I made it part of the miter square.
As you can see it has a similar color to Iroko (African teak), but it sands very differently. One thing I do not like about it, is it dusts up a lot whether you scrap or sand. It also is hard to cure and usually will twist when drying. But, it is nice when you have a decent piece.
If you ever Come to Hawaii and eat at the high end restaurant Merrimans their ornamental pillars are Ohia.

Thought I'd share ... :)
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Hmerkle

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Hank
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HEE, Hee, you said Oy vey!

Is that a "Banggood" miter gauge?
 
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Oka

Casey
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It is, when I got the saw, the miter was pretty beat up and it required calibration to get it anything accurate on every use. So, I figured I wou;ld give it a whirl. Actually it is a pretty nice miter for the price, One thing I realized it required a .045 i.d. and a .75 o.d. shim to set down correctly on this saw at the miter. As fate had it, the stainless washers fender washers I had were .048 which was perfect and its o.d. was .73 so , easy fix.
 

Dee2

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Gene
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When I last visited Maui, Emaliano Achaval gifted me a piece of Kiawe. I was able to show him the small box I made with it at the AAW in Raleigh. Somewhere on the forum there's a thread. Maybe next visit I can find a piece of Ohia.
 

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