Possible use for acacia wood?

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  • dutchpp
    The Netherlands
    • Nov 2011
    • 2645

    #16
    Re: Possible use for acacia wood?

    Yes I have misread post 9. I was sure it was the ark of Noah, which it wasn't.
    Here it is;
    Naamloos.jpg

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    • joe carpenter
      Junior Member
      • Oct 2016
      • 24

      #17
      FWIW, Koa IS an acacia. Koa Acacia

      Joe Carpenter

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      • Canoeyawl
        .
        • Jun 2003
        • 37698

        #18
        Originally posted by joe carpenter
        FWIW, Koa IS an acacia. Koa Acacia

        Joe Carpenter
        Thank you
        That explains why at first glance the table I saw looked like Koa!!
        (It also makes good firewood)

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        • Toxophilite
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2010
          • 1613

          #19
          Originally posted by dutchpp
          Re: Possible use for acacia wood?

          Yes I have misread post 9. I was sure it was the ark of Noah, which it wasn't.
          Here it is;
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          FINALLY!! a real substantiating picture! Previously all I had to go on was that Indian Jones movie, This clears a lot of things up!


          If the OP referring to actual acacia or black locust (false acacia) ?

          From a bow-making perspective acacia is weak and brittle while Blk locust is an excellent wood though a little prone to compression fractures.

          As for boat building I would think that Black locust walks all over white oak which while it is a fine wood with an excellent tradtion has a tendancy to rot while black locust is actually stronger, harder and very rot resistant.
          My boat has steam bent oak ribs. I would be happier if they were Blk locust.

          I have steam bent ribs out of it (a great use), made cleats, belaying pins and other 'hardware' out of it. I imagine anywhere you would want a hardwood on a boat black locust is an excellent choice. Don't know about proper acacia or humourous 'educational' renderings of possibly fictional 'arks'

          Don't think it's particular difficult to work other than it's good and hard if it's tight-grained which is a positive quality

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          • Chris Woodward
            Senior Member
            • Mar 2012
            • 1937

            #20
            Link in the OP takes you here:
            #1 resource of information about acacia wood, acacia wood flooring, furniture, kitchen utensils, seeds, acacia flowers and a lot more.

            www.guideboats.com




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            • Toxophilite
              Senior Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 1613

              #21
              Originally posted by Chris Woodward
              Link in the OP takes you here:
              https://acaciawooddb.com/
              So definitely Acacia acacia not Blk Locust, Though I can see why they call Locust false acacia with all those little yellow flowers

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              • Priscilla
                Senior Member
                • Jan 2016
                • 504

                #22
                Burns well.
                IMG_4787.jpg IMG_4789.jpg IMG_1386.jpg

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