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Some repeat of other responses included here:
o dark wood is heartwood
o if heartwood is noticeably softer than sapwood, that may indicate “heart rot”, which is caused by fungus
o minerals distributed by sap can color the heartwood – I occasionally find spectacular examples of “rainbow poplar”
o I don’t recognize the type of oak – willow oak?Nice catch, Matt.
Could be a species of mahogany, but it’s hard to diagnose from 1 photo. I would check a resource like wood-database.com. Then you can compare endgrain characteristics along with color, density, grain patterns, etc.
Whatever it is, it will make a nice piece.
Cheers.
I didn’t believe this tip until I tried it. The thickness of the shaving is limited by how far back the cap iron is from the edge of the plane iron. The plane edge can only dig in as far as the cap iron allows it to. Especially for planing across the grain, make sure the cap iron is set back at least 3-4 mm from the edge of the iron.
And as Sven-Olof Jansson suggests, first plane across the grain and then diagonally across the grain. Use a jack plane with heavy set, or a scrub plane. You can get a slab such as in your photo very close to flat surprisingly quickly that way. Then your planing along the grain is smoothing (taking out the ridges from the passes across the grain) rather than flattening.
If the voting is still open, I cast a vote for leaving it intact as much as possible and repurposing it: if you don’t need a blanket chest, I like Colin’s idea for an entry / mud room storage chest. If these aren’t options, I would choose a project that takes advantage of the size, esp. the width, of the boards. It would seem a shame to have 18″ wide boards and rip them into narrower boards. Your idea of rejoining the boards with dovetails would be fun and ensure the resulting piece would last on for generations. In any case, nice find! Post pics of what you end up with.
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“As to the magnifying glass, it must not be visible on the mobile version of the site.” Good point. Much of the interface seems to go missing in the mobile version, though I have found that if I view it in landscape orientation, I get more than in portrait. Good luck with the box.
The Keepsake Box project has such a lid. The search function is the magnifying glass at the top right.
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