ScottR Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 I have a buddy, who has been saving an endcut of black limba for.....something. Mostly because it looks cool and he couldn't bear to through it away. At some point, I believe it spoke to him and told him it was really the man in the moon. There might have been a few IPA's involved, but when he squinted with one eye and blinked with the other, he could just about see the man in the moon in that chunk of limba. One day, sometime down the road, my buddy sends me a few beers and a chunk of limba. He suggests that maybe if I stared at it with one squinted eye while blinking the other, I too might see the man in the moon, and if I did, perhaps I would be willing to accept a modest commission to set him free. So after sampling several of those IPAs and picturing the limba in my head, I too did see Manny of the moon. And I find myself waiting for proper spraying weather to occur on the weekends hearing Manny whispering that he'd have a few things to say if he only had a mouth. So let's see if he ever gets the floor. SR Quote
ScottR Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Posted January 22, 2019 Notice that it is entirely possible that there will indeed be a dark side of the moon. As the days and months go by, we'll see how much influence Manny DeLuna has on the weather, and whether he considers patience a virtue. SR 4 Quote
mistermikev Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 some pretty solid drawing skills there. will be interested to see how this goes. 1 Quote
ScottR Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Posted January 22, 2019 Cheers Mike! These little side projects are always fun....but they are not always successful. I'll be interested to see how it goes as well. SR Quote
Mr Natural Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 very cool SR- 2 hours ago, mistermikev said: some pretty solid drawing skills there. will be interested to see how this goes. what Mistermikev said- +1 7 hours ago, ScottR said: I have a buddy, ... There might have been a few IPA's involved, SR sounds like my kinda guy! "Manny deLuna" I see what you did there- clever. watching with interest..... 1 Quote
ScottR Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Posted January 22, 2019 30 minutes ago, Mr Natural said: sounds like my kinda guy! I expect he is or at least will be. SR Quote
komodo Posted January 26, 2019 Report Posted January 26, 2019 skillz! So how does the limba carve? It's an interesting wood. Once it feel soft and the next it's brittle and chips easily. Similar to mahogany in many ways, but kinda waxier? Quote
ScottR Posted January 26, 2019 Author Report Posted January 26, 2019 11 hours ago, komodo said: skillz! So how does the limba carve? It's an interesting wood. Once it feel soft and the next it's brittle and chips easily. Similar to mahogany in many ways, but kinda waxier? So, you've pretty much described it to a Tee. It actually cuts a little easier than mahogany, but splinters worse. Mahogany's interlocked grain greatly reduces the splintering. One has to be very aware of the grain with the limba or you'll rip out a hangnail-like splinter instead of a clean cut little scoop. It does have a bit of waxiness to it. All in all it is pretty nice to carve....at least at this roughing in stage. Splintering is not much fun to fight when chasing down small details. SR Quote
komodo Posted January 26, 2019 Report Posted January 26, 2019 As a body wood it's spectacular. Even though all woods have effect on tone in some way, limba really sings in the 6-string frequency spectrum. It's got the resonance of swamp ash, the midrange of mahogany (but even better), and clarity of maple. 1 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted January 26, 2019 Report Posted January 26, 2019 Really, really interested how this turns out 1 Quote
ScottR Posted January 28, 2019 Author Report Posted January 28, 2019 Me too Andy! Manny got a nose....which he immediately started sticking into everybody's business. SR Quote
ScottR Posted January 28, 2019 Author Report Posted January 28, 2019 The next day, while I was waiting to see if it would warm up enough and dry out enough to shot my not quite tele, Manny got one of his eyes and his mouth roughed in. Turns out he has a lot to say...not particularly deep, but he does have some good stories. It seems he sees a lot of stuff most folks don't realize are being witnessed. The man in the moon is up all night, after all. he likes to watch couples stroll along the beach by the light of.......him. SR Quote
ScottR Posted February 3, 2019 Author Report Posted February 3, 2019 Manny's been hanging out in the sky watching what folks do after dark.. I'm not sure it hasn't affected his outlook on things a bit....but what would one expect if all you had to do was watch what happens after dark. The dry air last weekend opened some cracks in Manny's hide. I waited till it got humid again, (like that took very long...) and then soaked the cracks with CA. I covered the sides with packing tape to keep the CA from leaking out. And then on to more carving. SR Quote
ScottR Posted February 3, 2019 Author Report Posted February 3, 2019 Manny has been working on his style. He's getting smooth. SR 1 Quote
ScottR Posted February 18, 2019 Author Report Posted February 18, 2019 I've been cleaning Manny up. He cleans up pretty well if I don't say so myself. SR 1 Quote
ScottR Posted February 18, 2019 Author Report Posted February 18, 2019 Next I cleaned him up some more and gave him sleepy eyes. I figure if you stay up all night, you're going to have sleepy eyes. SR 1 Quote
ScottR Posted February 18, 2019 Author Report Posted February 18, 2019 And Manny behaved so well during all that, I treated him to a Danish lube job. Yep, I soaked him in Danish oil. Manny was one thirsty moon, let me tell you. And here's the dark side of the moon.... SR Quote
westhemann Posted February 21, 2019 Report Posted February 21, 2019 Looks awesome. Now you need to make a display stand so he can sit upright and observe what's going on around him. Quote
Norris Posted February 21, 2019 Report Posted February 21, 2019 35 minutes ago, westhemann said: Looks awesome. Now you need to make a display stand so he can sit upright and observe what's going on around him. Moon on a stick? Quote
ScottR Posted February 21, 2019 Author Report Posted February 21, 2019 2 hours ago, westhemann said: Looks awesome. Now you need to make a display stand so he can sit upright and observe what's going on around him. My understanding is he's going to be suspended from the ceiling so that he can survey his kingdom from above. It's only fitting. SR Quote
ScottR Posted February 21, 2019 Author Report Posted February 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Norris said: Moon on a stick? He does bear a striking resemblance to Jeff Dunham's Jose Jalapeno.....on a steeek. SR Quote
komodo Posted February 26, 2019 Report Posted February 26, 2019 Wow the eyes totally changed it. So did the oil! 1 Quote
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