Jolley Roger Posted July 7, 2015 #1 Posted July 7, 2015 Anybody using Chinaberry, species Melia azedarach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melia_azedarach, in ship modelling? Commonly known by many names, including white cedar, chinaberry tree, bead-tree, Cape lilac, syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, and Indian lilac According to wikipedia it is in the Mahogany family and has a 'timber of high quality.' 'This is of medium density, and ranges in colour from light brown to dark red.' 'Seasoning is relatively simple in that planks dry without cracking or warping and are resistant to fungal infection.' I have several of these on my property and have to pull out the chainsaw regularly to keep them in check. Quote Samuel Pepys notes in his diary on 19 July 1667: "the Dutch fleets being in so many places, that Sir W. Batten at table cried, By God,says he, I think the Devil shits Dutchmen."
Jaager Posted July 7, 2015 #2 Posted July 7, 2015 From the Wood Data Base: " Due to it’s moderate density and generally straight grain, Chinaberry is quite easy to work: it cuts, planes, sands, and glues well. Perhaps the only difficulty is in its large pores, which tend to give a very open and grainy finished appearance, which may need to be filled, particularly if a smooth glossy surface is desired. " Some use Oak and Walnut, which are woods with open pores. If you do not mind that the wood does not give a convincing appearance of timbers scaled down to 1:50 or lesser size - soup bowl sized holes, it should otherwise work. Quote NRG member 50 years Current: NMS HMS Ajax 1767 - 74-gun 3rd rate - 1:192 POF exploration - works but too intense -no margin for error HMS Centurion 1732 - 60-gun 4th rate - POF Navall Timber framing HMS Beagle 1831 refiit 10-gun brig with a small mizzen - POF Navall (ish) Timber framing The U.S. Ex. Ex. 1838-1842 Flying Fish 1838 pilot schooner - POF framed - ready for stern timbers Porpose II 1836 brigantine/brig - POF framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Vincennes 1825 Sloop-of-War - POF timbers assembled, need shaping Peacock 1828 Sloop-of -War - POF timbers ready for assembly Sea Gull 1838 pilot schooner - POF timbers ready for assembly Relief 1835 packet hull USN ship - POF timbers ready for assembly Other Portsmouth 1843 Sloop-of-War - POF timbers ready for assembly Le Commerce de Marseilles 1788 118 cannons - POF framed La Renommee 1744 Frigate - POF framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers
Jolley Roger Posted July 8, 2015 Author #3 Posted July 8, 2015 No thanks, no soup bowls for me! Will find some other use for it. Quote Samuel Pepys notes in his diary on 19 July 1667: "the Dutch fleets being in so many places, that Sir W. Batten at table cried, By God,says he, I think the Devil shits Dutchmen."
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