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RETIREMENT OPTION FROM THE GUILD
For those of
you who are retiring, we now offer a choice of the retirement
plaque or, as an option, you may choose a custom-made lock box.
Here are photos of the lock boxes. Please contact Kim at the
Guild office if you would like to receive the lock box instead of
the plaque. Click the photos for enlargements.
  
  
For those of
you who are retiring, we now offer a choice of the retirement
plaque or, as an option, you may choose a custom-made lock box.
You may specify if you want a coin slot or not. Each box is
handmade to order. Woods available depending on availability
include Wenge’, Koa, Zebrawood, Brazilian Rosewood, Lacewood, Red
Oak, Purpleheart, Teak, Maple, Cherry, Limba and Walnut.
The lock
boxes are approximately 7 1/2" X 4 3/4" X 4 3/4". Each is a
little different from one another since they are made by hand.
Each bank is sanded with 9 different grits of sandpaper. They are
buffed and carnauba wax is applied.
The
original Post Office Box
Doors are forty to forty-five years old. They are from a
California Gold Country post office in the foothills of the Sierra
Nevada mountains near the towns of Placerville (Hang Town),
Diamond Springs, and Grizzly Flats.
Wood Descriptions:
Wenge'
grows mainly in Zaire, Cameroon and Gabon. It is straight grained
and has an irregular coarse texture. It is a very dark wood.
Koa
is from Hawaii. It is durable, and is resistant to insect and
fungal attack. Hawaiian ukuleles are made from Koa. It is also
used for high-grade cabinets and fine furniture, musical
instruments, gunstocks, interior joinery, shop and bank fittings,
bent work in boat building and coachwork.
Zebrawood
and is distinctive for its zebra like light and dark stripes. The
term, "zebrawood" is shared by several different woods with this
particular appearance. The most common species available are from
West Africa. They are an equatorial tree of medium to large size,
gregarious, commonly growing in pure strands along riverbanks.
They can grow to heights of 150 feet with trunk diameters of 4 to
5 feet. It is a heavy hard wood with a somewhat coarse texture,
with the typical so-called zebra stripes, often with an
interlocked or wavy grain. It is a true exotic wood, with limited
availability and relatively high prices.
Brazilian Rosewood
has been one the world's most treasured timbers for centuries.
Sadly it is becoming rare. It is also known as Bahia rosewood or
Rio rosewood in the UK and the USA and jacaranda in Brazil. It
grows to a height of about 125 feet and the bole is irregular.
When the sapwood is removed the heartwood is 1 1/2 feet in
diameter. The heartwood of Brazilian Rosewood is a rich brown
color with variegated streaks of golden-to-chocolate brown and
from violet to purple-black, sharply demarcated from the almost
cream colored sapwood. The grain is mostly straight to wavy, the
texture coarse, oily and gritty to the touch, and timber has a
mildly fragrant odor.
Lacewood
is an exotic wood that is used extensively to build ornamental
boxes. There are many species of Lacewood and go by a variety of
names: Australian Silky-oak, Northern Silky-oak, Queensland
Silky-oak, bulloak,selena, louro faia. The most common is a tall,
straight tree with heights of 100' and trunk diameter of up to
48". It has become a popular ornamental tree, in parks across
Australia and even in the southern US and other tropic zones. It
has beautiful yellow-orange flowers in the spring. Lacewood,
possesses one of the most unique grain patterns of all the
exotics, and is most easily recognized by its large rays. The
grain is relatively straight and the wood is light reddish-brown
and course textured.
Walnut
varies from light to dark brown or chocolate brown. Walnut
trees are moderately sized trees reaching about 100 feet
and producing a trunk up to 60" in diameter. It is usually steamed
to match the sapwood and heartwood. It is fine but open grained.
It is grown in the Eastern United States and Canada.
Red Oak
is light brown with a reddish tinge. It is most common hardwood
in North America. The tree matures at about 70 feet in height and
a trunk of 36".
The wood is straight grained with a coarse texture. Red Oak
generally works and finished well, but timbers from the Northern
growing region will be more consistent in color and have a finer
texture. Large open pores produce distinctive grain. It is grown
in the Eastern United States.
Purpleheart is also
known as amaranth, violetwood, coracy, pauroxo, pauferro,
koroboreli, saka, nazareno, morado, and tananeo. It grows in
tropical regions of Central America and South America. It is
usually straight grained, sometimes interlocked, with a fine even
texture. Creamy white sapwood and vibrant purple heartwood that
turns to dark-purplish brown with exposure to light. It is very
heavy, hard, strong, and stiff with good decay resistance and
stability in service.
Teak
is also known as Burma teak, Rangoon teak, moulmein teak, gia thi,
jati sak, kyun, mai sak, rosawa, and many other local names. It
grows in Indonesia, India, and Central America. It is generally
straight grained with a coarse, uneven texture, medium luster and
an oily feel. It has a yellow brown to dark golden brown heartwood
and grayish or white sapwood.
It is
moderately hard and heavy with excellent decay resistance and
dimensional stability as well as good acid resistance.
Limba
is pale yellow to light brown with black streaks. The Limba tree
reaches 150 feet at maturity with trunk diameter up to 96". Boles
are straight and clear to about 90 feet. The lumber is separated
for color and sold as "white" without black streaks or "black"
with black streaks. It is relatively soft and easy to work. It has
a medium coarse texture. It grows in West Africa, widely
distributed from Guinea to Zaire.
Maple
is creamy white to reddish brown. It is also called Hard Rock
Maple or Sugar Maple. It produces sweet sap used to make maple
syrup. It matures at heights of 90-120 feet with a trunk 24-36".
It is known for its durability and strength. It has an even
texture, and natural luster. It is grown in the Northeastern
United States and Canada.
Cherry is usually
reddish brown with a golden luster. The tree reaches heights of
up to 100 feet, about 80 feet average, with a tall trunk about 24"
in diameter.
It is extremely popular with cabinetmakers. Cherry is easy to
work, fine textured, strong and fairly durable. It becomes darker
and richer with age. It is grown in the Eastern USA and Eastern
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