what gives you wood?

you go first

My maternal grandfather gives me little things carved from hedge every year for my birthday; spoons, bowls, stuff like that.

man, i did NOT see that coming. sigh

Utah in the winter

You, you I tell you ooh oooh oooooh oooooooohoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh


Mmmmm that was a good one...:D

trees? (HEY! someone had to say it!)

awww yeah baby

You FAG thats a BILLY goat ,
Your Looking for a Nanny goat !!!

footfootfoot;318008 wrote:

this guy is astounding

Just a fairly plain page with 51 photographs.
The miles he had to travel, the number of photographs he had to take and the chops he had to acquire, are mind boggling. How did he do that in one lifetime? :eek:

buckets of ducats

Sch-wing!

Why does it have the Klingon Empire logo on it?

Because it is such a badass muthafucka, that's why. :D

zippyt;318030 wrote:

You FAG thats a BILLY goat ,
Your Looking for a Nanny goat !!!

damn homophobes. its my right...to be sexually attracted to a male goat. :blush:

Me...what can I say? I'm a handsome man.

I carve walking sticks and other things... posted them before.

Heineken!

Hippikos;318363 wrote:

Heineken!

I'm here, I'm queer and I'm opening a beer!

wood smells good.

Sometimes if a woman leans forward, and she's wearing a certain kind of pants, and her shirt rides up just the right way, her panties will peek out over the top of her jeans.

Wood.

The Mrs!
:)

SteveDallas;319459 wrote:

Sometimes if a woman leans forward, and she's wearing a certain kind of pants, and her shirt rides up just the right way, her panties will peek out over the top of her jeans.

Wood.

Good one. I second that. Do you find that you are less bewooded when it is just a thong strap, though? I mean, thong straps seem to be gratuitiously on display these days, yet the fleeting, smooth-back fleshy glimpse of a thong does not impart the same woody quality to my way of leering.

Chris...nice looking couple,you two.

chrisinhouston (and Mrs.),

I want you two as neighbors! You look like a ton of fun!

chrisinhouston;319522 wrote:

The Mrs!
:)

Who's the guy with her? :angel:

(sorry, couldn't resist)

Elspode.. all I can say is, if she left home actually intending for it to look that way.. where's the fun in that??

Me and the Mrs. ;-)

I love to see the happy couples! It gives me something to aspire to. ;)

Great pics, chris and Sheldon!

Sheldon...you look a lot like an old Grandview High School acquaintance of mine who made good as a musician...Mark Pender, horn player superbo and member of The Max Weinberg Seven on the Conan O'Brien Show.

Handsome couple, you two.

SteveDallas;319550 wrote:

Elspode.. all I can say is, if she left home actually intending for it to look that way.. where's the fun in that??

Yeah. Its the sense that you're viewing clandestinely that heightens the wood. I mean, if you *know* she's wearing a thong, so much of the fantasy is already over with, that it is hardly worth bothering.

Elspode;319574 wrote:

Sheldon...you look a lot like an old Grandview High School acquaintance of mine who made good as a musician...Mark Pender, horn player superbo and member of The Max Weinberg Seven on the Conan O'Brien Show.

Handsome couple, you two.

Thanks Els. :-) I often get mistaken for an old Grandview High School Acquaintance.:D

Elspode;319526 wrote:

Good one. I second that. Do you find that you are less bewooded when it is just a thong strap, though? I mean, thong straps seem to be gratuitiously on display these days, yet the fleeting, smooth-back fleshy glimpse of a thong does not impart the same woody quality to my way of leering.

Chris...nice looking couple,you two.

S-called whale-tail. Look it up.



I also have a thing for a grown, curvy, woman dressed as a Catholic school girl... no... I don't know why and I don't give a damn.

Are you suggesting people should start photoshopping that red & black outfit Mrs. RK is wearing .. . . .?

Mrs RK is very attractive, a snappy dresser, and has dynamite hair. What size is her Catholic schoolgirl's outfit again, Rob?

Stanbridge Drum Company (Pete Stanbridge) ...this one is Pau Ferro and Cocobolo.

looks like a salad bowl

Elspode;319737 wrote:

Mrs RK is very attractive, a snappy dresser, and has dynamite hair. What size is her Catholic schoolgirl's outfit again, Rob?

I have no idea what you are talking about!:cool:

lumberjim;320734 wrote:

looks like a salad bowl

Actually, I do have a Vic Firth pepper mill.

Aside from the beautiful looks, is there any sonic advantage to different woods?

Absolutely, every wood has different sonic qualities.

Undertoad;320747 wrote:

Aside from the beautiful looks, is there any sonic advantage to different woods?

Sure. Firstly, manufacturers of mass-produced drums will tout Maple as being the choice for a "warm and punchy" sound, and Birch as having better "projection" - but the fact is, these woods are chosen mainly for availability, IE you never have a problem making a run of 10,000 kits.

Each wood has it's own unique voice (not to mention if your using plies of wood, steam-bent shells, stave construction, or segment shells like Stanbridge). But in general, a more solid, dense wood will be brighter, louder, and more articulate. A softer or more porous wood will have a rounder, more mellow sound. This is a gross over-simplification, of course.

Thin strips of different wood might serve to "break up" the frequency distribution, adding more complexity to the overall voice. An extreme example of this might be the DW "Edge" snares (in this case, using metal at the bearing edges for articulation, and wood in the body for warmth).

When any of this mob scores a goal..

Flint;320761 wrote:

snip~ But in general, a more solid, dense wood will be brighter, louder, and more articulate. A softer or more porous wood will have a rounder, more mellow sound. This is a gross over-simplification, of course.~snip

Not familiar with Pau Ferro but worked with Cocobolo quite a bit. The CB is soft, well actually it's maddenly uneven, from medium to very soft.
So your saying the stripes on that drum might have more purpose than just visual appeal. I suppose the type of finish, say, Wax vs Danish Oil vs Polyurethane would affect it too. I wonder how close they can predict or it's all trial and error. :confused: