Trying out Acacia Wood // WnW 233

[@dsteks]

In the Southern Europe Acacia it's mostly used for firewood, but it's best used for fence posts because of its resistace to rot without any protection. Acacia blooms white flowers in mid-spring, the flowers are edible and bees love it which in turn means a lot of honey.

[@hansdegroot8549]

Great video with a lot of background information on the species.

[@dwiirawatiofficial5864]

Mantap Abangku semangat sukses selalu 🎉❤❤❤🎉🎉

[@mcgurgenasolito8736]

I have made a boat ton of cutting boards from acacia counter top slabs.....

[@scottborder1949]

Acacia wood trees are in the Arizona desert too. Acacia wood is mentioned a lot in the Bible, used for the Ark of the covenant and other builds.

[@Wordsnwood]

Yup... I learned that there are lots of different trees called Acacia.

[@mr.kenslifeshop4034]

Exodus 25:10

[@MarksofDistinction]

Those things that you used to support the peace when you’re applying the stain on each side, those yellow triangle things what are those called?

[@Wordsnwood]

Those are called "Painter's Pyramids." I thought they were silly when I first saw them, but I have totally changed my view. They're really useful for finishing. Amazon link: amzn.to/1V4ZHkv

[@LutherBuilds]

Very nice! We bought three 8'x2' lengths of Acacia countertops from Lumber Liquidators for our kitchen remodel. I finished them with Rubio Monocoat Pure because of the easy maintenance on them. The Rubio has a good amount of protection, but my Lab puppy has already scratched the edges on them from putting his paws on them trying to get stuff on the counter. I have some offcuts I was thinking of making into cutting boards but this has me worried about the durability of them. It may be worth making them into end grain boards instead.

[@route13customs]

Acacia is in no way “between hickory and black locust”. It’s barely above poplar. The only time I work with this stuff is when a customer has pre bought it and I need to finish it. I have no idea why they use this for butcher block tops other than the look of the mixture in color tones.

[@KLWStrings]

Acacia is a nice wood, at least some of the many varieties.. Koa wood is Acacia, Australian Blackwood is both used extensively in Guitar making, in general nice to work with, the hardness rating seems a bit hard to me but what do I know...

[@lukeedwards8018]

Planning to buy some charcuterie boards made from Acasia to cut up for knife handles. Hopefully I get the nice dark stuff. Thanks for the awesome video

[@darlenewilson4511]

I just bought me a butcher block today made out of that wood and it is awesome if anyone else has one use coconut oil to treat it after you clean it

[@JenniferMoore-rj4bq]

My favorite wood

[@tuckertech]

Thinking of using this for a butcher block top for a desk. Sounds like it maybe too soft. Any suggestion on a good sturdy wood for a desk?

[@Wordsnwood]

Oak, cherry, walnut, maple, beech…. And yes, I think acacia is probably too soft to be ideal

[@carolarmstrongminton5096]

nice work and informative video, i'm sure the vanity will look great. a suggestion, tho: having worked with a lot of water based poly, i'd never use it in a bathroom or kitchen. it just doesn't respond well to having any water left behind. an oil poly would have been a better choice. an even better choice (and what i use in bathrooms) is waterlox. poly is a bear to repair as you have to sand off all the old finish, but you can reapply waterlox with no sanding. i've used waterlox on my wood kitchen counters; i applied the original finish over 7 years ago and it's just now showing signs of needing some attention.

[@Marwil23]

shellac the number one choice for that bug poop finish 😂

[@heatherens6941]

Really enjoyed the video - thanks!

[@crickittorres8077]

History was great I wanted to know

[@robertsmith1889]

Never heard of it. Interesting. 👍

[@gioknows]

Great video, Sir. Cheers from Ottawa.

[@E.A.M.]

Added a like for the informative video, the recognizer in the background, and the cool clipboard!

[@Wordsnwood]

Nerd Cred! 🤓

[@MichaelCurtin-z5h]

Loved the video, thanks for the hard work and info. Can’t help but notice the clipboard. I made one just like it for my wife when I used to work in the electronics industry, using a scrap pcb. How’d you get yours?

[@Wordsnwood]

it was left behind when a co-worker retired. Not sure where he got it. Appears to be possibly an old 286 mbd

[@degrom542]

When using Acacia slabs for kitchen counter tops Rubio Monocoat is a great finishing product and very user friendly .

[@glenschumannGlensWorkshop]

Thanks. New wood to me.

[@saberspecter]

Very informative; thank you. I was just looking at a sheet of 48” x 16” for a narrow desk but at 0.71” thickness I doubt it would be strong enough to put any equipment on it.

[@carmengilla6405]

We bought a home with Acacia flooring that looks like the one on your video but it's the dark shade like the look after you stained it. I really like lighter color flooring. Do you think we can lighten the color of our wood floor if we sand it down?

[@0badboy0]

just bought a bed made out of this wood, reccomend?

[@thedjkay]

It's African found in the Sinai desert of Egypt very old tree and it's bring amazing wood

[@willemkossen]

I love acacia wood. It comes in other names, like robinia and i think locust is also related.

[@lawabidingcitizen5153]

Robinia is black locust and it is not related to acacia although the trees do share some visual similarities

[@blizzardesigns]

there's small leaf acacia, which is acacia confusa, and this stuff is pretty hard (2300 Janka), then there is golden wattle which is 1800 Janka, and then there is big leaf which is 1300-1700 Janka. They look similar but confusa has a lot of color variation as does golden wattle. This appears to be golden wattle.

[@LaryangtheOrig]

My husband has planted more or less 3000 acacia manguim which is more or less 20 yrs old now, here in Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. Anyone interested for this..... May just get in touch with me.

[@theusconstitution1776]

Yup Tell the difference this is a good video I’ve learned a lot that I probably wouldn’t have gone out of my way to learn however I might turn twice when I see that come to my giant box outlet Home Depot

[@Wordsnwood]

I started reading more about how Vietnam is using this to help develop markets for small tree farmers... which is interesting, but I had to draw the line! Just a quick intro and overview is what I thought.

[@robmartin8072]

Thanks for the video. What are those triangle supports you had underneath the wood you were working with?

[@Wordsnwood]

Painters Pyramids: amzn.to/1V4ZHkv Quite handy for finishing.

[@bobt2522]

Nice video. I see that Lowe's carries acacia countertops. It seems that "acacia" is used as a color or pattern on flooring. I had to check if the mimosa trees in the southeast USA are the same as acacia. They are not, but both names are applied loosely to a variety of plants.

[@Wordsnwood]

Yeah I totally skipped over the fact that it is also appearing as flooring. I did a bit more reading later on and looks like this is a good program for those farmers in Vietnam to grow trees.

[@theusconstitution1776]

Well we had a Lowe’s here and they had some high points other than the fact that they built their multi million dollar building 9 feet from HOME DEPOT’s multi million dollar building my only dislike with them in the two years they were here because every time you went in the store though all the employees were having a team meeting big circle and you could walk right through the middle of that circle and none of them would say can I help you I don’t know what the hell they’re meeting about but I don’t think it was customer service!

[@hugochampagne9733]

Hello, I have a question, I have the same acacia counters and for the island, recently I had to sand the central counter because there were defects, brand of original pins and everything. Unfortunately when I reapplied tung oil like the other countertops, the result became too dark. Do you have a solution for me? Thank you

[@Wordsnwood]

Sorry, no idea. It can be tough to match finish.

[@hugochampagne9733]

@@Wordsnwood What would you recommend if I'd like to sand all the counters and add a finish on it?

[@Wordsnwood]

@@hugochampagne9733 Sorry, I've never made a kitchen counter out of wood. I tend to go with a polyurethane for water resistance, but lots of guys are getting into the hardwax oils (like Odies) and then they just re-apply every year or two. I have no experience with that.

[@notmeee8294]

I understand you should use teak oil on Acacia wood. Noah's ark was built out of acacia wood.

[@jordanblanch]

Thanks for the video! I'm currently considering building a TV console with 2-3 wood slabs like this (same brand and style, but the 72-inch slabs). Being a heavier and denser wood, I was wondering how heavy you thought it was? Would you consider it on the heavier side? How realistic would it be to build a console with two 2-3 slabs, with respect to weight (considering transport of the said console)? Thanks!

[@Wordsnwood]

It's not heavy at all. I think it's lighter than maple/oak for instance.

[@jordanblanch]

@@Wordsnwood Great! Thanks for your reply.

[@theboatyboat]

I have learned that it's really difficult to find a lot of Acacia butcher block stuff on the web. My intension is to build a desk top on a sit/stand adjustable frame. I really don't like the contrast as much as I thought, and I want to end up staining with like a Jacobean or an ebony/dark walnut mix. Maybe espresso? A dark, chocolate looking color with lessened contrast. Do you have any experience staining these?

[@Wordsnwood]

I have not, sorry. On mine, the one side was more consistent with mostly dark pieces then the other. Hopefully you have a "better" side to put on top?

[@terminalseven7790]

nice video. i just got a 61" workbench from fedmax and was looking up care etc. i was wondering if your clipboard is a PCB or a design?

[@Wordsnwood]

It's an old PCB. I didn't make that.

[@terminalseven7790]

@@Wordsnwood cool lol. i like it. how would you go about cleaning an acacia workbench? it's going to be my workbench, but i don't want to damage it's finish, if possible. it has a satin-like finish OTB. Thanks

[@charlespatterson9138]

Not sure how rare it is but my boss bought some property that had a big acasia on it here in western Washington she had it cut and milled into slabs she has slowly sold over the years luckily she don't advertise that she has some for sale cuz I'm eventually gonna get her to give me.a.slab I want to make an guitar with it.lol

[@tugboat2214]

Good work. How tuff is that acacia wood.?

[@Wordsnwood]

I find it a bit soft. I think it'll get dinged up. I'd sooner go with maple for a counter -- at least for hardness.

[@EzekielsCall]

A wider brush might help.

[@azuanatoya]

didnt know you have acacia wood too in NA. i though its native in asia.

[@TEKDAD]

It’s made in vietnam…

[@michaelsilva7085]

Maybe reach out to ‘Pask Makes’ he uses waddle quite a bit. I suspect he could help with finishing options.

[@jdbinchotan]

Hello

[@Wordsnwood]

Hi there

[@tugboat2214]

I can see and hear your wedding ring rubbing has you check the finish .

[@Wordsnwood]

So can I... I fired the sound engineer. Along with the cameraman. 😉

[@tomhollerich2054]

I'm pretty sure your wood is not "Acacia". It's probably "Robinia pseudoacacia" - known as "Black locust" in America. The heart wood of Robinia pseudoacacia is very rot resistant an is - in Europe - often used for outdoor children playground structures for example. The sap wood (white/yellow color) is not rot resistant and less dense. As your board is full of sap wood it is of a lower quality. One very impressive quality of Robinia pseudoacacia heart wood is that it shows very intense natural fluorescence under UV light. The freshly sanded heart wood glows magically green/yellow under UV light. Try out - you will be amazed.

[@bmarie8965]

Why do we always need to know the in depth details. Lol.

[@R.C.425]

Moses was instructed by God, to make the Ark of the Covenant out of acacia and covered in gold.

[@cds957]

Art, get a bigger brush!

[@rd-ch1on]

Looks like the vietnamese shop glued all their floor sweepings together

[@dtom1145]

Cheap, junk wood being used for everything and anything. Not very dense, scratches and dents easily.