Hi,
I may be getting some fruit tree wood. Crab apple and plum. How are these kinds of wood to turn?
Herb
I may be getting some fruit tree wood. Crab apple and plum. How are these kinds of wood to turn?
Herb
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fruit tree wood
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apple moves a lot, plum if it is damsom is gold, great color, just hard to get a very large piece
Careful when drying.....
Just a caution to try to turn fairly thin and dry slowly. In my experience, many of the denser "fruitwoods" of the Rose Family such as apple, pear, plum etc. are prone to cracking during drying if not dried slowly and evenly. I'd like to hear if others have the same experience.
When turned and finished, the woods often look great. For boxes, scrapers work really well if proper technique is followed. These woods have fairly dense, closed grain (diffuse porous) and they finish well with excellent results, often with excellent color and figure. The only major drawback is the risk of cracking or checking during the drying process.
Good luck with the wood -
Rob
Just a caution to try to turn fairly thin and dry slowly. In my experience, many of the denser "fruitwoods" of the Rose Family such as apple, pear, plum etc. are prone to cracking during drying if not dried slowly and evenly. I'd like to hear if others have the same experience.
When turned and finished, the woods often look great. For boxes, scrapers work really well if proper technique is followed. These woods have fairly dense, closed grain (diffuse porous) and they finish well with excellent results, often with excellent color and figure. The only major drawback is the risk of cracking or checking during the drying process.
Good luck with the wood -
Rob