Has anyone used Linden wood for bowl turning, and is it any good?
Thank you, Jim
Thank you, Jim
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Linden Wood
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Linden is a Euro name for our basswood. Tilia sp.
It's fairly unexciting as woods go, being soft, with indistinct annual rings and grows so rapidly most places that it doesn't get fancy figure. Utilitarian stuff with good manners. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d160/GoodOnesGone/a06f7f94.jpg
Don't leave the wood long in the log, as it turns brown and starts to develop a mottled look within a couple of warm months. Turn, Dry, Turn, and maybe burn a bit of decoration in it. Super carving wood, so share with your whittling buddies.
It's fairly unexciting as woods go, being soft, with indistinct annual rings and grows so rapidly most places that it doesn't get fancy figure. Utilitarian stuff with good manners. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d160/GoodOnesGone/a06f7f94.jpg
Don't leave the wood long in the log, as it turns brown and starts to develop a mottled look within a couple of warm months. Turn, Dry, Turn, and maybe burn a bit of decoration in it. Super carving wood, so share with your whittling buddies.
Thanks,MM
We had big storms this past weekend, and a lot of it came down.
Jim
We had big storms this past weekend, and a lot of it came down.
Jim
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James, Michael Bauermeister makes some interesting pieces with American Linden.
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If you have a lot, get it sawed for lumber, too. Can't ask for better secondary wood for insides, underneaths and for painted surfaces.