Got a few good sized logs in hopes of using 'em on the lathe. Is this OAK ? No leaves were around to help ID, just 3 good sized chunks. I'm wanting to try a few bowls:
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The bark does look like Oak to me. I have had mixed results with Oak while wet. I have made some nice bowls with good results but I have also had Oak crack and warp right on the lathe! One day not too long ago I was roughing some Oak and did not finish. I went inside and decided to finish roughing the piece in the AM. By the time I got back outside the blank had split almost in half while still in the chuck. With that, my experience says to rough turn and seal it quickly.
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Yea, I have heard Oak is not the best for turning, thus was hoping it was not Oak ! Thanks Ken.
Update: Just drove by where I got the wood and there are a few more trees standing. Not Oaks, look to me like big BradFord Pears, at least that type of shape, although they sure are big around at the trunk.ChrisComment
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Maybe Crabapple? It looks alot like one I just cut down with the orange color to the wood. The tree also looks like a Bradford, IMHO.Comment
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How about "fibarous maximus"?
Heck just turn it and see what happens. Part of the fun of turning
The worst that can happen is that it will warp, crack, break, split, hit you one the nose[:0]
Jim in Texas and Sicko Ryobi Cult Member ©Comment
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My vote is for ASH,, but then again,,,,
I mainly agree with Jim Boyd, just turn it and have fun.Comment
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Right color but wrong leaf. I have an ash right out the windowquote:Originally posted by Doug Jones
My vote is for ASH,, but then again,,,,
Jim in Texas and Sicko Ryobi Cult Member ©Comment
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I assume the maple leaves in the picture are not associated with the wood?Comment
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This was my assumption also as the original post said they could'nt find any leaves that went with the wood. And those leaves sure do look maple.quote:Originally posted by gerti
I assume the maple leaves in the picture are not associated with the wood?Comment
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I need to work on my reading comprehension[quote:Originally posted by Doug Jones
This was my assumption also as the original post said they could'nt find any leaves that went with the wood. And those leaves sure do look maple.quote:Originally posted by gerti
I assume the maple leaves in the picture are not associated with the wood?
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Jim in Texas and Sicko Ryobi Cult Member ©Comment
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Yea - the maple leaves are not associated (unfortunately). That's a different tree in my own yard where I tossed the logs in prep for the chain saw. I'd swear they are big bradford pears, but, man, sure are big specimens....Turned a little honey dipper - seems to be holding up with no cracking, but I noticed some real light blotchy black on the turned item - almost like mold, but, seemed to appear almost instantly after I got done turning the item, maybe a stain ? I cut out some rough blanks with the chain saw so I'll have plenty to play with. It seems "wetter" then I was expecting. Can I rough cut slabs with the chain saw and then let those air dry, or, are those going to crack real bad ? Well, its free, and does seem nicer than the pine I've been using !ChrisComment
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In my (limited) experience fruit woods tend to smell 'fruity' when cut.quote:Originally posted by wassaw998
Yea - the maple leaves are not associated (unfortunately). That's a different tree in my own yard where I tossed the logs in prep for the chain saw. I'd swear they are big bradford pears, but, man, sure are big specimens....Turned a little honey dipper - seems to be holding up with no cracking, but I noticed some real light blotchy black on the turned item - almost like mold, but, seemed to appear almost instantly after I got done turning the item, maybe a stain ? I cut out some rough blanks with the chain saw so I'll have plenty to play with. It seems "wetter" then I was expecting. Can I rough cut slabs with the chain saw and then let those air dry, or, are those going to crack real bad ? Well, its free, and does seem nicer than the pine I've been using !
You should definitely seal the end-grain, or it will crack bad to the point of making the blanks useless. The long-grain does not need to be sealed.
Gerd
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Could that be an elm? Do you have pictures of any leaves of this tree?
Jeff
“Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing”--VoltaireComment
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