my neighbor has a camphor tree that will be trimmed back soon.
some of the limbs are maybe 8" in diameter and I was thinking of
harvesting some of it for tool handle turnings and whatnot.
I am not overly fond of the camphor "odor" . . . so my question is:
in a finished product, does this smell go away after it is dried and varnished ???
and - how bad is the stink while doing the actual turning.
I will probably cut the wood into 12-14" chunks and seal the ends
and store in my very warm metal tool shed to cure.
and if the odor is so bad that I can not work with it, I will pass it on
to whoever wants to pay postage and be done with it.
it is the type of camphor tree that has the little black very obnoxious berries.
Edit: saw some videos on the good ole YouTube that sort of answered my questions.
every fiber in my body CRINGED while watching this video having flashbacks
of my recent injury - - - I can not imagine that hunk of wood hitting me in the face !!
some of the limbs are maybe 8" in diameter and I was thinking of
harvesting some of it for tool handle turnings and whatnot.
I am not overly fond of the camphor "odor" . . . so my question is:
in a finished product, does this smell go away after it is dried and varnished ???
and - how bad is the stink while doing the actual turning.
I will probably cut the wood into 12-14" chunks and seal the ends
and store in my very warm metal tool shed to cure.
and if the odor is so bad that I can not work with it, I will pass it on
to whoever wants to pay postage and be done with it.
it is the type of camphor tree that has the little black very obnoxious berries.
Edit: saw some videos on the good ole YouTube that sort of answered my questions.
every fiber in my body CRINGED while watching this video having flashbacks
of my recent injury - - - I can not imagine that hunk of wood hitting me in the face !!
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