Hackberry

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My parents had a Hackberry come down at the edge of their yard. It’s been dead for some time & is spalting as it stood.
Is it worth painting these up & letting them dry & spalt some more? Or should I just practice turning bowls with them as they are?
The 3 in the photos are still pretty solid.
I have some larger logs as well, but no good way to mill them into boards. I may try cutting them into bowl blanks as well.

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Turn the good sections now. The rotting areas probably won't turn well without stabilization.
 

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Use it! It’s fun to turn.
Don’t be surprised to find large grubs in it!
There’ll be good practice and some results to show.
I turn it kinda often, the punky areas can be problematic— if it’s important to the turning, I just use thin CA- lots. Have tried other commercial hardening things— not really impressed with them.
 
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