Brian - what's that spindle blank, 4th from the left? That's cool looking grain.
Lilac
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Stabilized redwood burl.
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Here's a different one - shows a more typical look, maybe.
What ya making Bri? Should I assume you are stabilizing the stock. I rarely have seen spalt in lilac. As for purple streaks, that is very common in any of the purple flowering Syringa vulgaris forms. The white variety usually has a less likelihood of the purple streaks.
For S. vulvaris, those sizes are also common. Getting the 4, 5 and 6" diameter stuff is rare. It often has rot after getting to the 3" diameter. I have several pieces here and there. The dry ones usually burst open on one side, check pith deep and open right up.
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Yeah, tricky stuff, but perfect for Easter. I've never seen a 6" diameter piece - biggest I've had is maybe 2".
The white cultivar typically grows bigger than the purple ones, but lacks those color streaks you like. Second thing, the white ones often have straighter grain. The purple can often have spiral grain. I've got 2" stuff in the basement, think I might still have some 4" stuff in the wood shed. Have not made it there in a while due to snow depths.
He cut me a truck load of twist free staves yesterday from one very old bush on an abandoned homestead in Pennsylvania. I told him to cut the stumps and seal them for wood turning. The big one is the largest I or he had ever seen. 6". Look at the heart wood. Tree obviously needed a good trim.
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@Byron Barker How do you plan to get all those to Taiwan?
Make him an offer on it. The wife says that one is off my list...
I always take a load back with me in a snowboard bag onto the plane. Much cheaper than shipping. Fit as many as I can each trip. In the meantime, they just season nicely in my brothers basement. No rush. Got a lot of good stuff I want to try out waiting for COVID to back off a little.
I wish but shipping would be quite high and right now I am very busy so any woodworking has been postponed
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Got the lilac, and it's beautiful - thanks. Let me know what you want back. I am headed out to the post office tomorrow and can send right away if you get this tonight.
About to head home. How many pc you want me to pick out? 1, 2, ? How bout start with the red palm and if that's not enough you finish the package. She saw that palm and was really taken with it. If that works for you it will work for me. I ain't gonna get rich playing with this. It is more of a pastime for me. I am a lead carpenter so I just need something to fill my sawdust quota...
If that msg wasn't for me, disregard.
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Sounds good. How about I throw in the African blackwood spindle as well?
PM me your address and I will ship tomorrow.
PM me your address and I will ship tomorrow.
That would be great. By the way, there is 0 more lilac. The entire bush died. They had another one but a beaver of all things decided their lilac tree was perfect to dam up the drainage ditch along the road. Thus ruining their yard several different ways at once. Local gossip is the beaver is still at large but I dont believe gossip much.
Nice. I didn't know you had a brother here or that you travel here regularly. That sounds like a nice way to do things.
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Shipped yesterday
Got a wood hoarders delight today. Thank you. Let me know if you are after weird bush/ornamental stuff. I have a job in a retirement community area. Lots of landscaping gets removed when an addition goes on or a deck gets reworked. I grubbed out a couple holly rootballs last fall but they were snatched up by a local turner. I am fascinated by crap that isnt "normal". I think I owe ya, man.
