What did you do in your shop today?
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John, thanks, I’ll try that. The heavy, thick bark is one of the reasons I thought locust initially. Osage seems to have a similar bark. There are no hedge apples around though. I’ve got mulberry in the yard but the bark is different.Tom - looks great.
If you want to ID, throw some shavings in a glass of water, if the water turns orange (let it sit for a while), it’s Osage.
If you have a black light check for fluorescence. Black Locust.
Otherwise- probably Mulberry.
Hard to tell the difference between the 3 species “just by looking” (unless you are related to @Mr. Peet
JD
Awesome! Each one customized!
Thanks. I've been matting my own pictures for some time and save the cut offs. I can try different colors on the photo and frame to see which seems to make the photo pop the best.
Great job Jeff. I love matting pictures, I need to get better at building frames.
@JD1137 John, whacha think? Don’t have a black light. Thought I did but it must be with that danged screw driver I can’t find. Wouldn’t mulberry bleed like this too?Tom - looks great.
If you want to ID, throw some shavings in a glass of water, if the water turns orange (let it sit for a while), it’s Osage.
If you have a black light check for fluorescence. Black Locust.
Otherwise- probably Mulberry.
Hard to tell the difference between the 3 species “just by looking” (unless you are related to @Mr. Peet
JD
The object has bark. Mulberry...never seen any with orange tinged inner bark, likewise with black locust.Tom - looks great.
If you want to ID, throw some shavings in a glass of water, if the water turns orange (let it sit for a while), it’s Osage.
If you have a black light check for fluorescence. Black Locust.
Otherwise- probably Mulberry.
Hard to tell the difference between the 3 species “just by looking” (unless you are related to @Mr. Peet
JD
Not exactly sure about your Mulberry question turning the water orange. My understanding is “no”, but to be honest I never tested it.
Otherwise- @Mr. Peet confirmed the Osage question with his comment about the orange inner bark as can be seen on your bowl.
Nice job
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John, thanks. Still haven’t labeled it. Recalled that I got it from a neighbor’s yard. He thinks mulberry, never any hedge apples.Not exactly sure about your Mulberry question turning the water orange. My understanding is “no”, but to be honest I never tested it.
Otherwise- @Mr. Peet confirmed the Osage question with his comment about the orange inner bark as can be seen on your bowl.
Nice job
By the way I found the locust. It was the piece under this one. It’s performing just like locust should, hard as woodpecker lips.
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I Agree with Mark on this.
Here is a bark picture from Paul's site for Osage.
He has a dozen or so bark pictures for Mulberry, but they all have younger bark lacking deep fissures. There are dozens of mulberry live edge pictiures on line, but found none with mature bark or red coloring.
Below is an Etsy ad. It lacks that red/orange bark color as well. Not saying mulberry lacks the color, just saying I have not seen it yet.
He has a dozen or so bark pictures for Mulberry, but they all have younger bark lacking deep fissures. There are dozens of mulberry live edge pictiures on line, but found none with mature bark or red coloring.
Below is an Etsy ad. It lacks that red/orange bark color as well. Not saying mulberry lacks the color, just saying I have not seen it yet.
Mark, thanks. I’ve also looked for bark pictures online but the results are inconclusive for me. I’ve got a smaller mulberry on the ground in log form. Been there a couple seasons now. The bark is not as furrowed but it was a younger tree. I’ve got to cut a piece of that to compare.
Weathered the high temps and sun reflection off my black driveway this afternoon to try something new. Jerry ( @Nubsnstubs ) included a couple of beautiful mesquite thins with some cholla cactus he sent me a few months ago. I've been mulling over in my mind how to best use those mesquite pieces because they're eye catching. I think I have an idea and today was a sort of proof of concept exercise. I think this is going to work. I need to deepen the inlay but I think with some epoxy filling the spaces and a final sanding to get it all flush, it's going to work nicely for what I have in mind. Rainbow poplar for the underlay. It'll probably get a frame around it when I get to that stage.
I also finished casting the female elephant beetle today and it looks real good, no bubbles. So that's the end of the beetle saga.
I also finished casting the female elephant beetle today and it looks real good, no bubbles. So that's the end of the beetle saga.
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Here is a pic of mature Mulberry. The darker band of sapwood is actually resin bleeding out. The tree was cut down before leafing, in late winter. This saw cut was made the day before pic.
That bark looks like Red mulberry (Morus rubra), the native. Is that the case?