A friend just called to say a big basswood tree fell on his property, about 2 feet in diam. I know it's soft & pale and used for carving. Is it worth picking it up for turning? Thanks
A friend just called to say a big basswood tree fell on his property, about 2 feet in diam. I know it's soft & pale and used for carving. Is it worth picking it up for turning? Thanks
great for carving but a real headache for turning. Tear out is horrid and taking a finish....well lets just say it too is horrid!
I would imagine it would be great for all your jam chuck needs.
Pretty much what I anticipated, horrid Thanks
If basswood are light enough, make fishing floats and fishing lures with it,some turning on the lathe will be required
I would think it would be worth a little MONEY though. Better than nothing.
I turned one bowl out of basswood as an experiment for beading and pyrography. Tearout was a problem, but with lots of sanding sealer I managed to get it done. I'm thinking about getting more.
Wish I had a few chunks. I've gotten into the carving a bit more, and soft wood is just the ticket. Although I have found that Alder works pretty well...
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I have turned some crotch pieces that had a little grain pattern, but otherwise I did not like it.
It's usually sold as a glue block type piece....have a lash and see what you think.
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I've turned Bass wood and found it to be wonderful if it is dry. When the moiture level is high it is not a pleasure to work with. Here are a couple of lidded boxes I made out of Bass wood years ago. They turned out pretty good considering I was very new to turning when I did these.boxwood boxes #2.jpg
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Couple nice looking pieces there.....