A friend gave me this piece and it's really heavy and dense. He said it was Black Palm. It doesn't look anything like what has been described in another thread about worst woods to turn. Thanks.....Ron
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A friend gave me this piece and it's really heavy and dense. He said it was Black Palm. It doesn't look anything like what has been described in another thread about worst woods to turn. Thanks.....Ron
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It also doesn't look like any black palm I've ever seen before. But, then, I've always been bad at identifying wood -- even when it still has leaves on it!
Thats definitely not black palm. Black locust maybe..?
Kevin
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That's not palm of any kind. It looks like either mesquite or black losust to me.
I just went out and trued it up and cut tenons on both ends and it turns nicely so it can't be Black Palm. It doesn't turn like black locust—yet. I'll know more when I start shaping it. It's not mesquite as I've turned a lot of honey mesquite and screwbean mesquite. Guess it will just be "mystery wood" for a while.....Ron
No that is not Black Palm. It has fibers throughout, with a brittle grain in between.
Here is a pic:
One good turn deserves another
The picture did not come through for me. Would like to see it so I can avoid it if it's as bad as every one says........Ron
I'm just finishing a pen of black palm. It is very soft in the lite areas, and the black (Porkipine quills) are very hard. went to my 60 grit turning tool after a blowout. Hope you can see the pix in previous post now. log off and back on might work.
Bob
Speaking of Palm, they had a pile of Sapel palm(whatever Palms that line the streets here at the beach) and so I decided what the heck and cut me some blanks. I knew palms were in the grass family but man, I'm not sure I even want to put a good tool to it. If you put the light to it just right you can see shimmers of silica throughout it, and that's even in the middle. Guess I'm in for a heck'uva day tomorrow. Whoops, I'm hijacking this thread, sorry. Anyway, that's definitely not anything in the Palm family.
Now the picture comes up. Thanks......Ron
Ron it kinda looks like honey locust to me. Definitely not palm.
Bernie
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Could this be an ash? I've seen ash that looks like this but not nearly as heavy......Ron
I found that my 60 grit turning tool works best, (to avoid tearout).
Bob
Here is the pic in case the photo link doesnt work again:
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One good turn deserves another
Your buddy was pulling your leg.
Glenn Hodges
Nashville, Georgia
"Would you believe the only time I ever make mistakes is when someone is watching?"