donbutler Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 A few weeks ago I cut down a ten year old rose of sharon bush and was astonished at how WHITE the wood was. I took a short piece from the root flare and set it out to dry just to see what would happen. It split rather badly. Since its from the root flare I'm not too surprised at the split because the wood grew in several directions. So i'm hoping the rest of the "trunk" will dry without splitting so bad. Even though the piece is small in diameter I thought it might be good for string inlay or something. Has anyone here had experience with this kind of wood? Don Butler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 I'd rip cut thin slices, sand 'em thoroughly and apply different finishes to see how "interesting" that wood becomes in practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 It seems kinda soft to me. I have cut mine back severely but never considered the wood worth any effort. The damn things are fertile, seedlings pop up everywhere. If you don't pull root and all while young they are hard to kill. Cut it off at the ground and it sprouts back ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donbutler Posted May 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Well, I guess I'll be watching for that. Cut off right at the ground. LOL Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPCV_Woodworker Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 If you leave it in the round, it will split, just the nature of the drying process. That being said, not sure how useful it would be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 It seems kinda soft to me. I have cut mine back severely but never considered the wood worth any effort. The damn things are fertile, seedlings pop up everywhere. If you don't pull root and all while young they are hard to kill. Cut it off at the ground and it sprouts back ! hmm, must be the Georgia weather? Mine doesn't ever seem to have seedlings coming up? Maybe Indiana winters are to cold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 This plant is considers invasive so infertile strains have been bred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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