duckkisser Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 my brother cut out his lilac tree/bush and i went and grabed it up i hear its nice to turn or carve but from what i hear you have to be careful preping it because it tends to split and crack easily as it dries. well i jumped on the lathe and took the bark off and as im triming it up im thinking it will smell a little flower like but nope. It smelled like a pumpkin takes me back to my distant child like memories of holloween. specificly it took me back to last week when i carved out some pumpkins just for the hell of it after 6 years of not doing anything for holloween. anyone ever used lilac? and what do you like to use to seal up your wood as it dries? preferable something i can pick up at menards or lowes since they are down the street and i get a hell of a discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trad4life Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 I don't have much to offer other then the other day I noticed while cutting some up for firewood that the heartwood had a nice purple color, are you getting the same thing? The stuff was about 3" in diameter so I thought some coasters or something would be kind of a cool use for it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted November 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 ya that is what im talking about mine does not have much color but it does have a nice hard feel to it. since coasters are so thin i think i would let it dry realy good and seal up the ends. otherwise it might crack up on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neowalla Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 I'm making a lute bridge out of it right now. I read on another forum of a guy using it to make a fretboard for a guitar also. it is hard, yet not too heavy and it seems to carve ok. My piece is pretty white, but there are hints of purple in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 ok to demonstrait how badly it cracks up i didnt seal the ends and took it inside the next morning it had almost crack in half all the way from one end to ther other. i dont have any anchorseal so i just threw some latex paint on the second piece to see if that helps it.hopefully the second piece i turned will hold up better in the mean time i took the wood outside where its still damp enought to keep it from spliting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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