If you still happen to have any Lilac. Before trying to sell it, soak in DNA and dry it, turrning wax it and give it some time to dry before selling. Lilac sanded. Replies 5 Views Regardless of what size pics your camera give to your pics, you only need some software to reduce to the correct size before downloading. Interested If you still happen to have any Lilac. The lilac wood for turning 50 is a result of parts of the wood drying faster than other parts the log looses water through lilac wood for turning 50 end grain faster than through the side or bark.

I am in Southeast NH. Are you close by? Will beeswax work? Or does it have to be petroleum based? Lenny Member. Anchorseal works well. Look for it at lumberyards that sell IPE decking. Lenny said:. Lincoln Street Member. I have a fishing rod handle turned from Lilac. It is one of my favorites and grain pattern on this one is very nice with a contrast in color. After I showed my wife the rod handle she guards her lilac tress pretty close.

Ah cool, i'll give that a shot. Rubbing all these pieces with beeswax would take me forever. Anything to seal the end grain as soon as possible. Old Latex paint, spray can paint, paraffin, lacquer, polyurethane, etc. Just get some on there You can always cut an inch or two off and reapply something better, but you can't unsplit the wood Hey Monolith!

George I agree on both counts lol! He did say he was going to take pics since it was right outside his door :wink:. Anyone know of a good free pic host for large pictures? Last edited: Jul 17, Nevermind, I just cropped the pics and uploaded them here.

Click on the photos by my username for bigger versions! Curly Member. So Monolith, where in midcoast Maine are you? You can't get much more mid-coast then ME!

Great stuff, mate! Regardless of what size pics your camera give to your pics, you only need some software to reduce to the correct size before downloading. There are a few free versions of that type software available! Thanks for putting the pics in, was never any doubt of your "claims" but it makes things so much easier to actually see what you're talking about!

Cheers George. If I leave a lot of this uncoated, will the checking on the ends extend all the way through the piece? Lenny, i'm a good hour south of you in Newcastle. Wanna take a drive? Daniel Member. Just some thoughts as I read this thread. In your close up of the 3 inch diameter. As far as the "Burl" Better to stay away from that word. Nothing against you it is just a term that tends to get abused. To many people have claimed any wood with anything other than a straight grain is a burl when in fact Burl is a very specific grain pattern as well as condition in the wood.

It woudl be safer to simply call it crotch or better yet "Figured Grain" the figured grain is a pretty broad term for anythign that is not straight grain and covers a lot of territory. It will allow you to describe the grain as something other than normal but not leave buyers with a wrong impression.

I just saw your last question. The cracking is a result of parts of the wood drying faster than other parts the log looses water through the end grain faster than through the side or bark. The sealing of the end is an attempt to slow the loss of water at the end. Ah, ok. Can I just seal the cracked ends to halt any further splitting, or do I need to cut the split ends off and then seal?

You need to cut them off back to a point where there are no splits , probably an amount at least equal to the diameter of the piece.

A good log length measurement rule for what you've got there is to have it in increments of 6" as pen blanks are about 5" long, so the longer the pieces the better, less ends to seal and crack. I find that logs Lilac Wood For Turning Code lengths at about 50" cm are easy to handle and store, for a small diameter wood such as yours..! Should I be sealing along the length of the logs where i'm taking off sappers?

Or is that not an issue? Although i'm starting to regret that I didn't just burn it Alright, so I finally finished re-cutting All the lilac and sealing the ends with anchorseal. Joined Apr 17, Messages 7. Interested If you still happen to have any Lilac. Just wondering if it is American with the purple stripes in the grain, or the Persian Lilac?

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