Lilac Limbs Cracking | American Association of Woodturners
May 24,  · Lilac is a wonderful wood to turn. Don't have pictures of one I've done in Stabilize Wood For Turning Light straight grained lilac, but here's one I did in lilac burl (stabilized). The colors in this haven't really faded, but my wife keeps it in a tray and not exposed to light when it's not in use, plus being stabilized can help slow the color fade sometimes. Mar 28,  · Lilac is a wood that cracks like olive wood. In fact lilac and olive belong to the same family. Now I have turned a "big" piece of a lilac that was probably two hundred years old since it was planted in a classic position near a house built in the seventeen century. That piece came from the trunk that was crawling near the ground. Apr 23,  · Seal/wax it quickly after you cut - Lilac will split. Tough to keep big pieces without splitting unless you rough turn and dry slowly. Drying after a soak in denatured alcohol (DNA) also works well with lilac search the other woodturning forums for "DNA drying" or similar key words -- lots of information out there on www.- g: pdf.

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