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[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

 Last weekend went over to my neighbors house and went back in the woods and he has been cutting on this sycamore that fell this year that was  3 foot in diameter at the base. Got these three chunks closer to the bottom of the roots .  Lots of color !

[Pullstart 62,795]

It’ll be sweet to see them transform into art/deco/useful tools!

[Ed Kennell 38,022]

Looks good.    Is sycamore a good  wood  for turning?    The only thing I can make out of trees is firewood.   I recall a sycamore I cut that didn't dry or burn very well.

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said:

Looks good.    Is sycamore a good  wood  for turning?    The only thing I can make out of trees is firewood.   I recall a sycamore I cut that didn't dry or burn very well.

Theyre .... ok. Its these slabs that spoke to 

me with all the patterns and colors. Best

to turn when wet. 

[bc.gold 3,403]

7 hours ago, The Tool Crib said:

 Last weekend went over to my neighbors house and went back in the woods and he has been cutting on this sycamore that fell this year that was  3 foot in diameter at the base. Got these three chunks closer to the bottom of the roots .  Lots of color !

 

Is that wood spalted

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

2 hours ago, bcgold said:

 

Is that wood spalted

Yes it does  have some spalting in it . 

There was also some hickory chunks that I can go back and pick up that has a lot more spotting in it. The sycamore was on a bend in a creek  so it's soaked up a lot of minerals and such over the years .

[Yossarian 208]

That's gonna make some cool bowls.  I have a friend that turns wood, he likes to work with quartersawn Sycamore because of the lacewood pattern in the grain.

[Pullstart 62,795]

What is spalting?

[Ed Kennell 38,022]

1 minute ago, pullstart said:

What is spalting?

https://www.bing.com/search?q=spalting+def&form=WNSGPH&qs=SW&cvid=c5fd5d9b0c94459795c1304307370d74&pq=spalting+def&cc=US&setlang=en-US&PC=ASTS&nclid=7E1063F5E1FBC03769D8926BB29F12C8&ts=1574946510287&wsso=Moderate

[bc.gold 3,403]

On 11/28/2019 at 7:06 AM, pullstart said: What is spalting?   Punky wood once made into something is usually treated with impregnated resin to preserve its integrity.   https://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/fluorescence-a-secret-weapon-in-wood-identification/   Here is a list of woods that exhibit some level of fluorescent properties when exposed to a black light: Wood Species Fluorescence notes: Afzelia faint to medium yellow-green; dependent on species Albizia bright, uniform green Amendoim bright streaks of yellow Araracanga medium uniform yellow/green Avodire faint to medium streaks of yellow/green Blackwood, Australian medium streaks of yellow/green Bloodwood faint to medium uniform blue; not always apparent in wood, but vivid in ethanol extract Bubinga faint to medium yellow/green; not always present Buckthorn medium uniform green Camelthorn medium uniform green Canarywood faint to medium yellow streaks Cebil medium to bright streaks of green; surrounding dark areas in heartwood Chechen medium to bright streaks of green Coffeetree bright uniform yellow/green Cumaru faint to medium green streaks Ebony, Texas medium uniform yellow/gold; not always present Elm, Wych faint to medium yellow/green streaks; not always present Espave faint to medium yellow/green streaks; not always present Gidgee medium to bright uniform green Goncalo Alves faint to medium streaks of yellow/green; not always present Greenheart faint to medium uniform green Guanacaste medium uniform yellow/gold Guatambu faint to medium streaks of yellow/green Hububalli medium to bright streaks of green Ironwood, Black faint yellow/green streaks; not always present Ironwood, Desert faint yellow streaks Jatoba faint to medium yellow/orange Koa medium to bright streaks of green; not always present Kopie faint uniform yellow/green; not always present Lancewood faint to medium green streaks (not present in sapwood) Lebbeck bright, uniform yellow/green Lemonwood, African faint to medium yellow/green Locust, Black bright, uniform green Locust, Honey bright, uniform green Locust, Water bright, uniform green Machiche medium, uniform green Mahogany, Santos faint to medium green streaks Mangium medium to bright streaks of yellow/green; not always present Mango bright green streaks in certain portions of heartwood Merbau medium, uniform green, with bright yellow/green streaks in areas of mineral deposits Mesquite faint to medium green streaks, dependent on species Mimosa medium green streaks Monkeypod faint to medium yellow/green streaks Monkeythorn medium to bright streaks of yellow/green Mopane faint to medium yellow/green; not always present Muninga faint to medium yellow/orange; not always present Myrtle bright yellow/green streaks in certain portions of heartwood Narra/Amboyna medium yellow Olive faint to medium yellow streaks in certain portions of heartwood Olive, Russian medium uniform green Opepe faint to medium yellow/green Orange faint to medium yellow streaks Padauk, African faint to medium yellow/orange Panga Panga faint uniform yellow/green; not always present Partridgewood (Andira spp.) faint yellow streaks; not always present Peroba Rosa medium uniform yellow/green Pink Ivory medium streaked pink/red in certain portions of heartwood Piquia Amarello bright, uniform yellow Pistachio bright, uniform green Purpleheart faint to medium yellow/orange streaks; varies by species Quebracho faint green streaks Quina faint to medium uniform yellow/green Raspberry Jam faint to medium uniform yellow/green in heartwood, with bright streak at sapwood/heartwood transition Redbud, Eastern medium green streaks Redheart medium uniform orange Rengas faint to medium uniform yellow/orange Sassafras, Blackheart medium orange/red streaks in colored heartwood areas Satinwood, East Indian faint to medium yellow streaks Satinwood, West Indian faint to medium yellow streaks Sugi faint uniform pink/red Sumac, Staghorn medium to bright streaks of green Tali bright uniform yellow/gold Timborana faint to medium green green Tornillo medium uniform yellow/green T’zalam faint to medium uniform green Witels faint to medium uniform yellow Yellowheart faint to medium uniform yellow

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

Good info here ! Thanx!