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Lemon wood
Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
>We will be cutting down a lemon tree shortly. The thought occurred to me that the timber might make good chisel handles as I know that most fruit woods are prized for tool handles (such as apple used by Disston saws).
Has anyone used lemon for this purpose (or built anything out of it). What is your experience?
How to store it? Just paint the ends? Turn/carve it while green?
Regards from Perth
Derek
Re: Lemon wood
Chris McLaughlin
>Derek:
I can't help you and am only posting because I have the same question about lilac. The neighbor just cut down a large one and I'm looking at it for some chisel handles too. If I don't hurry, it will be thrown in the bin and taken away though, which is one way to solve my dilemma.
Chris
Re: Lemon wood
Paul in NJ
>My experience has been that you need to do two things to minimize checking. One is to split your pieces through the core or pith. The other is to coat the end grain. Anchorseal is made just for this but pva (yellow woodworking) glue or white pigmented shellac works pretty good too. Don't try to dry it too fast in the beginning i.e. don't leave in the sun or an hot attic for instance.
Paul Dzioba
Lilac
Bob Hackett
>I`d say pick up as much as you can get.
Lilac is very unstable so seal the endgrain and split it thru the pith to avoid terminal checking.There will still be some checking but at least you`ll get some useable wood.
It makes great chisel handles and turns and finishes wonderfully.
Mainely,Bob
And pomergranate?
Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
>In addition to the lemon tree, we shall also have to cut down a pomergranate tree. Is this usable?
Regards from Perth
Derek
Oh Yea!
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>Pomergranate is the wood used in wooden drivers... Golf clubs that is. I'd snag some forsure...
I thought it was...
Steve Kubien
>...something called persimmion used in drivers?
I think your right Steve...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>Hmmm, I think I just had a brain phart...
I think it would still be a good wood to use. Have to see what others say.
I need more coffee...
Re: Lilac
Greg B�tit, Vergennes, VT
>I concur- let it dry slowly so it doesn't check. If you're lucky you'll be treated to some nice purple streaked wood. It's a pretty dense and tough wood, should make nice handles.
Greg
I am dying to read a response,
Don Thompson - South of Miami
>...as I have a piece of orange drying, and will probably be getting some lime and some tangerine, soon.* (they have got to be similar, right?
* Citrus Canker Police have issued death sentence.
Re: I think your right Steve...
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>I'd heard persimmon, too, though from a great distance (I will take up golf on my 150th birthday - I promise - but no earlier).
I'm drying some persimmon now, from one of our trees, and it's looking to be VERY hard when it's finished.