Turning Blackjack

1/26/04, 8:32 PM #1

RPE
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Turning Blackjack

RPE

>Has anyone turned Blackjack oak? Talk about beautiful wood!! Every color under the sun.. From dark red to pink, black to golden oak color. I have access to hndreds of these trees. They died due to standing water. About 50 acres of them. This one I cut was dead but still full of water when it came down. The one I cut was 19" in diameter. It was a medimum size one.

I was wondering if it will retain the color? I put several coats of lacquer (Deft) on it. It cuts really well.

I am getting my easy core this week so I will be coring it all up.

RP

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1/26/04, 10:52 PM #2

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>The Blackjack oak I`ve seen out in MO. is prone to burls.It may be just Ft Leonard Wood,but there sure were alot of massive burls on the ones out there.Come to think of it,I saw a burl the size of a small car on one at AP Hill in VA.It was right next to a vehicle parking area on one of the ranges.Lets hope you have some luck looking around,at least one of those trees is bound to have burls.

Mainely,Bob

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2/6/04, 6:32 PM #3

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>I've just started turning Blackjack Oak a few months ago after the recommendation of a turning club member. It certainly is a wild looking grain for a domestic species. The tree is a "poor soil" tree at least in this part of (Southwestern) Missouri. If you have a good stand of it, you have poor soil in those areas. It mainly grows on the glades and other rocky outcroppings.

Just shortly after I got interested in it, I discovered a larg-ish burl. It's about 4' round and 20" thick. Weighs around 250 lbs. Haven't cut into it yet to see if it's sound though.

- Andrew

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