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Italian Cypress

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Italian Cypress

Ben

>I have a couple of large Italian Cypress trees coming out, has anyone turned any of this and is it worth saving?

thanks,

Ben

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Re: Italian Cypress

Jon Arno

>It's a blond and rather bland wood, often loaded with small pin knots. It has good decay resistance, but I wouldn't consider it a prime turning wood.

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Mick

>The first wood i ever turned on my own lathe. Smells beautiful, and it can have some very interesting figure and grain with lots of knots. Does tend to crack, and you need a good solid tenon to hold it. Definetly worth trying.