Ginko Wood for Turning

4/15/05, 6:27 PM #1

George@Colonel's Workshop-Havertown, PA
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Ginko Wood for Turning

George@Colonel's Workshop-Havertown, PA

>Good Afternoon Friends,

My sister-in-law is having some problems with two ginko trees in the side yard, and is having them taken down. These are mature trees whose roots are coming up thru her celler floor, and it will cost her a fortune for removal and repair. The ginko sheds small globular seed pods which smell like dog dirt. I'm not sure if the wood itself has that unpleasant oder, and if the wood is worth turning into bowls. Has anybody used it, and is it worth asking for? Appreciate your comments.

George

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4/15/05, 11:04 PM #2

Dinyar Chavda
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>Gingko turns like a dream---beautiful shavings, hardly needs sanding, and there is no unpleasant smell that I detected.

Having said that, it is a rather plain wood, with very little character in terms of grain. So I have been using it to turn pieces that are subsequently dyed or carved or both.

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4/16/05, 2:37 AM #3

Ted Calver
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Ted Calver

>Female Ginkgos are banned from planting in most municipalities because of the smelly fruit problem. Male cultivars offer the same golden fall color without the smell. Concurr on turning properties. Worth a try anyways.

Ted

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4/16/05, 5:24 PM #4

RonZ
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RonZ

>On the bright side you'll see memory improvement. =o)

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