Has anyone ever turned the wood from a banyan tree. I have to cut mine down, which was killed by the freeze this past winter.
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Has anyone ever turned the wood from a banyan tree. I have to cut mine down, which was killed by the freeze this past winter.
Gregg Feldstone
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Never turned it, but I remember seeing some spalted banyan pen blanks for sale on eBay... Pretty stuff, but I was too cheap to win the auctions. IIRC, 'Joel in Hawaii' was the seller
Last edited by David E Keller; 05-23-2011 at 8:58 PM.
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I've never turned it before but it would be worth it for you to at least give it a try! Post some photos of what you turn from it - if you decide to give it a shot!
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I have turned banyan pen blanks before. It has been awhile and must not have been bad or I would have remembered it... I even have some spalted banyan and as before do not remember anything bad... When I say that I do not remember it being bad for tear out, no unusual dust, etc...
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