Lee Bidwell
05-28-2009, 1:22 PM
Hello all,
I'm a new member to the forum, but I can tell from just browsing that there are some great members on this site. I'm just a weekend hobbyist woodworker, but I have the good fortune to have a father-in-law with a couple hundred acres of timber here in north-central Mississippi and a portable bandsaw mill. We are about to mill some cherry for some office furniture I'm planning and, while scouting, we came across a nice sized (~12" dia) persimmon. From what I've read, persimmon can be hard to dry, but the result may be well worth the effort. Has anyone worked with this lumber? I'd like to make something small out of it, or maybe just inlays. Any advice on milling/airdrying would be appreciated. Also, anyone have pics of finished persimmon?
I'm a new member to the forum, but I can tell from just browsing that there are some great members on this site. I'm just a weekend hobbyist woodworker, but I have the good fortune to have a father-in-law with a couple hundred acres of timber here in north-central Mississippi and a portable bandsaw mill. We are about to mill some cherry for some office furniture I'm planning and, while scouting, we came across a nice sized (~12" dia) persimmon. From what I've read, persimmon can be hard to dry, but the result may be well worth the effort. Has anyone worked with this lumber? I'd like to make something small out of it, or maybe just inlays. Any advice on milling/airdrying would be appreciated. Also, anyone have pics of finished persimmon?