Jon Nuckles
03-31-2011, 1:45 PM
A local tree cutter gave me this wood, which I think he said was honey locust. The log is the crotch piece below and to the left of the mulberry piece on the top of the pile. As you can see from the rough outs, the heartwood is rather orange and the sapwood is creamy. The heartwood is very hard. It is really wet and smells sour (a little like vomit, frankly) when you turn it. It leaves a wet residue on the lathe bed that is very hard to clean off, despite the fact that I had just waxed it.
Can anyone confirm this is honey locust or tell me what it is? If you can identify it, can you tell me if it dries and finishes well (i.e., is it worth messing with when I have plenty of other wood to turn)? The piece on the lathe is intended to be a hollow form, but it has quite a few knots that look like they are going to cause problems as they dry (it is in a plastic bag right now because I didn't have time to finish rough turning it yesterday). I coated/filled them with CA glue, but I don't have high hopes of saving this one.
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Can anyone confirm this is honey locust or tell me what it is? If you can identify it, can you tell me if it dries and finishes well (i.e., is it worth messing with when I have plenty of other wood to turn)? The piece on the lathe is intended to be a hollow form, but it has quite a few knots that look like they are going to cause problems as they dry (it is in a plastic bag right now because I didn't have time to finish rough turning it yesterday). I coated/filled them with CA glue, but I don't have high hopes of saving this one.
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