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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Bone pile on January 17, 2017, 09:20:54 am

Title: New wood
Post by: Bone pile on January 17, 2017, 09:20:54 am

They had to remove an American Mahogany at work last week. I rescued a few of the bigger straighter limbs. It's heavy but hopefully it will cure out nice. I'll get the stump when they cut it out too.
Roger

Title: Re: New wood
Post by: Parnell on January 17, 2017, 10:50:21 am

Very cool, Roger.  See you in a few weeks?

Title: Re: New wood
Post by: Zuma on January 17, 2017, 01:10:45 pm

Sweet, What can you tell us about that wood Rog?
Zuma

Title: Re: New wood
Post by: mullet on January 17, 2017, 04:56:24 pm

China Berry?

Title: Re: New wood
Post by: Chippintuff on January 17, 2017, 07:11:23 pm

I'm not familiar with an American Mahogany, but there may be one. Like Mullet said, it looks a lot like chinaberry. I'm not sure what uses china berry is good for, but it is pretty stuff.

WA

Title: Re: New wood
Post by: mullet on January 17, 2017, 08:40:19 pm

Rog', if you are going to try and make a bow from that we can get straighter stuff.  It needs to be wide and longer. Look up Eastern Mahogany and see if it's the same.

Title: Re: New wood
Post by: Bone pile on January 19, 2017, 10:52:15 am

It is eastern mahogany an arborist had to come out and identify plus the seed pods gave it away