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I had several people commenting today on an older post asking about Texas Ebony. Another interesting wood in this area is called Texas Persimmon and it is VERY different from the traditional persimmon that I was used to seeing in the southeast where I grew up.
These grow as multi-trunk large shrubs, and the wood is much darker than the typical light brown persimmon. They do produce a small fruit. It’s hard to find a piece big enough to do much with and from my experience the wood has a lot of movement and really tries to split.
I’ve done a few simple boxes with this wood that I’ve mostly given away as gifts. Of the two shown, the first was turned on the lathe, but I kept the top natural and didn’t fill/epoxy any of the cracks. The second was a quick and dirty little bandsaw box that I gave to a friend who invited us out to their ranch.
Overall, I think it is very pretty wood – let me know what you think or if you’ve ever come across Texas Persimmon before.
Cheers,
Richard
-- "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it...It's the hard that makes it great."
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schloemoe
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#1 posted 1052 days ago
Thats some pretty stuff I like it…........................Schloemoe
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Gary
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#2 posted 1052 days ago
Richard, where does this stuff grow? Is it in the hill country or down in the valley….?
-- Gary, DeKalb Texas only 4 miles from the mill
tyskkvinna
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#3 posted 1052 days ago
I’ve only eaten texas persimmon :D
that’s beautiful wood! I would not have guessed it is so dark.
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RichardH
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#4 posted 1052 days ago
HI Gary,
The hill country is littered with these things, but again, most are small. There are a few growing in local parks nearby, and scattered in the small wooded areas next to the office park where I work.
The wood I scored was from a friend whose father had cleared a field in south texas…He had piled up a lot of wood and burned most of it – I got a few nice chunks from wood that didn’t burn on the far edge of his burn pile.
They are actually pretty little tree shrubs – partially due to my newfound fondness for them I planted one at the corner of my house last year. Will be interesting to see how it grows.
-Richard
-- "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it...It's the hard that makes it great."
Skylark53
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#5 posted 1051 days ago
It is beautiful wood, but your work compliments it. Very nice. Closest think we have to that here, in Tennnesse is Walnut.
-- Rick, Tennessee, John 3:16
scrappy
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#6 posted 1051 days ago
Fantastic wood. You did a great job in bringing out the grain and color in your projects. Love the live sections.
Keep it up.
Scrappy
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Ken90712
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#7 posted 1051 days ago
Great post, always fun to see new types of wood and great work done with it!
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
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#8 posted 1050 days ago
Well I’ve found another thing I like about Texas. Thanks for sharing. About the only thing I don’t like about Texas are the Dallas Cowboys. :-)) Geaux Saints!!!!
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