Mulberry Miniatures

cute …sometimes it’s great to just play in the shop !!!

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Well done.

-- Bruce from Central New York

cool i love just picking up the first piece of wood that you can find and making something out of it! i think thats whats woodworking is all about! thanks for the post.

Nice turnings. Thank you for sharing.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

Nice job. I’ve been told that Mulberry truns dark/black when exposed to the sun. ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT THAT?

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

Nice turning and a good way to use up small pieces of wood. Do you use small chisels for these or the normal size. Bob C.

-- Bob C, Australia. I smile all the time because I dont really know whats going on.

John Gray: I have heard the same thing. The wood was very light after I turned it and turned nice honey yellow after hitting it with the BLO. I have heard the same thing about UV + Mulberry. I’ll keep an eye on these but they probably won’t be receiving much direct exposure to sun.

Bob Collins: Most shaping was done with a 1/4” spindle gouge and a 1/2” wide round nose scraper. I noticed that Woodcraft had a cheap set of mini turning tools, I might invest in those so I can get a little more detailed on my next set of mini turnings.

—Dave

-- David / Durham, NC

How well did the Mulberry turn… I may have access to some very soon and was curious if it would be worth the effort.

-- Chris

I it was a little on the soft side. I wasn’t able to turn any hard edges with it so I went curvy with the pieces and kept the edges soft.

There was a mention of darkening with exposure to UV. When first turned and finished they were a bright honey brown. They are on my desk at work which gets indirect sunlight and have darkened a little in 3 weeks. I’ll post an update here if the change becomes more dramatic.

-- David / Durham, NC