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Mulberry: To turn or not to turn

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Forum topic by Chris posted 598 days ago 824 views 0 times favorited 5 replies Add to Favorites Watch
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Chris

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598 days ago

Topic tags/keywords: wood mulberry turning bowl blank lumber

My Dad needs to take down a Mulberry tree in his back yard and has asked if I wanted some of it. The sap wood is very light with purple heart wood.

Have any of you ever turned any? Or, has anyone ever used it period? I’m very interested in any examples you folks may have.

-- Chris

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trifern

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598 days ago

I have turned Hackberry but not Mulberry. The Hackberry turned fine. My limited experience tells me that if it is wood, it can be turned. I will be interested in what other jocks have to say.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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Peter O

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598 days ago

I’ve seen a few small pieces made out of Mulberry. Very pretty.

And besides, how can you turn down free wood? Every so often someone around here cuts down a Walnut tree – you limb it, cut it, load it, haul it, mill it, dry it, and rake the twigs out of their yard and they’ll let you have it for the low, low price of $400.

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Chris

1469 posts in 889 days


598 days ago

Well, we don’t see very many Walnut trees in Florida, I WISH.

I had no intention of turning it down, I’m not that senile! :)

Does it hold it’s color or does it fade with exposure to UV like many species? Just questions that rattle around my brain.

-- Chris

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wheresmytools

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584 days ago

I’ve turned red mulberry and it was very nice to turn. I guess that it is more yellow than regular mulberry. I don’t have any finished pictures handy (if I find them, I’ll post them). But this is of a block that I have waiting to turn.

I turned the block square into a square edged bowl and added 4 small legs turned from red heart. I forgot to photograph it before I gave it away. But they sent me a couple prints. I’ll look for them and scan/post them.

-- Charlie in TN, looking for his tools...

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Chris

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581 days ago

Thanks Charlie….

-- Chris

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