Any ever try to do much with this stuff other than pens? I did a couple decent spindle turnings that were ok, then tried a platter. What a mess. Dry wood, newly sharpened tools, but huge chipouts and hard as hell to cut. Anyne have anyone idea?
I have used it in segmented turnings and it seems to work well for me with sharp tools.
I have not tried turning bowls or platers out of bloodwood yet so I do not know how well it turns for that purpose.
I've turned a number of bowls from Bloodwood, both unsegmented and segmented. I've never had any problem with it. Quite the contrary, I found that it cuts smooth and polishes to a fantastic finish. What I've worked with was purchased slightly green and air dried very slowly. Is the stuff you're working with kiln dried. That might make a difference. Also, I would guess that a lot of wood might be called Bloodwood. Probably anything that's red and unidentified. Are you sure what you have is the genus Brosimum?
It usually turns very well with sharp tools and smells wonderful.. It's one of my favorites for goblets, also.. holds beading and other details really well...
IMO, it should be a bit "hard to cut", which is why it "machines" well and holds detail...but I've never had any unusual chipping with it..
OTOH, I find that wood being a product of nature, no 2 pieces are alike.. part of what makes turning unique...
I just did several purpleheart pens and they were not only various shapes of purple, but some was tighter grain, some held detail well, etc...
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