I got three sections of a tree from my BIL who got it from someone else. The original cutter told him it was "either mulberry or Bois d'arc". There were no leaves attached and the bark was all grunged up with vines.
How to tell the difference? It is orange/yellow wood. It seems like I've heard that mulberry is associated with an unpleasant smell when being turned. There is no smell on this.
Any pointers?
Mulberry cuts and scrapes well. The 2 pieces of Bois d'arc that I turned did NOT like to be scraped. I don't remember any odor with either, but it has been a while since I turned either.
I found the following at:
I refuse to use Google. However, I found that same article and have put some shavings in a plastic bowl with water. Guess I will know in the A.M.
Yeah it doesn't hurt to talk a little here. Do we want all talk of turning to be replaced by googling? Sometimes it is nice to communicate with a human.
I turned several mulberry bowls a few years ago... Cream colored wood with nice yellow highlights... No idea what Bois d'arc is...
Maclura pomifera, commonly called Osage orange, hedge apple, horse apple, bois d'arc, bodark, or bodock. The name "bois d'arc" is thought to come from French explorers who saw the native Americans using it for their bows, i.e. "bow wood". We had some growing on the farm where I grew up.
That's hilarious. The OP asked a question he could easily have found the answer to, I responded to his query and suggested a more efficient method of finding answers, and you say there was no human communication? BTW, was the article I quoted written by a non-human?
And if "asdfasdf" is the name of a real human, his/her parents should be shot :-). I, and most others on this forum, use real names.
I have no desire to get involved in a flame war, so I'll ignore any further posts on this subject.
My thoughts exactly. That's what the group is here for - asking and sharing among fellow woodturners. Used to be that the you knew all sorts of things about the other folks that post here, and not necessarily related to turning - you actually had cyber friends. I miss that...
...Kevin
There was no yellow color in the water with shavings in it overnight, so I am calling it mulberry. It is wet, but it dulls my tools faster than most woods. And no, I am not in the market for a carbide tool.
I've never turned it, but I've heard that the Bois d'arc is really hard. No idea about mulberry. Can you post any photos in alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking? Be interesting to see the wood...
Done!
Well, I sent it but don't see it. If it doesn't make it by morning will re-send.
Ahhh..... I'm familiar with osage orange... thanks!
You might consider getting on facebook, Gerald... Makes a nice addition to newsgroups and easy to share pictures...
I tried it once. Couldn't face Facebook.
Kevin Miller wrote in news:QO6dnVlfILAiBV3MnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@posted.gcicommunications:
Not nearly as hard as Bois d'arc / Osage orange.
Certainly -not- Bois (Osage)
On 06/18/2013 01:51 PM, G. Ross wrote: snip
Then 2nd try turned up. I've never seen mulberry so have no idea if that's what it is, but Bois d'arc is bright orange when fresh so it's likely not that.
...Kevin
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