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15th October 2009, 08:37 AM #1
Swap small bits of mulberry for you tell me
Can make some mulberry pen blanks out of the heaps of offcuts I'm getting. (I have been cutting it up at about 40x40x140mm for myself (chisel handles) so if you want them slightly bigger than pen blanks let me know) It's a lovely orange timber.
I don't really turn up pens or anything, but if you have anything at all interesting maybe you could send it? like little strips for inlays or offcuts from something. I don't really care too much
By the way, the mulberry is quite green but VERY stable. it's amazing stuff.
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16th October 2009, 10:15 PM #2Small Chips
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I shall google it myself soon, but if it's not too hard would you show us some pics? I'm only curious - I don't have any timber but have several old mulberry trees on the farm (No way I'd cut them down - the fruit are worth so much more IMO!)
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17th October 2009, 10:54 PM #3
Give me some and I'll make you a pen or two
regards
Nick
veni, vidi, tornavi
Without wood it's just ...
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18th October 2009, 09:31 PM #4
I agree, I've spent days eating the fruit and dirtying up my hands and clothes My Mum told me that the best way to get a mulberry stain out is by rubbing more of the fruit over the stain just prior to washing. Just thought I'd throw a little fact in there Heard a few complain about birds crapping on their cars and clotheslines after eating them. Here's that photo.
Sounds like a bit of an unfair deal mate, How about I send you some for free and pay you to make me a pen. I'm sure there's a bit of work in it PM me if you want
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27th October 2009, 11:53 PM #5
mulberry
Hi Eldanos,
We have a mulberry tree in our backyard, unfortunatley the birds get most of the fruit
I have cut the odd branch off and have noticed a dark heartwood in ours, Im not sure if that is true heartwood (the dark center section) with a wide sapwood or whether it is some sort of fungas/colouring like Black Heart Sassafrass gets
I have to take a pic. your pics don't show it. Does any of yours have a dark center?
Peter
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13th December 2009, 09:48 PM #6Intermediate Member
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Not just cars and clotheslines you've got to worry about, mate.
A few years back when I was still living in Gods own country (Queensland for you outa staters) my father-in-law had four or five mulberry trees behind the tractor shed. The flying foxes absolutely loved them.
My father-in-law not being too fussed on flying foxes went out one evening with the shottie to give them a bit of a rattle on.
First and last time he ever did that.
Dunno if you've ever scared a flying fox, but the first thing they do is....how do I put this politely?
Well let's just say he came back to the house with his previously shiney bald head stained purple and a bit unpleasant to be downwind of.
Geraint
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