Thread: anyone turned mulberry tree?

Hi Ian,

I am told that some wood that was given to me was Mulberry and it turned well and has a light yelowish colour with a bown straight grain pattern. If i get home before it gets dark i will post a picture tonight or i will do it tomorrow.

Keep it.

roger

Yes I turned up a small piece of Mulberry about three years ago. it had a yellowish tinge to it with an underlying brown grain.

The piece I had ended up as a pen, not a bad timber to turn, and quite pleasant to look at

I have a large branch stashed in one of my sheds.

It has some interesting bits around forks & the butt where the roots join.

Hi Ian, I have turned Mulberry, it is in the same family as Osage Orange, not quiet as Yellow as O O, still fairly hard, finishes well.
Cheers
Barry

I tried to turn one ages ago, but it was jsut to damn stuck in the ground.






















Oh come on, don't tell me you didn't see that coming.

When it comes to a tree I've never used before I cut a section off, turn a simple finger bowl green and see how it looks. It's always worth spending half an hour, you never know what you might find.

I recently got some Tibouchina Noleen (originally thought it was Astonville) and it looks like it will turn out great. I'll post some picks when they have dried out and I finish them in a few months.

Cheers

Originally Posted by outback

I tried to turn one ages ago, ......Oh come on, don't tell me you didn't see that coming.

Outback, that was..... ordinary, try a bit harder next time please.

I havn't turned any myself but I have a lump someone turned ito an incence holder. This lump has some bark inclusion & looks more than moderately interesting. Some time soon I will get at it * make it into something more usefull.
What have you got to lose.
Waste no wood.
cheers

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Outback, that was..... ordinary, try a bit harder next time please.

Sorry , I'm in form filling mode for expenditure justification, (no not tools ). Boring as all get out. I'll try harder next time.

Mulberry is lovely stuff and hard to come by commercially; well worth processing for turning.

Can have green/gold tints and even grain. Finishes well as Baz says.

Thanks guys. sounds like it would be worth keeping a couple of bits in storage.

I read on here somewhere that pvc glue can be used to seal end grain. I don't have any endcheck handy, and won't be buying any as i don't often come across green timber (worse luck). But have a fair bit of white pvc glue that I can use to seal the ends when I cut it down.

Advice for / against using it for sealing purposes?

Also, anyone got any pictures that they can post of items turned out of Mulberry??

You can use PVA glue or even some old paint that you don't want.

This was turned from a very old lump I was given. The younger piece I turned was lighter in colour and had more pronounced green/gold tints.

As for sealing, it's a fruitwood and so needs extra effort. I'd recommend sealing with hot wax for the long run and wrapping in Glad Wrap as soon as you cut it. I think you'll find it worth the effort.

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(The upload system isn't working at the moment so I'll try again tomorrow and pm you in the meantime).

Edit: no, I can't attach a jpg to a pm. Bleddy technology. PM me with your email address if you want a pic.

Edit 2: the digital gods have smiled upon me. Upload worked.

Nice piece Ern. Looks similar to Mango.