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  1. 29th July 2012, 06:17 PM #1
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    Hi everyone, has anyone had experience Lychee wood, if so so what have you used it for, my Son-in-Law has cut one down today and it seems to be a lovely red colour. I have asked him not to burn it until I get some info on it, Thanks.
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    Most fruit woods seem to be pretty good. I would certainly give it a try.
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    I cut one down a couple of years back and used some of it for, mainly, small turnings; such things as small bowls, some pens, some tool handles.
    Lovely wood to turn and takes a good polish. But cracks extensively in drying.
    I'd suggest roughing out your pieces green as soon as possible.
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    Have had the same experience as .

    Bloody stuphph cracks in front of your eyes!
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    To stop it cracking, it might be worth coating it all over with end grain sealer. Not just the end grain, but all over. Then give it a lot of time to dry. I had some success doing this with banksia, which also has a bad reputation.
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    Some sections I got hold of were more of a pink colour than red and the borers were were a far bigger problem than cracking, but it was nice to work and finished well too
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