Thread: Is fig any good?

Originally Posted by echnidna

I mean the timber from a fig fruit tree

Almost pure white timber.

I know it's not a fruit fig, but Moreton Bay fig is pretty much useless, I've discovered, after slicing up a large one a couple of years ago. It was a very non-productive way to spend a day . I understand that some fig species can be quite good if properly dried, but I've not been sufficiently masochistic to spend the time trying. Why not give it a go if you've got the time and space?

Any white timber is worth keeping, if nothing else, just for inlay work or feature joints.

that's what I was thinking

Hi Bob,
I have used moreton bay fig for inlaying with success. As for fruit fig, give it a go. White would contrast well with other timbers. I have played with apricot and almond with success too. Apricot was very nice.

cheers,
conwood

As Conwood says, It's great for inlay work & is very easy to work with!

Originally Posted by MajorPanic

As Conwood says, It's great for inlay work & is very easy to work with!

I didn't think of that when the thing was splitting as I cut it! I guess there are really very few completely useless timbers.

"no such thing as bad timber - just bad places people want to put it"

While we are on the subject of fig.
I have some very recently aquired very recently dead moreton bay fig.
Has anybody played with this stuff and what is the go.

Man this stuff is wet....

worst come to worse I cxan use it for turning practise or termite bait.

cheers

Originally Posted by soundman

While we are on the subject of fig.
I have some very recently aquired very recently dead moreton bay fig.
Has anybody played with this stuff and what is the go.

Man this stuff is wet....

worst come to worse I cxan use it for turning practise or termite bait.

Searches are wonderful things.

Mixed reviews:

free wood??
Morton Bay Fig
Moreton Bay Fig

...and 'twas being sold here, too.

Originally Posted by soundman

While we are on the subject of fig.
I have some very recently aquired very recently dead moreton bay fig.
Has anybody played with this stuff and what is the go.

Soundman,

Moreton Bay Fig IS very wet when cut & if left to dry naturally will suffer a great deal of collapse. You need to wrap the timber in a black plastic sheet with only the SEMI-SEALED ends exposed. Drying needs to be done very slowly of you want to see decent recovery percentages.

Thanks major.
cheers

Originally Posted by MajorPanic

Soundman,

Moreton Bay Fig IS very wet when cut & if left to dry naturally will suffer a great deal of collapse.

You ain't kidding!!

maybe all you guys are missing something here. a "Fig fruiting tree" more than likely is Ficus carica. A mediterrean tree as opposed to Ficus macrophylla aka morten bay fig.
just a thought.
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