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  1. 29th July 2020, 10:42 PM #1
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    Default Another roadside find but don't know what it is

    Found this on the side of the road - have no idea what it is but I can see what it is going to become...wood piece.jpg
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  3. 30th July 2020, 01:21 AM #2
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    Looks like a Dracaena fragrans

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    Have you ever turned one? I've never even heard of them before!
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    No, I only found the name off Google

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    Looks like a Yucca to me. If it is, I won't clasify it as a timber, or being suitable for turning. Worth a go I suppose.

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    They do make fire once suitably dried out.... Also useful in mulch....

    Probably not going to get much woodworking out of it though...
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    Yeah, probably way too fibrous to give a usable blank... much like palm.

    Then again, I have seen palm, cacti, even dog droppings successfully turned with experimentation and stabilisation techniques.

    Also seen - and attempted - the same with... 'significantly short of ideal' results.

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  9. 31st July 2020, 07:59 PM #8
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    Cheers everyone - it has been confirmed as being a Yucca...
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