Thread: tell me of rasberry jam.

Googled ["acacia acuminata" woodturning] and got some mixed info; also a few hits to posts here.

Joe

Originally Posted by soundman

I picked up a small lump of rasberry jam ( acacia acuminata) at the wood show this year.
I've done a couple of searches... plenty of information about the plant & its significance, its genitic details and growing it
But not a sausage about using at as a timber.

tell me a story please.

cheers

Apart from its use as incredibly termite resistant fence posts in the WA wheatbelt, Jam has been shunned as a working timber because it is so hard and it rarely grows to a size worth milling.

I have scored about 20 small pieces from a retiring turner and I have made acquaintances with a farmer who has a large amount of it on his property. I think it would be useful for tool making and of course turning.

And yes it really does smell like raspberry jam when you cut it!

Cheers