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  1. 26th March 2011, 07:57 PM #1
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    Default Liquid Amber

    I have just been given a couple of logs of the above, and I know nothing about the timber at all. Is it toxic, turnable, easy to use? I would appreciate any info I can get. Thanks.
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  3. 26th March 2011, 10:25 PM #2
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    Good question. I've got a tree of liquid amber in blocks seasoning at the moment and would love to know what it's like. I could just try it I guess.
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    Here you go, Shirley: https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/liq...ny-good-66717/

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    Default Liquid Amber.

    Hi Shirley,
    It is 1 of the best Timbers to turn. Also it is 1 of the quickest Timbers to dry.
    Turn say a 4ft. Log Upside Down, & Stand it up against a North East Wall.
    In doing this, the Water will run out, & the UV Rays will pass over the Logs.
    It is a very Stable Timber,& does not usually Split.
    Not a Great deal of Grain, but has a nice light Brown Colour to it.
    I like to make String Pull Spinning Tops from it, Kitchen Scoops
    ( R.Raffan Book, Turning Wood ), Dibbers, Spurtles & Knittings Nancys, etc.
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  6. 27th March 2011, 01:24 PM #5
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    Thanks to all of you. It is newly cut so I'll store for a few months and then give it a whirl. Always nice to try something new.
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    Hi Shirley, I haven't had much luck with Liquid Amber (click), and what didn't split was pretty featureless. But hey, free timber is free timber and it's all good practice whatever you turn.
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    Thought I'd asked this self same question a little while ago

    haven't turned any that I got then, yet

    and Ern - the woodpile is bigger and there are still mutterings about it
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