On 15 Feb 2006 17:44:30 -0800, "
wrote:

Hi Mac

I never found it more messy than other wood, come to think of it didn't
you turn pine ?
I would call pine messy, however I never turned small mulberry branches
and they might very well be more of a mess than the trunk wood.
Still I would say try it, I do like mulberry, good chance you do to.

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

yeah, I turn a lot of pine, leo.. not really by choice but because it's mainly
what grows here.. *g*

In the spring, the pine had some sap, but mostly water... still finding spots on
the walls and ceiling that I misses in the cleanup..lol

The main problem I had with the sap in pine wasn't really drips, just that
wherever the shavings hit, they stuck.. especially with end grain stuff... yuk!

The mulberry is on hold in the driveway, I picked up a truckload of pepper
yesterday from a neighbor... the tree has been down for quite a while and I want
to seal what I'm not going to turn right away and get it stacked...

Pepper seems very strange (to me) because it looks like hardwood but turns
almost TOO easily... I have to ride the bevel or I take away too much wood and
turn the whole piece into shavings!

It looks like anything turned thin will warp nicely... I'm looking forward to a
lot of turning practice...
Mac

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