Tom Dougall wrote:
: After getting the lilac home I waxed the ends straight away. Only 3 weeks
: later it split so badly that it could be used only for the barbecue. So as
: far as I am concerned lilac is useless for turning and I won't attempt to
: use it again.

I had some that did the dsame thing -- basically the stuff shattered.
I wasn't too upset -- I roughed out a vase, and the lilac smell was so
strong (and this was OUTside) I thought I'd been dropped in a perfume vat.

-- Andy Barss