"mac davis" wrote in message
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My stepson (23) is here for the holiday and I introduced him to
turning last night..

He picked a chunk of firewood off the pile, I set it up and got it
about 50" round and not wobbling to bad, and he went for it.. *g*

I have no idea what kind of wood this is, but it's exotic looking...
I've never seen white go through the grain like this before, any idea
what type of wood it might be?

The bark looked like a thin version of pine or fir... it's NOT what
I'd call hardwood, but from the little turning I did on it and a bit
of sanding help, it works harder that pine, but not like oak or
anything like that..


The trick is not in getting them interested, it's in getting to use the
lathe again after they're hooked. I used to feel like a "pusher" when I
started turning with the kids at school. The lathe was seldom unused on any
day or class period after that.

It would help with wood ID to know where you are. Doesn't remind me of
anything delivered to my northern Michigan woodpile, though it might be an
exotic. Lots of oddball stuff in the cities.