Florida "Rosewood"
I just recieved some 8 inch X 36 inch logs from the Orlando Area. They
are called rosewood. The heart is about 5 inches and very dark. The sapwood is creamy. For those familiar with this species; is this wood prone to move much after green turned? Please list the do's and dont's. Thanks, Dave in SW Michigan |
Florida "Rosewood"
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Florida "Rosewood"
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Florida "Rosewood"
My god. A place where rosewood is a trash tree. -- Andy Barss, in southern AZ Andy....do you ever see "Arizona Rosewood"...Vauquelinia californicia..? There's a tree I'd love to have as trash. I just turned one of my few peices yesterday. (I live in Maryland, and got it from someone who thought they were getting Desert Ironwood, so traded it to me)......I gather it's unusual to find it large enough to do much with. |
Florida "Rosewood"
Bill Day wrote:
: :My god. A place where rosewood is a trash tree. : : : -- Andy Barss, in southern AZ : Andy....do you ever see "Arizona Rosewood"...Vauquelinia : californicia..? There's a tree I'd love to have as trash. Never heard of it, but I just looked it up on the Web. I think I've seen ti around. It's listed as an alternative to oleander for landscaping. Oleander is really common here -- I and my neighbor have a half dozen 15-20' tree/shrubs of it. It's deadly poisonous, so it'd be nice to have something else that grows as well. I just : turned one of my few peices yesterday. (I live in Maryland, and got it : from someone who thought they were getting Desert Ironwood, so traded : it to me)......I gather it's unusual to find it large enough to do : much with. Probably not -- how big are your poieces? And what does it lok like? -- Andy |
Florida "Rosewood"
Probably not -- how big are your poieces? And what does it lok like? -- Andy It's ordinarily a small tree, but I have one 'chunk' that is maybe 8" diameter...It is a VERY heavy, hard wood with mottled browns and some almost gold areas, rather like Desert Ironwood. When polished, it glows with swirls and figures....light, almost yellow sapwood that is harder than most regular heartwoods. Unlike Desert Ironwood, it has almost no odor, though it is dusty to turn. The pieces I have are full of checks, worm holes and fissure, as they were dead salvage pieces, but it just gives them character. So far, I have not seen a turned piece other than my own. I'll see if I can post a picture when I get back from a weekend trip. |
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