I lost a plum tree that had constant disease issues. The wood has beautiful figure. What would you make with it?



How would you stabilize it to prevent cracking?

Keith

If there's a crotch piece, or even the trunk, I'd have a bowl turned out of it by someone who knew what they were doing.

I love figured wood as much as anybody, but I'd let it dry for at least 2 years with paint on both ends of the rounds depending on what you want....like bowls or other stuff. As it dries it will tighten up and darken a bit.

I've worked with fruit wood before and it can be great but if you go at it too soon you might be disappointed.

Just my thoughts.

Pete

Cool colors

The clear coat they use on bar tops will help preserve it, I can’t remember what it’s called for the life of me, but it comes as a clear goop and it hardens into what’s basically crystal clear plastic.

Beautiful piece of wood. Would be a shame to not do something with it.

To prevent cracking and warping use Pentacryl wood stabilizer. It replaces the moisture with solids, so no shrinking or wood movement. I would get it into the stabilizer mucho pronto tho. Maybe store the pieces in plastic to prevent moisture loss until you get the stuff.

A small fire in my wood boiler.

knife scales , you could epoxy stabilize them if you don't think the wood is strong enough by it's self


maybe even some revolver grips

How much do you have?

I'd seal the end grain and saw it into boards probably about 5/4". Sticker the boards and band them or put a decent amount of weight on top to keep them from warping as they dry. Let them sit a year minimum then have them kiln-dried or let them sit a year and a half and use as is. You can get down to 12-15% moisture content by air drying and 6-9% by kiln drying. I prefer air drying certain woods, especially black walnut.

I'd probably build jewelry boxes out of it, blanket/toy chests if you have enough.

Or you could seal the end grain and cut blocks in half lengthwise. Once it's dried you could have some nice, matching bowls turned out of it.

You don't want to turn an end grain bowl, using the method above results in a much nicer finished product.

Guy that logged the woods beside my rent house sprayed a thin wax out of a chemical sprayer on the log ends when I asked why he said it was to keep them from cracking since it was going to be a while befor he had all the logs out and up to hall.

House paint will work as a sealer as well, give it two coats at least . If you don't seal it it will gofrom pretty wo0d to only firewood. There's some pretty wood there

A clock

I would carve a portrait of Jtrap on it and hang above a toilet in a mescin truckstop

Give it to my buddy and ask him to make me a turkey call. Pot or box, call makers choice.

Peace pipe wrapped with fur

That's what I was gonna post!

A nice low table.
It will mold if put in plastic.