Thanks will try the sink methodIf one of the small pieces sink in a bowl of water, it could be Lignum vitae. which is one of the hardest and densest wood known.
Sorry HankI am thinking elm... but looks like spalted maple...
I hate the "Guess my wood from a picture" Game! LOL
My guess was on a whim -- I have an old deadeye from a merchant schooner's rigging that was sunk in Lake Ontario during the War of 1812 -- same dark coloration and it does sink.Well it Floats, McRabbet
Thank youMy guess was on a whim -- I have an old deadeye from a merchant schooner's rigging that was sunk in Lake Ontario during the War of 1812 -- same dark coloration and it does sink.
Mike I am a newbie to turning, so most pblms are due to lack of skill, but whatever this wood is, shall not try it again, until maybe my skill improvesI love turning Lignum Vitae and have never found a wood that I couldn't turn.
I did bend a 3/8 thick bowl scraper on some 100 year old oak burl.
That was what lead me to build my Oland tool.
No worries, your post, replies are most informative and welcomedSorry, I thought you were one of the big time famous turners...
Most often it is not turning skill but sharpening technique that is the problem.
I find the harder the wood the better it turns.