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Chris Neilan WR Addict Offline OUCH! Posts: 1,009 Waterford Connecticut USA Gender:	Newest wood haul- Mullberry! Apr 1^st, 2013 at 6:17pm Had a few trees taken down at my office today. The arborist dropped two loads of Mullberry at my house. What's the word on Mullberry? Tomorrow comes the maples!
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Re: Newest wood haul- Mullberry!
Reply #1 - Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 12:50am

I have some Paper Mulberry that was given to me by a fellow WR member. Have made a few pens, bowls, handles etc from it. Has a yellow color that finishes very nicely, occasionally will have reddish streaks in it. Not as yellow as Osage Orange, not as hard on tools and I think has more character that OO. This is the only Mulberry I have any experience with.
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Chris Neilan WR Addict Offline OUCH! Posts: 1,009 Waterford Connecticut USA Gender:	Re: Newest wood haul- Mullberry! Reply #2 - Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 7:12am I do like the color of it. I cut a few logs into bowl and spindle blanks last night. It does look like the pith area (which I totally removed) is more unstable than some other woods. I made sure that I cut at least one inch to the sides of the pith.
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Roger_Smith WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 712 North Alabama Alabama USA Gender:	Re: Newest wood haul- Mullberry! Reply #3 - Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 8:11am Those pretty yellow ends will turn brown in a very short time.
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Scott Wheeler WR Addict Offline The wood on the wathe goes wound & wound Posts: 1,799 Reading PA Pennsylvania USA Gender:	Re: Newest wood haul- Mullberry! Reply #4 - Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 8:19am What Roger said about the color, be sure to seal it right away Mulberry will warp and split!
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Re: Newest wood haul- Mullberry!
Reply #5 - Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 8:42am

Roger_Smith wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 8:11am:

Those pretty yellow ends will turn brown in a very short time.

I have seen it turn brown on the tree. Kinda like that too! I am cutting into blanks and sealing what I want to keep. The rest will be firewood. Embarrassed

I am actually acquiring wood faster than I can properly store it, and I don't know any other woodturners in my area.

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Carrie Bradfield Senior Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 290 St. Louis Missouri USA Gender:	Re: Newest wood haul- Mullberry! Reply #6 - Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 4:14pm Mulberry is great! It has a lovely color even as it darkens with UV exposure. It's one of my favorites.
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Steve Bistritz WR Addict Offline Posts: 876 Harrington Park New Jersey USA	Re: Newest wood haul- Mullberry! Reply #7 - Apr 11^th, 2013 at 12:15am did some a few years back and used spar varnish which has UV protection and it hasnt turned brown yet. Some is on my wifes desk by a window whth no change either! Enjoy!
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Chris Neilan WR Addict Offline OUCH! Posts: 1,009 Waterford Connecticut USA Gender:	Re: Newest wood haul- Mullberry! Reply #8 - Apr 11^th, 2013 at 9:20pm i did a rough turned bowl the other day and stuck it in shavings. Kind of stringy, but turned well... We shall see..
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