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birdseye maple
Feb 7^th, 2006 at 2:13am

I just got a peice of birdseye maple burl with lots of bumps on itand was told it was very hard to turn.is this true should i use it for something else or trie it?has anyone tried this kind of wood and what can I expext to run into.please explain problem before i ruin this butiful wood.the grain is awsum and sure hate to have to make fire wood out of it Roll Eyes

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Larry Charlot WR Addict Offline Professional Sawdust Maker Posts: 1,443 Yakima, Washington Washington USA Gender:	Re: birdseye maple Reply #1 - Feb 7^th, 2006 at 7:49am I have not found a piece of maple that I didn't like to turn. Easy to turn, easy to sand. go for it what do you have to loose but a piece of wood, and the experience is free. Larry
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mnt.jeremy Junior Member Offline try again.( words which I have heard alot) Posts: 45 Gender:	Re: birdseye maple Reply #2 - Feb 7^th, 2006 at 7:54am in my opinion any maple is great to turn. go for it
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Chris Wright WR Addict Offline Woodturners: 21st century Druids Posts: 3,725 Los Angeles, CA California USA Gender:	Re: birdseye maple Reply #3 - Feb 7^th, 2006 at 8:34am Birdseye is one of the harder maples, but it is still nice turning stock, use a sharp tool and slow sanding speeds and it will be gorgeous. It sands and buffs to a high sheen without finish and finish makes it that much prettier.
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E. Bud Gillaspie WR Addict Offline Where'd I put that round tuit? Posts: 1,182 Gender:	Re: birdseye maple Reply #4 - Feb 7^th, 2006 at 8:45am All of the above is correct especially Chris' sanding tip. If you sand any hard wood @ high speed & get it hot it'll crack in an instant. Yes, I do speak from experience.
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Re: birdseye maple
Reply #5 - Feb 7^th, 2006 at 9:05am

Hi:
The only problem with turning birdseye maple has more to do with the form of the turning than the wood. The birdseye figure is primarily visible in the face grain of the wood so in order to display it to best advantage a form such as a plate, platter or lid with a shallow curve works better than a deep bowl shape where the only face grain areas are in the bottom of the bowl.

Good Luck!
Bob

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dreamer Junior Member Offline anyone seen my lathe Posts: 48 Gender:	Re: birdseye maple Reply #6 - Feb 7^th, 2006 at 11:47am i,ll try to put pic of it.It is wild looking peice of wood and was wondering with the grain going crazy is it hard to sand and get grain to lay down
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