I got my wood today and am anxious to use it. These are 11" x 1.5", & cost $10 each. I plan to turn some Christmas ornaments and maybe some handles I am very curious to see how they turn

Cool! How thick?

Inch and half sq

Thanks

Lew, it took a twist when I glued it The color started to leach out into the glue. Water base finishes are out, unless you want that look

10 minutes ago, Ron Altier said:

Lew, it took a twist when I glued it The color started to leach out into the glue. Water base finishes are out, unless you want that look

Thanks for the heads up!

I had to see how it would turn. It is hard stuff and you must be careful about tare outs going from the softer (yellow hart,) but it is beautiful

I see you're turning it with the grain oriented as it would be for turning a bowl. so far I've only used it with the grain oriented in spindle fashion to make some handles and pens. I had no tear-out in this fashion.

For the handles I used Minwax rattle cans of semi-gloss urethane and experienced now issues with the dyes running.

For the pens I used a superglue finish and also had no issues with the dyes running.

It's some neat stuff. i got a load of it for free and made this

for my wife.