Hawthorn Logs

[wabbitpoo]

Is hawthorn nice to turn? I've spotted some logs, up to about 5" diameter where some hedgerows have been cleared in my local wood, so was thinking of nabbing a couple........

 

[cornucopia]

yes it is- very hard once dry

 

[Bodrighy]

Grab 'em.
As said lovely wood to turn. Smaller pieces can be used for lightpulls, weed pots, key rings and jewellery so don't ignore them.

Pete

 

[Racers]

Hi,

I makes very good mallets heads, and I beleve it was used for blocks on sailing ships.

Pete

 

[PAC]

...so was thinking of nabbing a couple........

Don't forget to ask the land owner's permission.

 

[wabbitpoo]

...so was thinking of nabbing a couple........

Don't forget to ask the land owner's permission.

naturally....

Does it have a nice grain, and a good colour?

 

[John. B]

grab as much as you can, great wood to turn, Use some, dry some.
john.B

 

[duncanh]

Very nice to turn but a pain to dry as I found that it splits easily.
It's quite hard and takes detail nicely



I've found that it works well with the Sorby spiralling tool - the right most 2 in this pic are Hawthorn

 

[PAC]

Very nice to turn but a pain to dry as I found that it splits easily.
It's quite hard and takes detail nicely



I've found that it works well with the Sorby spiralling tool - the right most 2 in this pic are Hawthorn

Duncan, your galleries are awesome! 8)

 

[Scrums]

Makes nice natural edge bowls straight from the log when dried:

Chris

 

[Vulthoom]

Very nice to turn but a pain to dry as I found that it splits easily.

Not half!

I had a large log which seemed fairly dry.
I crosscut to 2 foot lengths and sealed the ends with wax.

Within a week every log had serious splits,
and that was out in the shed which is far from bone dry.

As an experiment I put some in the washing drying room with the dehumidifier
for a couple of days and it fairly exploded! Splits stem to stern.

Good luck

 

[Paul.J]

Yes Hawthorne is a beautiful wood to turn,but as has been said very prone to splitting.
I have some blanks,which i cut up meself,left.Some have split badly,some not at all.
Even tried part turning some and leaving but it still split
I should get as much as you can though and give it a go

 

[Paul.J]

Also the log i had,had got some very nice spalting in it.It was like a lighter colour speckly effect

 

[wabbitpoo]

Well, I picked them up this morning. Will let you know how it goes.....

 

[joekid]

hawthorne is a hard wood producing richly vivid grain,no two pieces are the same, it is as nice as any walnut if you can get the logs big enough,i made the children some rounders bats some years ago, although theyve taken a bit of a beating they still look like ornamental pieces, good stuff

 

[Blister]

Well, I picked them up this morning. Will let you know how it goes.....

Did you get mine while you were there ? :wink:

 

[wabbitpoo]

Well, I picked them up this morning. Will let you know how it goes.....

Did you get mine while you were there ? :wink:

They're mine, MINE, i tell you. :twisted:

 

[Blister]

Well, I picked them up this morning. Will let you know how it goes.....

Did you get mine while you were there ? :wink:

They're mine, MINE, i tell you. :twisted:

OK then

 

[RodN]

When spalted, it can look like this:

Lovely blond and variations. Good to turn.

Rod