woodbloke
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I'm about to take down an old lilac tree, maybe 4m high, in the front garden. It's been stuggling for a while and last year's winter didn't do it any favours. Anyhow, SWIMBO has directed that it's got to go so it'll be coming down in October. There should be some reasonable sized lumps from the bole and main branches which ought to be suitable for small turning projects and boxes etc. From doing a little bit of investigation on t'interweb, is seems that the wood is very hard, dense and prone to cracking I intend to paint the ends with PVA of all the bits I salvage and then leave it outside under cover for a few years to dry out. Any one used lilac...any tips for it's use etc? - Rob