Wood from Cedar of Lebanon

[morfa]

Recently one of the Cedar of Lebanon at my Dad's work fell down in a storm. I jokingly asked if he could get the tree for me. He's not quite managed that, but he went down and asked one of the groundskeepers if he could have a couple of bits of wood. So when I turned up at my parents place last weekend, I had a nice surprise waiting for me.

He reckons I should paint the ends to stop them from splitting? The aim is to use them for turning blanks sometime in the future. I'll certainly keep them in the shed for a few years before doing anything with them. Is it any good for turning?

And here is a shot of the main trunk of the tree, with my Dad's briefcase for scale.

 

[Woodmonkey]

It's nice to turn and it smells lovely. I had a few logs in my workshop for 2 or 3 years before I got round to using it and it never showed any sign of splitting, didn't paint the ends (although it can't hurt)

 

[caroleb]

:lol: Daft place to build a house

 

[custard]

I make most of my drawer bottoms from Cedar of Lebanon, so it's permanently stocked in my workshop. The smell is wonderful, especially after thicknessing some boards.

 

[nathandavies]

I don't think that piece will fit in your dads briefcase Morfa. surely they would like someone like yourself to relieve them of that unsightly pile of timber?

nathan

 

[SteveF]

:lol: :lol:

:lol: Daft place to build a house

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

trunks splitting pretty badly, I'd paint the ends quick if it were me.

 

[morfa]

caroleb - Why is it a daft place to build a house? It's not a house anyways, it's my Dad's work. Well it was a stately home once upon a time.

ROB - sadly I don't have the trunk. :/ Just the smaller bits. Which are splitting. So worth painting them then?

nathan - yeah, sadly they got a firm in to remove all the wood.