I have a pretty big mulberry tree that has to be cut down — it’s become way way too large for its place in the yard. Kind of sad to see it go, but maybe I could make something lasting out of it.
The trunk is about 14″ in diameter, and the tree is very healthy. Is there’s any kind of woodworking that can be done with mulberry wood?
I have a band saw that I could use to resaw it, then store it away for use maybe a year or two from now.
What do you think?
Edited 9/17/2002 10:35:27 AM ET by MattSchenker
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Matt, mulberry is a beautiful wood, much prized by turners. It has a very attractive ring-porous figure and a bright yellow natural color when first cut. Its long term patina shifts toward a warm amber tan. It's certainly worth salvaging as much of it as possible. Be sure to cut the log into slabs or boards while it's still green and coat the ends as soon as possible. Mulberry is not an exceptionally difficult wood to air dry, but it's always best to follow good drying procedures.
...You might also want to try turning some of it while it's still green. Check the archives for threads on air drying and green wood turning. These topics have been discussed here on Knots many times.
Well that's got to be karma. I saw a weird looking yellow slab of something sitting in the corner of a wood shop just a couple of days ago and asked the guy what the heck it was. He had that glint like he was on to something and said "that . . . is Mulberry." and he was going to make a bowl from it if he didn't sell. It wasn't an enormous thing - waist high, maybe 14"in width and probably around 16/4. He had $80 on it. Your tree might be worth something to the right folks.
yeah, talk about Karma... my neighbor has been slowly cutting down a fruitless mulberry that died last year. I was thinking to myself that I should give him a hand and offer to 'dispose' of the trunk section for him. It's a good size tree, probably 18" at the trunk.
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