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   bduffin104 | Jun 03, 2010 03:26am | #3

   further research needed

   Please send me all your wood so that I may research it in detail and test the working characteristics.

   Obviously very nice.

   Thanks, Bret

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   noviceneil | Jun 14, 2010 12:26pm | #4

   drying wood

   E,

   If you haven't done it already paint the ends of the wood as soon as possible...I learned the hard way about checking,which happens quicker than expected...I would also second the suggestion of weighting down the top.

   Neil

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   Eireannach | Jun 14, 2010 12:32pm | #5

   What kind of paint should I use for that?  I haven't done that yet.

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   noviceneil | Jun 14, 2010 01:11pm | #6

   drying wood

   I just used a primer, water based....other, more experienced souls may have an alternate perhaps better suggestion....glad I mentioned it..

   Neil

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   forestgirl | Jun 15, 2010 11:58am | #8

   Anchoseal

   If you have a Woodcraft nearby, pick up some Anchorseal for the ends.  I've used paint, and I've used melted canning wax, but for wood that nice, I'd use the good stuff!  The disadvantage if you don't have one of those stores nearby is having to wait for it to be shipped -- whether that might negate the advantage of using it due to the delay.  Perhaps not, at worst you might lose an inch more of the ends.

   Here's the manufacturer link.  http://www.uccoatings.com/Home/Products/Anchorseal2

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   Eef | Jun 14, 2010 05:44pm | #7

   e,

   around my neighborhood there are two types of trees with that bright yellow color.  one is mullberry and it also has that nice figure in the grain.  the other is pomegranate.  it does not have as much figure but it is very yellow.   do you plan to dry it yourself?  if so, and you're new at it, get advice on knots.  there's a great deal of wisdom on the matter among the ww's here.

   eef

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   Eireannach | Jun 02, 2010 02:45pm | #1

   It could be mulberry - we have that here.   I don't think we have pomegranite.  I am planning to dry it myself - the sawyer said it should take about 9 months for that stack.  I still have to sticker it - I didn't have any when I brought it home.  He said the walnut should be ready in about 6 months & the cherry in about 3.  This was based on the quality of the sawdust from them.  I really have no idea how to know if they are ready.

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   Eef | Jun 02, 2010 05:33pm | #2

   e,

   never have i dried my own lumber but many here have and do.  they all seem to agree that, of course, you need to sticker it  but they also talk of weighing or strapping it down to prevent warping, cupping etc.

   also,  the mullberry trees out here have rough bark,  the leaves look a bit like grape leaves and the fruit resembles a 1 1/2" to 2" purple caterpillar.

   eef

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   DHAM | Jul 01, 2010 01:05pm | #9

   Anchorseal is definitley the best stuff for end sealing.  It does a great job.  That yellowish cast of the sapwood reminds me of persimmon.  From the second pic, it looks like the heartwood of the one board on top is brown.  I am betting on persimmon.  If the pith is black or if it has blacks streaks in the wood, it is persimmon.

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   Eireannach | Jul 01, 2010 01:08pm | #10

   Anchorseal

   Thanks for the advice & link.  I got some & applied it to the ends of all my new lumber.  So far no checking, so I think I caught it in time.

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   DHAM | Sep 10, 2010 11:09am | #11

   What you have sounds like mulberry, but hackberry and persimmon will both have a nice yellow color when sawn green.  Hackberry bark is distinctive since it is smooth with little warty growths all over it.  Persimmon has knobby bark that looks a little like aiilgator hide.  Mulberry has rough bark with thin ridges that look like they were pasted on.