I never hear of anyone making something from apple wood. Is there a
reason for this? Or does the general term "fruit wood" include
apple? I have a friend chopping down a large apple tree (don't know
species) and he's offered it to me. (More out of aversion to hauling
it to the dump than a desire to do me a favor, I'm sure.) Once the
logs are roughly planked and seasoned I'd have thought they could be
useful. But I defer to those who know.
FoggyTown
On May 21, 7:55 am, "sweet sawdust" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I have an antique table made from Apple wood, looks good and seems to have
> done well for the past 150+ years. I have done some turning with Apple wood
> and found it nice to work with but hard to get."FoggyTown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> news:[email protected]...
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> >I never hear of anyone making something from apple wood. Is there a
> > reason for this? Or does the general term "fruit wood" include
> > apple? I have a friend chopping down a large apple tree (don't know
> > species) and he's offered it to me. (More out of aversion to hauling
> > it to the dump than a desire to do me a favor, I'm sure.) Once the
> > logs are roughly planked and seasoned I'd have thought they could be
> > useful. But I defer to those who know.
>
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The problem with apple is that it is usually in rather small pieces
and that there is a lot of stress in the wood because of pruning,
etc. However, it is beautiful wood.
Ed
Mon, May 21, 2007, 4:27am (EDT-3) [email protected] (FoggyTown) doth
mumble:
I never hear of anyone making something from apple wood. Is there a
reason for this? Or does the general term "fruit wood" include apple? I
have a friend chopping down a large apple tree (don't know species) and
he's offered it to me. (More out of aversion to hauling it to the dump
than a desire to do me a favor, I'm sure.) Once the logs are roughly
planked and seasoned I'd have thought they could be useful. But I defer
to those who know.
Sheesh. Back to basics again.
1. It's wood. It's free. That means it's FREE WOOD (You can skip to 2
if the term "free wood" doesn't sink in.). Tell the nice man you'll be
happy to do him a favor, take the wood, run away it very real fast, ask
questions later - "after" the wood is well hidden.
2. If you don't want it, send it to me, and it'll count as a sacrifice
from you to the Woodworking Gods. Trust me, they'll give you an attaboy
for it.
3. Yes, it's a fruit wood, it's apple. Long history of use. Like has
been said, there's not a lot out tere, you usualy don't get large
pieces, it often tends to twist while drying. Read 4.
4. A bit of googling should give you a lot more.
5. Re-read 2. Repeat as necessary.
JOAT
What is life without challenge and a constant stream of new
humiliations?
- Peter Egan
On 21 May 2007 04:27:31 -0700, FoggyTown <[email protected]> wrote:
>I never hear of anyone making something from apple wood. Is there a
>reason for this? Or does the general term "fruit wood" include
>apple? I have a friend chopping down a large apple tree (don't know
>species) and he's offered it to me. (More out of aversion to hauling
>it to the dump than a desire to do me a favor, I'm sure.) Once the
>logs are roughly planked and seasoned I'd have thought they could be
>useful. But I defer to those who know.
>
>FoggyTown
>
GRAB it all. What you can't use, you can sell. Saw it into boards,
sticker it, let it sit for most of a year in a dry protected place.
The stuff is beautifull to work with. Like another post says, it's
hard to get in any length or width.
Pete
The reason it is hard to get in long lengths is because all apple trees are
planted in orchards not forests for lumber. Orchard owners want the trees
with short trunks to allow easy picking, pruning and spraying. Also many
orchards are now planted with dwarf and/or semi-dwarf types which make
trunks even shorter.
Apple wood is a very good wood for many uses. It makes great smoke for
smoking meat, as well as good looking furniture. Grab any you can get hold
of.
<[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> On 21 May 2007 04:27:31 -0700, FoggyTown <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I never hear of anyone making something from apple wood. Is there a
>>reason for this? Or does the general term "fruit wood" include
>>apple? I have a friend chopping down a large apple tree (don't know
>>species) and he's offered it to me. (More out of aversion to hauling
>>it to the dump than a desire to do me a favor, I'm sure.) Once the
>>logs are roughly planked and seasoned I'd have thought they could be
>>useful. But I defer to those who know.
>>
>>FoggyTown
>>
>
>
> GRAB it all. What you can't use, you can sell. Saw it into boards,
> sticker it, let it sit for most of a year in a dry protected place.
> The stuff is beautifull to work with. Like another post says, it's
> hard to get in any length or width.
>
> Pete
I have an antique table made from Apple wood, looks good and seems to have
done well for the past 150+ years. I have done some turning with Apple wood
and found it nice to work with but hard to get.
"FoggyTown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I never hear of anyone making something from apple wood. Is there a
> reason for this? Or does the general term "fruit wood" include
> apple? I have a friend chopping down a large apple tree (don't know
> species) and he's offered it to me. (More out of aversion to hauling
> it to the dump than a desire to do me a favor, I'm sure.) Once the
> logs are roughly planked and seasoned I'd have thought they could be
> useful. But I defer to those who know.
>
> FoggyTown
>
"FoggyTown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I never hear of anyone making something from apple wood. Is there a
> reason for this? Or does the general term "fruit wood" include
> apple? I have a friend chopping down a large apple tree (don't know
> species) and he's offered it to me.
I've made lots of things with apple wood. Ribs, chickens, pork loins,
Canadian bacon are all good smoked with apple wood. The smaller pieces that
you can't use for wood, and the sawdust itself, have value to people that
smoke foods.
[email protected] writes:
>On 21 May 2007 04:27:31 -0700, FoggyTown <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I never hear of anyone making something from apple wood. Is there a
>>reason for this? Or does the general term "fruit wood" include
>>apple? I have a friend chopping down a large apple tree (don't know
>>species) and he's offered it to me. (More out of aversion to hauling
>>it to the dump than a desire to do me a favor, I'm sure.) Once the
>>logs are roughly planked and seasoned I'd have thought they could be
>>useful. But I defer to those who know.
>>
>>FoggyTown
>>
>
>
>GRAB it all. What you can't use, you can sell. Saw it into boards,
>sticker it, let it sit for most of a year in a dry protected place.
>The stuff is beautifull to work with. Like another post says, it's
>hard to get in any length or width.
>
>Pete
make sure you wax the ends before stickering to prevent excessive
checking.
scott