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Catalpa wood -Is it a good turning wood?
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Curly Woods
Mar 3, 2003, 4:12:07 PM3/3/03
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Is Catalpa wood widely used for turning? Is it worth messing with?
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Ghodges2
Mar 3, 2003, 5:08:20 PM3/3/03
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Mike, you know beauty is in the eye of the looker, but I like the looks of
catalpa. The catalpa I turned had stripes in it, liked the looks of it. Mine
was not large enough to turn bowls, turned bottle stoppers. Let me know about
the stability of the wood.
Glenn Hodges
Nashville, Georgia
catalpa. The catalpa I turned had stripes in it, liked the looks of it. Mine
was not large enough to turn bowls, turned bottle stoppers. Let me know about
the stability of the wood.
Glenn Hodges
Nashville, Georgia
Kip055
Mar 3, 2003, 6:04:17 PM3/3/03
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> Let me know about
>the stability of the wood.
>the stability of the wood.
I think that you will find catalpa to be stable-the only thing that I've found
that moves less is mesquite
Kip Powers
Rogers, AR
Joe Moran
Mar 3, 2003, 6:16:49 PM3/3/03
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Is Catalpa a tree that attracts caterpillars that eat the leaves?
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Jack Grube
Mar 3, 2003, 7:17:18 PM3/3/03
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It's a nice wood to turn - the smell is unique!
Ruth
Mar 3, 2003, 8:35:00 PM3/3/03
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Mike,
I don't know where you live, but I'll trade you black walnut for
catalpa. Serious.
Ruth
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Bill Neddow
Mar 4, 2003, 8:47:50 AM3/4/03
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Got a big log from the National Arboretum (sp?) here about three years
ago. The wood was a little soft, but the color was beautiful and the
graining spectacular. Looked a little like an American Elm, but much
easier to turn. The log I got was hard enough for salad bowls (much
like Black Walnut or Box Elder in density). Also made some
spectacular bottle stoppers. I did not have any significant problem
with the wood moving as it dried. It also did not crack -- and that
was in the days before I boiled my blanks. I simply coated it inside
and out with Johnson Past Wax. Anchorseal (which I had not discovered
at that time) would have been better.
ago. The wood was a little soft, but the color was beautiful and the
graining spectacular. Looked a little like an American Elm, but much
easier to turn. The log I got was hard enough for salad bowls (much
like Black Walnut or Box Elder in density). Also made some
spectacular bottle stoppers. I did not have any significant problem
with the wood moving as it dried. It also did not crack -- and that
was in the days before I boiled my blanks. I simply coated it inside
and out with Johnson Past Wax. Anchorseal (which I had not discovered
at that time) would have been better.
Bill Neddow
Ottawa, Canada
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Bob Ballard
Mar 4, 2003, 3:19:18 PM3/4/03
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> Is Catalpa wood widely used for turning? Is it worth messing with?
A friend of mine by the name of Joe Ferola turned some spectacularnatural edge Catalpa bowls.I believe one of them is on display in the
Slater Museum in Norwich Conn.
Bob Ballard
Michael Mangione
Mar 4, 2003, 9:09:15 PM3/4/03
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Good Day,
I've turned a few chunks of catalpa. It turns very nice and seems to hold
up well. The fellow that sold the blanks to me showed me a piece that he
had completed. It was a large 12" platter. He had oversanded it, allowing
the grain to raise considerably. The texture really added to the piece.
I've turned a few chunks of catalpa. It turns very nice and seems to hold
up well. The fellow that sold the blanks to me showed me a piece that he
had completed. It was a large 12" platter. He had oversanded it, allowing
the grain to raise considerably. The texture really added to the piece.
Mike
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