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I cut down a large Wisteria a few years back at my parents house. Whilst trying to tidy the shed a bit earlier, I found a section of Wisteria branch that I had saved and put aside to dry. I roughtly squared it up to see what the wood/grain is like. It has a fairly fibrous grain.


So what do you reckon the chances of turning it and getting a decent pen out of it? Any tips for dealing with more fibrous woods (other than keeping the tools really sharp). Would it be a candidate for stabilising (not that I have the kit to do that at present).


Any thoughts gratefully received. It looks to have interesting colour, so I'd like to try and not cock this up.


I've got enough of this branch to get another 2-3 pieces out of it at least if it works.



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