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alan morrison

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I know the tree but only in an ornamental setting, where it is coppiced as it is such a fast grower.
That being the case I don't imagine that the grain would be very interesting and the wood would be quite soft.
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[MENTION=1682]KevinMc[/MENTION] if you read the comments in the link from Mark (flexi) someone talks about turning it some of the other comments may help whether you want to give it a try
 
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Dalboy said:
[MENTION=1682]KevinMc[/MENTION] if you read the comments in the link from Mark (flexi) someone talks about turning it some of the other comments may help whether you want to give it a try
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I have met it in a previous life and it’s the lack of weight and it would appear in looks to be heavy that got me wondering what it would be like to turn ...

Kevin
 
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