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I recently took an old apricot tree and an old ornamental cherry out of a small orchard for some friends a few villages away. After cutting into the Cherry I was stunned. Not just the center was beautiful - a fire purple, but there are bright reds and oranges in the outer wood as well. The apricot tree had over 70 rings and grew next to a couple of big cedars so the rings are real tight and as I had to sharpen my chain twice during the cutting, the wood is VERY hard and dense. The Cherry was 80+
It took two loads in the car to get it all home. I sealed the ends right away and stacked everything in the GROP near the lathe. They had cut a plum down earlier this week and I scored two 12" rounds from that as well - the ones with the deep flame purple center in the pictures below. Over the course of a couple of weeks, I rough turned 6 bowls (one not pictured) in about 2.5 hours from the large limbs. One of the apricot bowls had in "interesting spot" that turned out to be a cancer of rot and the thing flew apart on me.
The trunk sections will be cut into starting next weekend. I will let the small pieces dry for 4-6 months and then finish turning them. The larger bowls from the trunk will take a year to dry.
It took two loads in the car to get it all home. I sealed the ends right away and stacked everything in the GROP near the lathe. They had cut a plum down earlier this week and I scored two 12" rounds from that as well - the ones with the deep flame purple center in the pictures below. Over the course of a couple of weeks, I rough turned 6 bowls (one not pictured) in about 2.5 hours from the large limbs. One of the apricot bowls had in "interesting spot" that turned out to be a cancer of rot and the thing flew apart on me.
The trunk sections will be cut into starting next weekend. I will let the small pieces dry for 4-6 months and then finish turning them. The larger bowls from the trunk will take a year to dry.
