At 05:25 PM 11/16/98 -0800, you wrote: >James-- > >I see that you are in St. Louis. According to my mouldy textbooks from >my former life as a plant ecologist, both species occur is Mo, chiefly in >"rich woods and swamps". I would really check with a few local woodlot >owners. Most of what is around is probably cut up for firewood--its >extreme density makes it wonderful for this purpose (and I suspect that >it would also make it attractive for your intended purpose). You should >be able to get several good turning blanks out of even a smallish tree. >Have you considered other locally available small-market species? I >believe Osage-orange (_Maclura_ _pomifera_, of the Mulberry family) grows >in your part of the world, and is likewise extremely hard and dense, and >I have heard, beautifully colored and figured. > >Regards > >Tim Keenan >Noteworthy Piano Service >Terrace BC > I can vouch for the beauty of the Osage Orange, my tuning hammer is made out of it. Very much like locust but harder, and a more beautiful yellow you won't find. Ken Jankura
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