Good afternoon everyone. I have in my possession a freshly cut stump
from a 70-80 year old grapefruit tree about 3 feet long and a foot in
diameter. Is it worth saving? If so, do I split, sticker & paint it? I
know from experience that the wood is hard and dense. Is it particularly
good for anything? I appeal to your collective wisdom. ES
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 From my experience, citrus wood will stay yellow if you turn it  
green. If you allow it to dry it turns a grayish color which is not  
very attractive.

I had a beautiful piece of lemon wood that I wanted to turn, but I  
waited too long. I still turned it, and it is fine, but the yellow  
color would have been much nicer.

On Nov 1, 2008, at 2:38 PM, Ernest Shaver wrote:

> Good afternoon everyone.
> I have in my possession a freshly cut stump from a 70-80 year old  
> grapefruit tree about 3 feet long and a foot in diameter.  Is it  
> worth saving?  If so, do I split, sticker & paint it?  I know from  
> experience that the wood is hard and dense.  Is it particularly good  
> for anything?
> I appeal to your collective wisdom.
> ES
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Jim--
Did you do anything to preserve it (i.e., debark it, split it)?
ES
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Thompson" <jdthompsonca@s...>
To: "Ernest Shaver" <e.shaver@c...>
Cc: <oldtools@r...>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [OldTools] Grapefruit stump

> From my experience, citrus wood will stay yellow if you turn it  
> green. If you allow it to dry it turns a grayish color which is not  
> very attractive.
> 
> I had a beautiful piece of lemon wood that I wanted to turn, but I  
> waited too long. I still turned it, and it is fine, but the yellow  
> color would have been much nicer.
> 
> On Nov 1, 2008, at 2:38 PM, Ernest Shaver wrote:
> 
>> Good afternoon everyone.
>> I have in my possession a freshly cut stump from a 70-80 year old  
>> grapefruit tree about 3 feet long and a foot in diameter.  Is it  
>> worth saving?  If so, do I split, sticker & paint it?  I know from  
>> experience that the wood is hard and dense.  Is it particularly good  
>> for anything?
>> I appeal to your collective wisdom.
>> ES
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> OldTools is a mailing list catering to the interests of hand tool
>> aficionados, both collectors and users, to discuss the history, usage,
>> value, location, availability, collectibility, and restoration of
>> traditional handtools, especially woodworking tools.
>>
>> To change your subscription options:
>> http://ruckus.law.cornell.edu/mailman/listinfo/oldtools
>>
>> To read the FAQ:
>> http://swingleydev.com/archive/faq.html
>>
>> OldTools archive: http://swingleydev.com/archive/
>>
>> OldTools@r...
>> http://ruckus.law.cornell.edu/mailman/listinfo/oldtools
> 
>

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Growing up in Goleta, Ca (all lemon orchards back then) I had frequent
access to lemon trunks. I would turn them round, coat the ends in latex
paint, and put them aside, inside. This preserved the yellow color,
although they did split. Since I mostly use it for stringing and inlay,
that's not a problem. So yeah, bark 'em and stick 'em.
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