Japan's Red Maple

[Coop]

Anybody ever turned Red Maple from Japan? I cut some dead and spalted wood blanks from a tree. The wood is not red, but the leaves were when it was alive. It looks like it's mostly dry, a oily fine grained wood like Cocobolo. Thinking of microwaving a blank so I could see if it would make a good pen. I've never trying that..Then seal up the rest of the wood for a year or two on the end gains..

 

[leehljp]

That would be interesting to see. Post a picture of it when you can. I have a small red maple tree in my yard back in Japan. They don't grow very fast. I have a mulberry that grows fast though. Wish I had a persimmon tree, - that wood is EXPENSIVE!

 

[Coop]

Originally posted by leehljp
<br />That would be interesting to see. Post a picture of it when you can. I have a small red maple tree in my yard back in Japan. They don't grow very fast. I have a mulberry that grows fast though. Wish I had a persimmon tree, - that wood is EXPENSIVE!

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<br />Here you go I photographs all 4 sides of the first blank and found some nice spalting. 6"x3/4", Micro-dryed and sealed on end grains. The red maple has a light yellow cast..

<br />COOP

 

[TellicoTurning]

Hank,
I'm sitting on my front porch looking at two Persimmon trees in front of the old barn across the street.... just waiting for those trees to die so I can make a deal with the owner to cut them up....[].. Kinda thought this might be the year.. seemed like they were really late leafing out... but they did.[V]

 

[leehljp]

That is a nice looking blank and I bet it makes a good looking pen!

Chuck, I have heard that US persimmons have black or at least dark brown streaks in them. It would be interesting to see what comes out of those trees.