RunnerVince
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My dad's neighbor had a Joshua tree removed several years ago, and I finally got around to cutting a chunk of it and bringing it home to make into blanks to see what they'd look like.
The "wood" is so porous that I thought it might dye well without a vacuum or pressure pot, but alas it was not consistent. I think with a vacuum dye would take exceptionally well though.
Aside from the poor dye job, it's not well-suited for turning without stabilization, which is how I thought it would be. And beyond that, it doesn't do it for me appearance-wise. Maybe with a better dye job I'd like it more.
Anyway, if anyone ever wondered about Joshua Tree, there's my take on it.
The "wood" is so porous that I thought it might dye well without a vacuum or pressure pot, but alas it was not consistent. I think with a vacuum dye would take exceptionally well though.
Aside from the poor dye job, it's not well-suited for turning without stabilization, which is how I thought it would be. And beyond that, it doesn't do it for me appearance-wise. Maybe with a better dye job I'd like it more.
Anyway, if anyone ever wondered about Joshua Tree, there's my take on it.