Turning Cypress Wood

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keithlong

keithlong

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I have a couple of small pieces of Cypress wood that was under water for 120 years. It came from a friend that works for a high end wood shop. H gave me a couple of pieces that are 1 1/2 x 12 x 1 thick. Has anyone turned any of this wood. It looks to be tight grained and light in weight. But hey, free wood is free wood.
 
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keithlong said:
I have a couple of small pieces of Cypress wood that was under water for 120 years. It came from a friend that works for a high end wood shop. H gave me a couple of pieces that are 1 1/2 x 12 x 1 thick. Has anyone turned any of this wood. It looks to be tight grained and light in weight. But hey, free wood is free wood.
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I've turned Cypress but no idea if it had been under water. Turned great.
 
I turned some bog oak. The wood was a very dark, almost black and I could see no discernible grain pattern before or after turning. One thing tho, it was hard as a rock. I turned it with carbide. It was the first and last one I turned. I gave it to the guy who gave me the wood. He deserved it. He owns a high end cabinet shop and claimed it was from a bridge that was destroyed during the Civil War. But who knows.
 
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