I thought I had heard that but never tried it. Got a truckload to work with since I cleared a couple downed trees for a friend. I do plan on turning some on the lathe.Apple wood also makes excellent tool handles. It has an excellent tactile feel to it.
I think some saw handles were made from Apple wood in the old days.
Thanks for the excellent tip about talking to an apple orchard. Thanks.If you can find an apple orchard near you go ask them if they are removing any old mature trees and see if you can get some. I know the apple orchards nearest me are taking out all the old large trees and planting a new hybrid tree that only grows about 8-10 ft tall and can be planted close to each other. They grow a lot of apples for their size and take up less foot print so they yield more apples per acre. They bulldozed a lot of old trees into a pile.
BTW nice planks, got plans to build something?
Slightly OT ahead.If you can find an apple orchard near you go ask them if they are removing any old mature trees and see if you can get some. I know the apple orchards nearest me are taking out all the old large trees and planting a new hybrid tree that only grows about 8-10 ft tall and can be planted close to each other. They grow a lot of apples for their size and take up less foot print so they yield more apples per acre. They bulldozed a lot of old trees into a pile.
BTW nice planks, got plans to build something?
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