Peach / Apricot Wood

**crash** · 23rd August 2013, 07:40 AM

A neighbouring orchard has sold up and the new owner is going to rip out all of its trees in the near future, and I have full access to it.

I like to dabble in wood working, and was thinking of cutting out some of the main trunks to eventually make something out of.

Will it really be worth it in the end? as alot of the trunks are not all that long (probalby 500 to 700mm in useable length) and maybe 300 to 400mm diam. But I do like to make small boxes which I thought the wood would be best suited for.

I have a friend who is a wood turner who is going to cut out some stuff for his own use.

Would there be a market for such small pieces?

If all else fails I would have a huge supply of fire wood.

**jx2mad** · 23rd August 2013, 07:49 AM

Hi. I am dabbling in this activity too. If you have a lathe the wood would make some nice bowls, goblets etc. Jim

**Landy Smurf** · 23rd August 2013, 07:58 AM

market as in selling the wood or market as in selling what you make from the wood?
I think it would look quite nice though

**87County** · 23rd August 2013, 08:26 AM

If you have somewhere to store it and dry it I wouldn't hesitate

Are you equipped to mill it into storeable sizes ?

It can be done with a chainsaw and then there are portable mills like :

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuxVre4WJeU]Lucas Portable Sawmill - YouTube[/ame]

**goingbush** · 23rd August 2013, 08:58 AM

Best to use it for woodturning rather than furniture, make lathe blanks by cutting into sections and dipping the ends in hot wax, or paint with hot wax, this seals the grain and stops it drying too fast and cracking. will take about 2 years to dry out,

cured wood turning blanks are very expensive

SELECTED TURNING SQUARES

There is a fortune gone up in smoke, all that gidgee and lancewood bulldozed and left to rot or burned in central QLD, Ive fetched $30 on ebay for a turning blank, most people see it as waste or firewood

**loanrangie** · 23rd August 2013, 09:17 AM

Would be good for smoking meats with

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**goingbush** · 23rd August 2013, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Would be good for smoking meats with

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Indeed, .... especially with the wood shaving waste from the lathe.

or cut it lengthways with a chainsaw when green, save & dry the shavings.

there must an easier way to make shavings ???

**shorty943** · 23rd August 2013, 09:42 AM

I have a guitar I am building, the side wings are of apricot wood, it's hard, solid, beautifully grained and multi coloured.
I'd say cut, season and stash as much of it as you can find room for.

**crash** · 23rd August 2013, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by Landy Smurf

market as in selling the wood or market as in selling what you make from the wood?
I think it would look quite nice though

Market for selling the wood.

**crash** · 23rd August 2013, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by 87County

If you have somewhere to store it and dry it I wouldn't hesitate

Are you equipped to mill it into storeable sizes ?

It can be done with a chainsaw and then there are portable mills like :

Lucas Portable Sawmill - YouTube

A bandsaw is all I will need, the logs are not that big.

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