"Diana Smith" posted -
Yes Sally lilac wood makes beautiful bobbins, we had a tree blown down in a
tornado - yes I said tornado - in the English midlands! >
I have made bobbins from Lilac for years now. Being able to harvest it from
my back yard helps but it is my wood of choice when I just want to play.
The waste wood comes off in ribbons because of the close grain and polishes
to a high rich finish. Depending on the age of the wood you can get some
wonderful purples and lavenders in the grain. All of these will fade in
time (as you mentioned ) to a browner tone.
I don't know it was the same tornado but I do have a large piece of Lilac
that came from Stoner Park in Himley-upon-Thames in 1989. The grain is
fairly consistent (and I can get more unique grains locally) so I have used
a lot of this particular log. Originally the log was 7 - 8 inches across
and well over 175 years old when it was uprooted.
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