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   KeithNewton | Apr 18, 2008 04:10am | #1

   You probably won't find much difference from cherry, unless you find something with a lot of figure.

   The size you have is pretty small. Have you ever thought of carving spoons, or something small like that?

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   b52 | Apr 18, 2008 10:03am | #2

   Keith,

   I agree with you about the size.  Carving is not on my list of skills to broach just now.  Maybe it's firewood.

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   nazard | Apr 18, 2008 12:39pm | #3

   B,

    Has anyone had any experience with plum?

   No.  Perhaps you should preserve it for future consumption.... < G >

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   joinerswork | Apr 18, 2008 02:56pm | #4

   b52,

   The small bit of plum I worked was darker than cherry, and harder.  It was very pretty wood, but the piece I had was small, so it was only usable for a handle or two.  If you split the sections you have down the middle with a sledge and a couple wedges, you could let them dry as is, and work them up at your liesure.

   Ray

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   blewcrowe | Apr 18, 2008 05:42pm | #5

   It's a plum shame you don't have a bandsaw.

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   JohnWW | Apr 18, 2008 08:32pm | #6

   As an editor I can sneak in and change things that regular posters can't access, so I fixed your spelling in the header.

   John White

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   b52 | Apr 18, 2008 08:51pm | #7

   Thanks.  I felt stupid.

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   JohnWW | Apr 18, 2008 09:11pm | #8

   No need to feel stupid, I make dozens of typos and misspellings an hour, I just had to fix one in this sentence. Glad I could help.John W.

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   bldrbill | Apr 19, 2008 02:08am | #9

   I've never worked plum, but it's good bar-b-q wood.  Gives meat a nice flavor.

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   b52 | Apr 19, 2008 05:34am | #10

   I have a propane grill.  Just my luck.

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   Disputantum | Apr 20, 2008 03:54am | #11

   Here's one use:

   Mr. Chandos was a man who spent more time with his gardener than his wife. They discussed plum trees - ad nauseam. He gave his family and his tenants cause to dread September, for they were regaled with plums till their guts rumbled like thunder and their backsides ached from overuse. He built the chapel at Fouvant, where the pews are made of plumwood, so the tenants still have cause to remember Chandos through their backsides - on account of the splinters.

   First line of The Draughtman's ContractWhereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent—Disputantum Semirotten Woodworking

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   RussB2332 | Apr 20, 2008 04:18am | #12

   After it drys will it become prune?

   I am sure there are turners in your area that would love to have it, that would be a much better use than firewood.

   Russ

    

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   b52 | Apr 20, 2008 08:12am | #13

   I'll ask the folks at the Woodcraft store.  There are turners among them.  Thanks.