Farkleberry

[Dee2]

I don’t make these things up. The Apple tree app says I have this growing and it is a weed IMHO. One tree(?) is about 12” at the base. Anybody ever try turning this?

Mixed in with some persimmon which I want to have more space.

 

[Hmerkle]

I don’t make these things up.

Maybe this ONE time!.....

 

[creasman]

I bet there is a nice bowl hiding in this section. You can call it the "Farklebowl".

 

[pop-pop]

 

[Dee2]

Maybe this ONE time!.....

Nope!

 

[Dee2]

Found where it is used for short handles and utensils. Hhhummm. And growing in with the persimmon. Go figure.

Also realized I have multiple persimmons mixed in with water, red, and white oak. Of course water oak is red oak.

 

[Oka]

It's the fickle fate of the Farkle bowl ............ Gene

 

[SabertoothBunny]

I find fruit woods to often be the most beautiful to turn. They have such great coloring, variation, etc in the wood that I would say it is almost always worth turning or keeping the wood. If you are taking it down and do not want to turn I volunteer my services to turn it on your behalf.

 

[emichael]

I turned my carver's mallet from farkleberry 29 years ago. Hard, heavy, and very fine grained, it turned beautifully, but developed a crack within the first month. The crack aside, it has held up better than I have and will undoubtedly outlast me.