Asking the brain trust of the group how they would remove the crack but keep as much of the wood possible. The 1 Lilac board was given to me by my high school shop teacher to use on a project. I promised to only use his boards that came from his family farm. The board is 1 1/4 wide 15 inch long of 4/4 stock. Yes I wish he would have given me more Lilac wood but that’s all he had.
Lilac Board repair
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Fill with epoxy or inlay some other wood are about the only options. Too bad the pith runs right through the middle. If not for the sentimental value that is the kind of wood I reserve for the wood stove. What do you have to make with it?
Other than epoxy, you could bandsaw it along the crack, glue it back together, bandsaw, glue until the crack goes away. Trick learned from former member and early video presenter Charles Neil.
I'v seen where someone used saw dust from the same wood and mixed it in to the epoxy so it blended in a little better.
It had mixed results so maybe test first.
It had mixed results so maybe test first.
Syringa vulgaris is the scientific name for the Lilac wood.
Common from Asia to European, but rarely gets too big because of modern pruning.
A distant related sub-order of olive. There is another wood that looks similar but more orange in it called China-Berry. A guy close to me that is selling some, I might buy to try out.
Common from Asia to European, but rarely gets too big because of modern pruning.
A distant related sub-order of olive. There is another wood that looks similar but more orange in it called China-Berry. A guy close to me that is selling some, I might buy to try out.
We had some Chinaberry trees around the area where I grew up in Alabama. It was considered invasive and worthless. The wood was very brittle, I learned from making a bow when I was 12. It promptly shattered the first time I drew it back to shoot. We used to have slingshot wars with the hard green berries. Luckily no one ever got hit in the eye as protective gear was unheard of at that time.
Yeeepppp! or just throw them. Great for making wasps mad when you sling 'em at the nest. DAMHIK!!
I have read that it can be brittle. What is interesting is there is a tree called Albizia and grows here and is useless but when it is grown in its native area in Africa they use for furniture and it is harder and not brittle.
I am wondering if the China berry grown might be similar, we'll see. Also, I have found what people here call as "XXX" many times it is not that at all.
I am wondering if the China berry grown might be similar, we'll see. Also, I have found what people here call as "XXX" many times it is not that at all.
@Roger45 it looks like that crack is in one plane, maybe you can put it on the bandsaw and cut it out, and glue the blank back together? Or leave it cut apart and use it like you did the strips in your cutting (can't be bothered to spell charcuterie) boards?!?!?!
I would definitely try to make it a feature in your project... the only problem is someone will probably think it is WRC! LOL
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