Macrocarpa burr

[Les Symonds]

So there I was, sitting in the shop this afternoon, having just finished a design to burn on a platter, and I was getting bored. Then in walked a local tree surgeon bearing gifts - two lumps of burr off a Monteray Cypress  (Cupressus Macrocarpa), to be exact. The smell is wonderful!
Anybody ever worked this in its wet state, they were cut only this morning?
Les

[steve w]

you certainly get some interesting timber given to you in the shop - have you any pictures of the timber?

[Les Symonds]

you certainly get some interesting timber given to you in the shop - have you any pictures of the timber?

Didn't have the camera at the shop, but will pop up to get a picture later.

[GBF]

I have used lots of it and it is beautiful.
You might think it smells nice but you wait until you turn it the smell can be quite sickly

Regards George

[Les Symonds]

Has yours been fresh, or have you dried it, George?

[Les Symonds]

I've turned it and agree it smells lovely....

...did yours have many resin canals

[bodrighywood]

I've turned it and agree it smells lovely initially. The wood I had was all cut into discs by a helpful tree surgeon and split quite a bit after turning and as george says the smell gets a bit too much after a bit. It looked like this

[GBF]

Has yours been fresh, or have you dried it, George?

Both

Regards george

[bodrighywood]

Mine was about 3 months after felling if that is any help. It was all cut to about 4 - 6" discs. Don't remember any resin canals not that i would have recognised them, this was a few years ago.

pete