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  1. Caius Merlyn
    Thanks for the reply Jaager. I hadn't considered the structural aspect of a porous wood. It is a pity though. Be sure I will find a good use for it! I do have a modelling Plan B: a nice big crabapple trunk from the yard that's been drying in the garage since last summer and just needs to be milled into planks.
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    I was wondering if anyone here has any experience using Russian Olive in modelling. A search of MSW showed only one build but for some reason he gave up on the russian olive and switched to apple. It has a fairly porous grain but is hard and is a rich brown that finishes beautifully. I've turned a few pens out of it but I'm not sure of its suitability for shipbuilding. The tree I have in the yard is constantly being cut back and I have a good supply of dried 3-4" branches ready for milling down and there is a good chance that the whole tree will get taken down in the near future. I'll never make that many pens in 10 lifetimes and hate to waste such a wonderful wood.

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