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Title: Lemon wood heart wood for belly wood?
Post by: John Malone on March 30, 2018, 07:29:23 PM

Any one ever use the heart wood from Lemon wood? As a belly wood that is.

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Title: Re: Lemon wood heart wood for belly wood?
Post by: Pat B on March 30, 2018, 10:53:10 PM

I've never seem lemonwood with grain like that. The stuff I've seen had no grain showing.

Title: Re: Lemon wood heart wood for belly wood?
Post by: John Malone on March 31, 2018, 07:57:01 AM

I cant find much info on it Pat. One old article says the heart wood is stronger than the sap wood. Found a few pics of lemon wood that color just wasn't mixed with sap wood. Its really pretty though. Try and google lemon wood heart wood and ya get some wacky results.

Title: Re: Lemon wood heart wood for belly wood?
Post by: John Malone on March 31, 2018, 08:13:24 AM

Found these.
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Title: Re: Lemon wood heart wood for belly wood?
Post by: Pat B on March 31, 2018, 08:46:49 AM

If that 2nd one is curly grain you don't want to use it for working limbs.

Title: Re: Lemon wood heart wood for belly wood?
Post by: John Malone on March 31, 2018, 08:57:03 AM

The second pic in my first post or the pics in the second post, those I found online. Ive decided to use Osage for the swap, should be the safest way to go. I can do it.