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Well I was reading a post earlier about how easy it is to post pictures so I tried it. It must be easy cause I got two of em. Bare with me , my phone is smart now.
This particular tree was a yard tree that I believe got hit by lightening. It cause the black stain through the tree.
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I like it! It looks like a man made stain but naturally made. Neat... Thanks!
Well my phone is smart but it's operator isn't smiley_jester Thanks for the pics
I did not know we didn't have to resize pics anymore. I do have one picture of salted sycamore that won't load for some reason.
Black streaks/color in the heartwood of magnolia is not uncommon.
That color pattern is normal for our Magnolia.
Quote from: Magicman on October 14, 2014, 08:08:00 AM
That color pattern is normal for our Magnolia.
Magicman,
Will it stay through the drying process?
Sean P.
My experience with magnolia hasn't been good. Sawed good, looked nice, but degraded rapidly. Colors faded to a dull gray and the dry wood was hard and brittle. Stacked and stickered the wood turned to mush....
Nice pics! I really like magnolia. There is a lot of color in there just as each new board comes off. I don't know much about the end use of it but I did cut some for a fellow that made picture frames out of it. They turned out nice. Brian
Quote from: pineywoods on October 14, 2014, 09:17:08 AM
My experience with magnolia hasn't been good. Sawed good, looked nice, but degraded rapidly. Colors faded to a dull gray and the dry wood was hard and brittle. Stacked and stickered the wood turned to mush....
Good to know. I milled a magnolia for a guy who wanted to use it in place of a floor jack post and another log for a mantle piece. His builder thought it was a good idea and I milled as requested.
Quote from: blade69001 on October 14, 2014, 09:02:17 AM
Quote from: Magicman on October 14, 2014, 08:08:00 AM
That color pattern is normal for our Magnolia.
Magicman,
Will it stay through the drying process?
Sean P.
I have no idea because I have never seen it past the sawing. I would trust Pineywood's experience with it.
The dark black will remain after drying.
I have made T&G paneling with it and have seen it a month after installation. I prefered it over the red cedar we did in the same house.
Mark
No issues with Magnolia as previously stated.