Is willow good for anything but cricket bats?

[Steve Blackdog]

I've just acquired a load of willow after a tree next door was felled. I was given to me as fire wood. But I'm wondering whether it would do anything on the lathe.

 

[Bodrighy]

Not a lot. Apart from taking forever to dry it is very soft and squishy wood. I don't know what type of wood they use to make cricket bats or what they do to it but the stuff I have had was useless, doesn't even burn that well. Mind you there are a number of types of willow so it may be a different one

pete

 

[cornucopia]

useless wood-give it back

 

[wizer]

Might be interesting for practise, but from everything I've heard over the years, it's a bugger to work. Tho I wonder how they ever made bats out of it.

 

[paulm]

Have a look here.

Wouldn't dismiss it out of hand, it's possible to get some decent pieces from it, but wouldn't go to a lot of effort for it.

Cheers, Paul

 

[NikNak]

If you can get hold of some Crack Willow it has a lovely golden colour and it's really nice to turn too.....




Nick