CHJ
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A word of warning if you are ever lucky enough to come across some Ivy with a significant diameter, turn it green or while it is relatively new.
Way back in 2008 I had some Reasonably sized Ivy donated, I turned one small bowl from it and was very impressed with its fine grain, ease of turning and its almost pure white appearance.
Today I unearthed the two remaining pieces whilst sorting stocks and was surprised to find they weighed less than 300 gram the pair.
On inspection and cutting off the sealed ends and bark removal the reason was obvious, they are now as porous as blotting paper, show signs of spalting and considerable surface rot under the bark, so that's 11 years worth of poor quality firewood generation.
Way back in 2008 I had some Reasonably sized Ivy donated, I turned one small bowl from it and was very impressed with its fine grain, ease of turning and its almost pure white appearance.
Today I unearthed the two remaining pieces whilst sorting stocks and was surprised to find they weighed less than 300 gram the pair.
On inspection and cutting off the sealed ends and bark removal the reason was obvious, they are now as porous as blotting paper, show signs of spalting and considerable surface rot under the bark, so that's 11 years worth of poor quality firewood generation.