What can I do with this Beech wood?

[Mike907]

I recently saw a video of a turner that advocated two coats of Tightbond II instead of Anchorseal. I haven't tried it, but it should work fine, and you probably have some already.

Mike

[benush26]

A beechwood mallet would be one of my projects. They work great for hand work with chisels. Whether you turn the head or cut to shape, you could still turn the handle.

Beechwood reacts well to low power microwave drying, especially if any end edges are well sealed.

Regarding the Titebond over Anchorseal.... a friend has used a couple coats of diluted wood glue for as long as I can remember with good results, but he loses a few inches on each end of the glue soaking into the fibers where as I don’t loose much at all with Anchorseal. As was said, we all have some wood glue, making it much more convenient.

Hope that helps.

Be well,
Ben

[garys]

I would definitely saw it into slabs and dry it a year or two. Seldom can you dry a log in the round without having it crack badly and be of little use. If you saw it now, in the future you can decide what to make from it when it is dry enough to use.
I got a small piece of beech some years ago. I sawed it into thin boards and made this box. If you have more wood, you can make something much larger and nicer.

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