Thread: Persimmon Wood

A few weeks ago I cut down a persimmon tree. I have no idea if this wood would even be desirable for brush handle, scales, etc but I thought I would offer it to the custom wood workers before I split up the logs for the fire pit. If anyone is interested in a piece, let me know.

Pics?
Is persimmon a hardwood?
Can you cut it into slabs?
Should it be aged first?

I can't get the photos to upload so here is a link.
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Each log is about 7 - 10 inches long. It is a hard wood but I don't know about aging. I don't have a good method for cutting slabs. The tree had to come down and I will eventually split it for firewood in a fire pit for the patio but thought if anyone works with wood they might know what to do with it.

They use to make golf club drivers from it. It's a very hard wood.

I knew I recognized the name.
I have a buddy who is a woodworker, I'll ask him the best way to go about utilizing it.
What is your location?
Being from a family of golfers persimmon scales are interesting to me.

St. Louis, MO area. I need to finish my profile.

slap some postage on that log and send it to me....!

If that tree was only come cut down a couple weeks ago, that wood is going to be very green yet. That means it'll need to be dried properly. There's only two ways of doing that, have it dried in a kiln, or seal up the ends and let it air dry for a couple years. . You could always use it now, but the likelihood that it would split from drying would be very high. I have some logs of chestnut and elm that I sealed up with some old primer sitting in my garage now, waiting to be ready for use.

I've turned bowls in the past on my lathe using green wood, but i rough turn them, stick them in a brown paper bag along with a handful of the same shavings. This speeds up the drying process, but also helps control it too. Drying it to quickly will result in nasty splits. After sitting for 6 months that way, usually it's ready to go back on the lathe and turned to a finished product.