Hi Phil

I have turned quite a bit of mulberry, it's a nice wood to turn and no
problems turning it, it's a golden yellow with a very light sap wood
when just turned, it will turn darker in time and the sap wood stays
lighter, I got a small bowl sitting here beside me on the desk and when
I pick it up I still see that golden shimmer in there, (it's 4 years old).
The only problem you will run into is drying it, the sap wood shrinks a
lot more than the heart wood and likes to (will) split if you don't slow
down the drying, ( really slow it down the initial few weeks, by
bagging it in a paper bag and keep it out of the draft and heat ) don't
keep a heavy foot or tenon on when roughed out, cutting off the sap wood
helps to, but I like to keep the sap wood on my turnings, I like the
combination.
I have no special problems with storing the mulberry, I keep the logs as
long as I can handle, seal the ends and cut off what I need when I need.
Last tree that I got is still partially waiting in my shop, and I split
some of the 6 to 8 inch thick branch wood into 2X2s or what ever I could
get out of them, to use for some small spindle turnings whenever (if
ever)G.

I have a few pic's in my albums of mulberry I think, have a look if you
like.

http://homepage.mac.com/l.vanderloo/PhotoAlbum12.html

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

Copernicus Skygazer wrote:
A friend has had a large, 30+ year old mulberry tree fall down during a
recent storm, and I'll be there tomorrow with a couple of jugs of
anchorseal.

How is mulberry for turning? Any things to look for? Oh, and what is the
best way to handle green wood for bowl/cup/mug turning? I remember some
folks posting URL's for some sites with good advice.

Thank you again,
Phil