dust collection system and personal protective equipment<\/a>, such as respirators, can also be found through this excellent and comprehensive resource.<\/p>\nAs expected, I experienced no negative side effects when working with the small pieces of Lilac wood that was able to obtain.<\/p>\n
My Personal Experiences<\/h2>\n My experience with Lilac wood, or Syringa as it was sold to me, is limited to two small pen blank sized pieces. Surprisingly, I found the wood to be somewhat soft and slightly pink in coloration. The grain appeared open with visible pores. There were blackish inclusions to provide some character to otherwise fairly plain wood that featured no figure to speak of. I detected no scent and no oil. As is common with softer woods, my samples cut rough but sanded out smooth quite easily.<\/p>\n
All that said, my experience doesn’t mesh with what is reported about Lilac wood, so either my samples were misidentified or they were taken from the sapwood. Lacking a DNA analysis, I am not likely to ever know and since I no longer have the stylus pens in my possession, and even if I did I lack the resources, or the will, to have such an analysis conducted, this will have to remain one of the mysteries of my wood turning experiences!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lilac, perhaps surprisingly given that it is best known for its delicate flowers, is one of the harder and denser woods. Its Janka hardness is easily twice that of White Oak. In fact, Lilac is one of the hardest and densest of all European woods. \nIn terms of tree size, it certainly surprised me to learn that Lilac can reach heights of up to 25 feet with trunk diameters of 4 to 8 inches. I have personally never encountered a Lilac of such impressive dimensions. \nThe color of Lilac wood is variable, in part depending on the species from which it is harvested. Most sapwood samples seem to be rather pale in coloration, but the heartwood can achieve colors ranging from reddish to brownish, sometimes featuring reddish to lavender color streaking throughout the heartwood which increases the value as might be expected. Multiple color photos showing the variability of Lilac wood can be seen here. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":175,"featured_media":875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[141,127,128,138],"tags":[149,171,183,188,200,214,237,239,240,249],"yoast_head":"\n
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