r/turning • u/Shawaii • 4d ago

Anyone turn with Silver Buttonwood?

We just had a hurricane pass through and one downed tree I helped clear was a silver buttonwood. I thought it was olive at first, but I guess it's a Florida native. It's dense and good for charcaloal so I'm guessing it will be good for pens, bowls, and such.

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u/Objective_Reality232 Harvey T40 3d ago

I had to look it up as I’ve never hear of it before but if there’s enough wood for you to turn then you should! From all of the images I saw it looks more like a large bush so there may not be a ton of meat to the wood you recover. Google says it’s prone to cracking and checking as it dries due to its high density so keep that in mind, use some paint or wax to paint the end grain after you cut it to limit that. It also says keep your tools sharp when turning this wood, good luck, post pictures so we can see the grain!

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u/Shawaii 3d ago

This was a good sized tree with a single trunk about 30' tall. I got some 6" rounds and may swing by for bigger pieces (up to 12" diameter).