Marzipan Anyone?

[Globetrotter.uk]

Ok no pics bt I grab a piece of freshly cut wood today and it smell strongly of Almonds, bt I know it isnt from almond tree. Any guesses?

 

[Toddy]

Cherry, well gean, the wild cherry, the bird cherry, smells strongly of bitter almonds / marzipan. I have to watch when I use it for dyeing wool because HWMBLT thinks I'm going to poison everyone with cyanide

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Barn Owl]

Yep,
and i hate marzipan

 

[Shewie]

and i hate marzipan

Blasphemy !! It`s the food of gods


Rich

 

[Globetrotter.uk]

Just checked the cherry leaf and it matches. Thanks
Any good from carving etc

 

[robin wood]

I have tried it a few times for carving as there is a lot of it around my workshop and most prunus species are a joy to use. Mostly I was using small branches up to 3". I found these tended to be a bit fibrous and not easy to get a clean cut finish, also a bit boring colour wise to be honest pale but without the bright sparkle of some pale woods like sycamore, it may develop nice heartwood when larger. I would definitely try it again though, past experience shows that wood and its carving properties varies widely from one tree to another within the same species depending on growing conditions, time it was cut, how long it was left until it was worked, all sorts of things can affect it. All the more reason for experimenting with anything that comes your way.