Pecan Hardwood for Woodworking - Deep Dive into Information about Pecan for Woodworkers and Artist.

[@johanneswerner1140]

wonderful video! No pecan here in Europe, but I love carving the cherry branches that are left on the ground from pruning the trees close to the local forest paths 😀

[@vincenthunter465]

wow! Great video, Shawn. Chock full of information. I like this format.

[@djstaffo2075]

That's was one of the most interesting videos in and outside of woodworking I have listened to. Very good. Nice professional job. The interviewees where knowledgeable and interesting. Kudos

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@kellogs101101]

Really enjoyed that, agree so much with the value of knowledge about your product. It gives the connection to your product that customers want.

[@trolltaker]

STOP THE PRESSES! Did I just hear somebody actually use the term "learning curve" correctly? I'm stunned! Good for you! (a steep learning curve is a short, quick learning process, but most people think the opposite. And then there are those that simply say "there is a learning curve to it" which is even worse)

[@johnnyb95678]

Very cool video. Thank you for sharing so much great information.

[@J.A.Smith2397]

How fitting to find my teacher I ain't seen on here in good while, while I'm setting up a piece of stock on the lathe!

[@dranob]

Wow! I didn't think I'd like this type of video, but the segment at the mill was fantastic, and gave me a ton of info! Thank you! I'm a pretty green woodworker, but just tried my hand making my own mallet. Friend of mine gave me a hickory log I've been drying for a year, so I tried it out. Holy cow, was that hard! And now, thanks to your vid, I understand why :) Great job, man - keep on truckin!

[@Erik_The_Viking]

I really enjoyed learning about pecan. I didn't realize that it was such a cultural thing in Texas. This was a great video!

[@wrecks2007]

Very well done. Enjoyed it. Looking forward to more of your content. Thanks for sharing.

[@machine5464]

Put this on while working and it was great to listen to. Also going to have to order some of those Berdoll pecans!

[@larrymast5750]

I appreciate your video. I'm just getting started and what I have available is spalted pecan from a tree we had topped off about 9 months ago. EVERY piece I turn is either beautiful or filled with beetle tunnels.

[@jmrivera83]

Great video! I always learn something new in your videos.

[@skippylippy547]

Wonderful video full of great information. Thank you!

[@AdventureswithJack453]

Awesome video, I have been given a trailer full of Pecan logs. Looking forward to turning some bowls.

[@jimmylovesbikes]

Awesome video. Learned so much. What a great teacher. A+++

[@thomashverring9484]

Great video, Shawn! Super interesting!

[@eb282]

The breeding program was crazy. Breeding a food and not even considering if it tastes good. Reminds me of how the tomato was ruined. At least they are considering it now. Great video. I learned a few things

[@reloadNshoot]

My great grandfather planted and grafted pecan trees around his homestead in the early 1900's. The gutters on tbe house had 3" iron pipe going to them so they were fed. A couple of them died and fell. I let them lay for 8 months before i put them on my mill. It spalted beautifully and I used the slabs/lumber in building our secondary kitchen when i built our home in 2020. Pecan is a bit of work to get it to useable form. I have found that stickering and letting it air dry for 4-5 months beore kiln drying helps with checking and movement. It doesget hard and the woodburns easily if your cutting edges are not sharp and yourfeedrates are to slow, i find it worse than cherry in that aspect. The length of time leaving it to spalt is critical and it can easly go from good solid wood to .. oh dang it. Recently cut some 40"-45" pecan logs as well as one that isnt quite as big but you can definitely see where the graft line is. The bark even has a clear change in it. Probably a 100 year tree. These were DeWitt county Texas trees I find the coloration changes with hickory snd pecan and can very from a deep red to a rich brown heartwood. All this info was spot on and i thsnk youfor sharing it Shawn. I am truly blessed with all the pecan iam able to mill and use. Its mostly flat work but i do turn a bit of it too. It can be some tough stuff on tooling.

[@russbowman6801]

While in coastal Portland I had the opportunity to work with pacific coast maple. It is really good stuff too. Now in Georgia, it’s pecan and other south east hardwoods. But if you can trade pecan with west coast maple, it would be worth your effort. There, environments they grow in varies a lot in the mountains, so the wood you get varies as well. Slow growth in a valley is close grain and hard. Next to a river in the sun, totally different. Another really revealed local wood there is pacific coastal Myrtle wood. It picks up mineral colors from the soil, and is very hard. So, getting trade contacts and a trip to Oregon with a pickup some time with a trader in destination would be a great adventure with wood to take home.

[@woodbeeturnings]

Two thumbs up, Shawn!

[@josephpotterf9459]

Thanks very nice job

[@markduggan3451]

Interesting information.

[@sheehancreative1229]

The geneticist part was really informative and interesting. Wish I could get access to pecan here in Ohio

[@michaelogden5958]

Interesting! Maybe a mesquite investigation in the works? Thanks for sharing! I'm maybe 100 miles south of you and mesquite is pretty common around here (as well as pecan). I really love turning mesquite. The grain is unusual and the yellow sapwood can make for interesting highlights.

[@paulbecker6586]

Fascinating

[@J.A.Smith2397]

Id love to see you go through this detail on Osage orange pretty plz!?!? In late 1600's or was recorded that a bow made from it was worth a horse AND a blanket OR a pretty young squaw! It'll lay 100 yrs as a fence post and it burns with BTU of coal! The native traveled for hundreds of miles to trade for its wood or seeds. It was so special the Osage named it after themselves!!!

[@donmahan2374]

Great video Shawn. It would have been easier to schedule the time to watch if you had broken it in 3 segments, but definitely worth the effort.

[@briancapaldo7786]

This is really great, now do American chestnut

[@wortheffort]

I’m in Texes. Doesn’t grow here.

[@johncox8882]

Love the video but wish you would have cut much more of the driving. Would love to see you do deep dive into spalting. I have grown mushrooms and am interested in trying to spalt wood for turning Loving my lathe only been turning a couple weeks.

[@JohnGauntSega32]

Texas is a huge state. I thought the driving added to the road-trip feel and the distances involved. But I can understand how the driving may be boring or skippable for many people.

[@johanneswerner1140]

I'm on the fence about it. I found it a nice touch.

[@Zamboni-0805]

video way to long

[@demonicsquid7217]

Not sure which is worse, US pronunciation of pecan or aluminium.