Michael Smith
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I picked up a magnolia trunk a couple years ago and finally made something out of it. I cut my sides and back as soon as I got the trunk home. It dried strait and responded well to green cutting into thin parts. The wood is close pored and bent easily and required little filling. The trunk had a dark core. The wood is a little denser than soft maple and was a pleasure to work with. Seemed to have good crossgrain strength and not to be prone to splitting or splintering.