Ok, question mainly for the North American community. There's been a massive expansion in the different woods used for kendamas in the last five or six years, yet I've yet to see anyone making/ marketing anything in persimmon. Beautiful colour, durable, yet no-one seems to have taken it on. Is it a question of difficulty of sourcing? Turning? Consistency? Anyone know?
This should be moved to the Lumberyard @goenKendama @azleonhart @htimSxelA This topic is interesting, because I was just researching this wood! Is it supposedly has similar qualities to Ebony, so it could be turnable. It would be sweet to see kendamas made from this wood
Hmm I've never tried working with persimmon wood, it definitely isn't something readily available like other species. I'll keep an eye out for it in the future though! Just a heads up, cedar is generally really soft, and low density. I would expect a ken made from cedar to weigh ~55 grams
Yeah. I don't really think cedar would work either, but Im gonna try to get my hands on some persimmon. Probably not the best for a turned loke me just getting into it, but if I see some, I will test it out!
FWIW: Persimmon Janka Hardness: 2,300 lbf (10,230 N) American Beech Janka Hardness: 1,300 lbf (5,780 N) Source: The Wood Database