Some stunning Holly

[gobbypunk]

Milled just now all going good until I notice 3 ting shinny bits bloody tiny nails but what nice boards I am chuffed with them for sure

[Rough Hewn]

Milled just now all going good until I notice 3 ting shinny bits bloody tiny nails but what nice boards I am chuffed with them for sure

Beautiful timber Mark,
But you've been milling long enough to know there's always a nail somewhere
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[gobbypunk]

Hi I yep it’s just a bummer and my last band ,and I am skint until another job comes in 

[alex_w]

Fantastic wood, I had real trouble with warping when drying, needs some weight on it but stickers stain it easily.

[AJStrees]

just a question. How does lime do in milling? Is it worth planking up or not? Had a pretty big one fall last week and wondering if it is worth keeping. 

[The avantgardener]

4 minutes ago, AJStrees said:

just a question. How does lime do in milling? Is it worth planking up or not? Had a pretty big one fall last week and wondering if it is worth keeping. 

It’s used a lot in carving, might be worth milling into large dimensional timber for further use.

[Forest2Furniture]

27 minutes ago, AJStrees said:

just a question. How does lime do in milling? Is it worth planking up or not? Had a pretty big one fall last week and wondering if it is worth keeping. 

Not a great deal of call for it, woodturners like it 3"+ thick.

Carvers are a bit fussy to say the least, has to be totally knot free and perfectly straight grained and cheap!

 

[Forest2Furniture]

1 hour ago, alex_w said:

Fantastic wood, I had real trouble with warping when drying, needs some weight on it but stickers stain it easily.

Has to be dried real slowly as Alex says with some weight to hold them flat.

Not a lot of call for it, lovely stuff to turn. 

The French stain it black then use as faux Ebony for veneer and inlay work because the grain,

texture and weight are similar. 

[AJStrees]

Ok, well thanks for the info on that, quite interesting on the faux ebony. Lime wood is fairly soft though isn't it?.

 

Probably too much time and effort for me. Already too busy cutting up fallen trees and building dams on the estate. 

 

But good to know. I can at least store the wood and see maybe later. 

[AJStrees]

43 minutes ago, The avantgardener said:

It’s used a lot in carving, might be worth milling into large dimensional timber for further use.

Yes sounds like an idea, I might try storing it and then seeing later.