Hornnbeam planks wanted

[Mdr56]

I'm after some hornbeam planks/beams. If anyone has any hornnbeam or can point me in the right direction I'd be very grateful.

 

Based in South Wales (willing to travel when possible) and after planks at least two inch thick and as long/wide as possible. 

Edited November 11, 2020 by Mdr56

[Lowestoft Firewood]

Sure someone will be able to help although of course hornbeam isnt as commonly milled up.

Edited November 11, 2020 by Lowestoft Firewood
Detail added to OP's post.

[Rough Hewn]

What for? [emoji106]

[Mdr56]

2 hours ago, Rough Hewn said:

What for?

Making wood type for letterpress printers

[Squaredy]

5 minutes ago, Mdr56 said:

Making wood type for letterpress printers

Would beech or sycamore not be suitable?  They both have very fine tight grain.

[Stubby]

22 minutes ago, Mdr56 said:

Making wood type for letterpress printers

Ah , yes . Its hard as fcuk . Is that the traditional material for letterpresses ?

[spudulike]

We are burning a bit of Hornbeam at the moment, it is indeed as hard as f£$k, needs a bit of softwood mix but is long lasting and burns well.

Not much help I know?

[Mdr56]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

Ah , yes . Its hard as fcuk . Is that the traditional material for letterpresses ?

Yeah it's either hornnbeam or beech or maple. You can also use sycamore but it's much softer. 

[Squaredy]

42 minutes ago, Mdr56 said:

Yeah it's either hornnbeam or beech or maple. You can also use sycamore but it's much softer. 

Beech may be a lot easier to obtain.

[Rough Hewn]

Yeah it's either hornnbeam or beech or maple. You can also use sycamore but it's much softer. 

What about ash? Pretty tough stuff.
Not horn beam hard though.
[emoji106]