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[Kraftinwood]

Hi I am a new member so here’s a few words about me, I am not a professional like you guys but have always used chainsaws and keep two one electric for small wood around the workshop and a petrol saw for cutting up bigger trees. The name Kraftinwood gives it away, I’m a woodturner from High Wycombe in Bucks and a member of Middlesex Woodturning Association and the Asssociation of Woodturners of Great Britain.

I have a VB 36 lathe that’s big and it will turn anything that can be mechanically hoisted on to it with a lifting crane. I turn a lot of Monkey Puzzle wood (Auriana Auricanus) and spend ages drivingall over buying and collecting trees. I also use Native and Australian Burrs and Redwood and Maple burr, or burl as they call it from the USA. Unfortunately I have exhausted all supply of Elm Burr around here which is a great shame as I would be quite happy turning that, I hear there is still some in Scotland still........... I was told that the beetle flew in to the South and munched their way up to Edinburgh decided it was too cold so turned around and looked for more Elm they had missed before’ Ha ha. Anyway there may be some left but I haven’t seen a full Elm burr for years just stuff with a pippy bit here and there. The problem with cutting big hollow forms is you need big cutting tools the one in the picture is 2 metres long (sorry about mobile phone quality picture).If you are interested in what I turn I have a website you can look at it, its old now and will shortly be replaced, I hope just google Robert Bishop woodturner and you will see wood –kraft site. I am always interested besides Monkey Puzzle wood in large Yew, Laburnum, large fruit wood, Walnut maybe (if it’s not overpriced) and like to keep some Ash etc all in the round. In fact anything with some nice figuring is interesting dependent upon my storage which is my biggest problem.

[elicokiz]

Welcome to the forum Kraftinwood...a name well deserved...thats somes awesome stuff in your garage.

 

Dave

[RobRainford]

Hi there, i am very jealous of how much you have there, and that is a perfect man cave if i ever saw one!

 

Not wanting to be condescending in any way, but Monkey Puzzle is Araucaria araucana. Just wanted to point it out.

 

Hope you enjoy your time on the forum, now youve started. You wont stop!

[Kraftinwood]

Hi Rob sorry, youprobablyheard me laughing when I read back auric anus.

Sorry I never spell it right so typed it and meant to look it up, go back and change it, ooops I forgot sorry.

Re the picture unfortunately its worse now theres more, that was October time and I need to finish off some pieces instead of starting more or I will not get in the door soon.

Thanks again for your correction Rob I'm still smiling.

[Rob D]

That's a great collection there !

 

 

 

[minnnt]

welcome to the forum! Great work there!!!