Cutting list

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I thought I'd stick up a list of the timber I'm currently looking for. This is all for my own use so I'm not in a hurry, just a case of if someone happens to fell something that will do it, it might be useful if they knew someone would like it before it gets ringed up!

 

I travel a bit for work, and most of the lengths I am after are fairly transportable, so location in the country could be fairly varied. I can mill it in-situ if necessary to move it, or take it away whole.

 

Cherry

10-20in dia x 4-6ft length

This is to make some bedroom furniture to cope with our sloping walls. The ideal would be to find a top-grafted standard (would show a swelling at about 6ft up, just below where it branches) as this should have some interesting figuring across the graft which might make nice wardrobe doors.

 

Eucalyptus

10-20in dia x approx 6-8ft length

This is to make backs and drawers for the above bedroom furniture as it's good at deterring clothes moths.

 

Pear

8in+ dia x 6ft length

This is to make a case for a longcase clock. There's a particular technique I want to try where you 'ebonise' it, leaving it very dark but still showing the grain. This was mainly done in late 1600s and traditionally with pear wood as the grain ends up looking very like ebony. Probably likely to be a standard from an old orchard.

 

If anyone runs across something suitable, please do let me know.

 

Thanks

 

Alec