London Plane quarter sawn and in the round

[alex_w]

I have some nice trunks of london plane about 70cm diameter upwards from inside a high walled location that should have no shrapnel in london.

 

Have started quarter sawing some. what is it worth quarter sawn and in the round as soom seem a bit big and will need halving or quartering to fit on the mill

 

Alex

[Big J]

A furniture maker was talking to me the other day about quarter sawn plane, and that is was worth a considerable amount. I can't remember the name he used for the quarter sawn timber though.

 

Would love to see some pictures if you get a moment.

[Peter]

Lacewood.

[John Hughes]

I milled one a couple of years ago.

I think it is a timber that if you want to buy a small piece it will cost a lot but if you have a large amount of green timber to sell you may struggle to find a buyer.

Usually used in small quantities for inlay.

[alex_w]

I'll try to get some pics tommorrow. the lacewood effect seems t o be most pronounced near the centre of the trunk where the grain hits the surface at 90 degrees. Time consuming keep flipping the cant back and forth but worth it. Got some nice slabs full width 20- 22" with lacewood in them

[Rob D]

Def worth the time to quarter saw as have heard on good authority that through sawn plane has pretty much nil demand.... any buyers will want that lacewood effect.

[tommer9]

Lacewood is stunning, and very stable. Only 2 days ago I was in a house of which the owner had milled his own large tree and even the skirtings were made of it. stunning.

[delabodge]

turns nice too!!!

[alex_w]

 

 

Here's some pics from this afternoon, bit blurred as they were on my phone

[alex_w]

any thoughts on pricing?