Monkey puzzle

[andrew t]

Is this monkey puzzle worth much just asking for a friend as it is due to be felled.

[se7enthdevil]

some people may be interested but as a woodturner the small bits i've had were soft as hell and in my mind not fit for either turning or furniture or any other craft.

 

chainsaw carvers might want it???

[Lyn Ed]

i had one recently and the woodturners couldnt get enough of it

[codlasher]

I was involved in milling one some years ago. It was a fine piece if timber with knots evenly spaced. It went to make kitchen cupboards and other similar items.

If you can find a miller and the storage space, consider turning it into 12' x 8" x 7/8" planks. As good as money in the bank and something lovely to look at.

codlasher.

[se7enthdevil]

must just be me that doesnt like it then.

 

on reflection the bits i had were very young and fast grown so consequently quite soft. perhaps a tree that has reached any state of maturity will have a harder timber to play with...

 

i'll give it the benefit of the doubt for the moment.

[nepia]

must just be me that doesnt like it then.

 

on reflection the bits i had were very young and fast grown so consequently quite soft. perhaps a tree that has reached any state of maturity will have a harder timber to play with...

 

i'll give it the benefit of the doubt for the moment.

 

 

The difference in sapwood and knotwood is huge. When you're cutting it it's a bit like cotton wool with lumps of iron in.

[Ian Leach]

shame your so far away, I know a guy in Cirencester who loves the stuff.

[nepia]

If that's who I think it is - we communicated re him a couple of years ago - he travelled to Horsham to collect some then.

 

Jon

[Ian Leach]

Yep you probably thinking what I'm thinking then

[pyro]

I have an 8ft length of monkey puzzle in the shed, Ive seen pictures of what it can be turned into on google, Ive just never got round to doing something with it. Its been drying about 4 years I think.

 

Ben