Top 5 wood to mill

[6scotty6]

Hi folks,

What are the top 5 hardwoods to mill in the uk?

Regards

Scott

[burrell_]

what we talking about

TO SELL

EASY TO MILL

or the NICEST COLOUR PRODUCT

[nepia]

Big J, out of interest how does Wych Elm compare with the real stuff? I ask as I have a source of occasional W/Elm logs (just one or two at a time - small windblown hedgerow trees)?

 

I've had no problem selling them to a miller but in light of your comments above I'm thinking about it a bit more deeply.

 

Thanks,

 

Jon

[nepia]

Thanks for that. The guy I sell to is very happy to take it (10-14" dia) so I guess that W/Elm isn't all that different then. I'll keep quiet about small diameter stuff!

 

Cheers,

 

Jon(athan)

[Rob D]

Tricky question to answer but any wood with any sort of figuring is always good...

 

But at a push -

 

Walnut - nice to mill, lovely to look at, easy to dry.

 

Oak - Mill so much of it - that tangy smell is so familiar - not keen on the wormy sapwood though!

 

Ash - fairly easy to mill and olive ash can have some lovely colour

 

Beech - cause it's easy to find big lumps of it!

 

Sycamore - as it's popular!

 

 

[agg221]

Really need an answer to Burrell's question, but for the pleasure of opening up a new surface and seeing it freshly milled and wet, I would go with:

 

Walnut

Oak (particularly brown)

Elm

Cherry

Laburnum

 

Alec

[Pat Ferrett]

So why has'nt Yew had a mention ?

[agg221]

So why has'nt Yew had a mention ?

 

Because the OP asked for hardwoods.

 

Alec

[Pat Ferrett]

Because the OP asked for hardwoods.

 

Alec

 

Put me foot in it there for sure

Just wondered as I have a few butts to mill that have been down a year and I keep putting it off because of it being so bloomin hard.

[Woodworks]

As a furniture maker my favorite is walnut. I still have a few boards from 15+ years ago that allegedly came from the Cadburys plantations which were planted to provide nuts for there chocolate. I reserve them for special jobs as I suspect I will never get my hand on such beautiful wood again.