Monkey puzzle tree if anyone wants it

[monkeypuzzler]

Hi,

 

Me and a tree surgeon mate of mine are taking down a 40ft monkey puzzle tree in my back garden next weekend. The trunk is about a foot diameter.

 

Just wondering if (a) anyone on here wanted it or (b) any tips of where to get rid of the timber - from what I read it's not great for burning so don't know if anyone would take it off freecycle or similar.

 

Cheers,

[Jarbman]

its suposed to be very good for wood turning.

[Ian Flatters]

Turners love it cut between the branches as the whorls give the bowls a wonderful look.

[felixthelogchopper]

Turners love it cut between the branches as the whorls give the bowls a wonderful look.

 

Ditto

[Rich2484]

Get the length's of main trunk as long as you can. Then use ebay. Or try and contact some local turners.

 

They love it aparantly and some will pay for it.

[treequip]

Get the length's of main trunk as long as you can. Then use ebay. Or try and contact some local turners.

 

They love it aparantly and some will pay for it.

 

Why that then, its pants as planks the turners love the branch whorls, its also easier to transport in small lumps.

 

ebay is the place for that cut as branch whorls

[Rich2484]

Why that then, its pants as planks the turners love the branch whorls, its also easier to transport in small lumps.

 

ebay is the place for that cut as branch whorls

 

Because if you can get the trunk into say 10 foot lengths and get them out a turner can choose what bits he wants for turning, rather than risk cutting the good bits in half with the saw after not knowing what your cutting.

 

More length gives more option.

[Daniël Bos]

Where?

[Pat Ferrett]

They love it aparantly and some will pay for it.

 

[treequip]

Because if you can get the trunk into say 10 foot lengths and get them out a turner can choose what bits he wants for turning, rather than risk cutting the good bits in half with the saw after not knowing what your cutting.

 

More length gives more option.

 

Naaaah

 

Most of them buy one or two lumps and they always want the branch whorls, there is only one place to cut