Monkey puzzle tree if anyone wants it

[burrell_]

where are u mate

[monkeypuzzler]

Cheers guys, great advice. I forgot to say - I'm in Bolton up in the northwest. If anyone's local and wants it just let me know...

 

If not, I'll hunt out a few local woodturners to see if they'd like some (I'll let you know how they want it and how much for too)...

[burrell_]

if u was closer i would have bin intrested

[nepia]

Get the length's of main trunk as long as you can.

 

 

Turners won't always want just one ring of whorls for a piece. I've seen a stunning vase 24" tall incorporating two entire whorls.

 

 

Or try and contact some local turners.

 

They love it aparantly and some will pay for it.

 

For 12" MP there's no way they'd get their hands on it without paying for it here! 12" diameter is ideal. Any bigger and the lumps get too heavy for smaller (i.e. many hobbyists') lathes.

[treesnatcher]

Where?

 

its only a baby(would be one branch off last one) but i might have one coming up well worth a mill daniel oak this time

[treequip]

Turners won't always want just one ring of whorls for a piece. I've seen a stunning vase 24" tall incorporating two entire whorls.

 

 

 

For 12" MP there's no way they'd get their hands on it without paying for it here! 12" diameter is ideal. Any bigger and the lumps get too heavy for smaller (i.e. many hobbyists') lathes.

 

That's a rare lump, I would like to see that, the best one I have seen was turns thinly and had a lamp in it. Because of the grain direction the light came through the branch tissue but not the stem.

 

I have sold plenty of monkey in the past, most punters don't take more than one or two so you get a few punters per tree and no one has ever asked for more than one whorl, its heavy gear and most domestic lathes just cant handle a 2 foot long lump.

[nepia]

That's a rare lump, I would like to see that, the best one I have seen was turns thinly and had a lamp in it. Because of the grain direction the light came through the branch tissue but not the stem.

 

I have sold plenty of monkey in the past, most punters don't take more than one or two so you get a few punters per tree and no one has ever asked for more than one whorl, its heavy gear and most domestic lathes just cant handle a 2 foot long lump.

 

 

Complete agreement with that: I'll see if I can get a pic of the vase sent to me.

 

Jon

[nepia]

Looks like I got my wires a bit crossed Mr Quip: The twin ringer (!) was done by a pro and is not the vase I had in mind. FWIW this is the item I had in mind; it's 22" tall.

[Chippy]

That looks great !

[treequip]

Looks like I got my wires a bit crossed Mr Quip: The twin ringer (!) was done by a pro and is not the vase I had in mind. FWIW this is the item I had in mind; it's 22" tall.

 

That's still an impressive lump, I would like to see on done in 2 whorls