large lumps of softwood for carving

[Treegeek]

I have some large diameter macrocapa that I need to lose seems a waste to slice up into bits I think they'd make great pieces for carving anyone interested located near Ashurst newforest.

We are on site tomorrow short notice I know but we have an avant so can load on to flatbed or trailer.

There in the region of 4-5 though

[se7enthdevil]

would be interested in some for turning, what diameters are there?

[Treegeek]

Getting on for 4-5ft across

[se7enthdevil]

that's a beast, i'll have to settle for a large branch 18" or so but i'd love one day to turn a 5' bowl.

 

if that tree is solid it should be slabbed for tabletops.

[miker]

ive seen a 3 foot bowl turned out of a bit of old wellingtonia,split after about a year tho

[se7enthdevil]

unless you find a slab that has been drying for x amount of years in a barn (very rare) bowls of that size need to be turned wet as the large diameter could mean that the radial shrinkage will be too great compared to the tangential and go too far oval for a round bowl to then be turned once dry