knoty wood required

[se7enthdevil]

hi all, i'm looking for some old dry lumps of apple, eucalyptus, elm, oak or beech.

 

 

they need to be about 7-8" where the branch is as they will be turned into 5 3/4" skittle balls. two or three knots are ok but the theory is that the branch attachment area is used as its much harder wood.

 

they can not be rotten.

 

they must be solid.

 

they must be hard.

 

 

anyone with any please get in touch.

 

01628 666191

 

 

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[se7enthdevil]

those species i've mentioned are not the limitation of what i'm after.

 

i will be interested in anything that dries hard and is hardwearing...

 

 

hornbeam, whitebeam, hawthorn, cherry, plum, holly, ash, sycamore, mulberry, holm oak, sweet chestnut or anything really hard.

 

no softwoods please.

[se7enthdevil]

has nobody got anything at all???

[nepia]

I'll have a look next time I'm at my logstore Steve; I may have some chestnut and/or oak suitable. I think the difficult part of your request is 'dry', not '7-8" branch unions'.

 

 

Jon

[se7enthdevil]

semi dry will do john.

[mickdundee]

There's some stuff been dumped on my drive way today and there's some decent sized Union lumps. But it's freshly cut. I think it's cherry but if it's of any use I'll get some pics

[se7enthdevil]

There's some stuff been dumped on my drive way today and there's some decent sized Union lumps. But it's freshly cut. I think it's cherry but if it's of any use I'll get some pics

 

cherry splits relatively cleanly and is likely to split on impact with the concrete lanes so thanks but that won't be any use.

 

the wood needs to be interlocked so i'm looking at things like apple, elm, whitebeam, hornbeam or oak.

 

i turned a bit of eucalyptus last night and it's perfect for the job. would love to find some dry bits of that.

[mickdundee]

Ok Steve. There's a second species there but looking at the heap from the kitchen window they all look like nice straight rings. I'll let you know if I find anything when I look properly. That's if green is any use anyway

[mickdundee]

Field maple I believe. Probably no use to you I'm guessing as it's quite light

[se7enthdevil]

not hard enough i'm afraid.

 

 

please don't put it on the fire pile.

 

it's too pretty, give it to a local turner.