Saving wood for wood turners?

[bob]

I have had mixed experiences. Most of them are hobby types with no budget, one turner on here had an attack of CBA even when offered free timber, I even dropped off a load of air dried timber for one bloke and he couldn't even be bothered to pick up the phone to say thanks. I even have some Taxus that one guy swore blind he was going to collect.

 

If you are going to get involved make sure its going to be worth your while.

 

:blushing:

Sorry

[Breezeblock]

pia if you ask me firewood is worth more now it just gets thrown on the log pile

[se7enthdevil]

firewood is worth more now but it will never be worth as much as blanks or turning timber.

[treequip]

:blushing:

Sorry

 

Its still waiting for you mate

[treequip]

firewood is worth more now but it will never be worth as much as blanks or turning timber.

 

Now there is the entire point, OK, so say a blank is worth "X" as a blank but hauling, cutting, seasoning, storage, advertising and such like costs half of that there is little profit left in the job particularly when the low volume is taken into consideration.

 

Compared with chucking it in the firewood pile which is as simple as it gets and requires no more effort than you are already going to.

[swinny]

I've moved this pile of wood about twice now as i was doing a yard tidy at the weekend.

 

On to the fire pile it goes. Cheers treequip and mick

[Mike Dempsey]

I had a pensioner who spent a couple of hours in my workshop looking at every bit of wood and asking questions etc. I hauled out every large board of timber from big stacks so he could see it properly. I think he was waiting for me to give it to him for nothing. There was no chance of that as I know he plays golf at the local posh golf club at least 3 times a week and drives a 40k new car. He left empty handed and hasnt been back since.

I now put some interesting timbers aside for a local turner who is a pensioner and all the money he makes from turning goes towards his air fare for visiting relatives in Australia. He gets them for free as as well.

[Couldyajust]

There are a handful of turners & millers I will set aside wood for it works on the basis that they tell me what to look out for, when it comes up if they want to view or buy the wood they turn up at the time I set make an instant decision/offer. If they don't turn up or won't give a straight answer as to whether or not they want it then it gets logged up. Storing bits of wood on the off chance it might sell at a later date is not worthwhile.

[devon TWiG]

I work as an Arb and turn wood as well ( see woodcraft section ) and I cut the lumps I am interested in whilst on site or in the yard ( and a few mates yards as well ) I do not take stuff from nice big clean stems but forks , spalted bits etc etc ... I pay typically £40 per boot load ( honda jazz ) more for special woods ,burrs etc ... this is more than firewood and no effort , but most turners do not use a chainsaw , would you let them on site or in yard ? Like others have said most are old , drive an expensive car and rattle a few coins when it comes to paying ( usually reluctantly !!) try and foster a few good contacts and when you know what they are looking for you can put it aside for them , perhaps in exchange for a few items if not cash !

[bob]

Now there is the entire point, OK, so say a blank is worth "X" as a blank but hauling, cutting, seasoning, storage, advertising and such like costs half of that there is little profit left in the job particularly when the low volume is taken into consideration.

 

Compared with chucking it in the firewood pile which is as simple as it gets and requires no more effort than you are already going to.

 

But is it not about doing the right thing

I got some wood of Treequip a few years ago that was cut and had been stored inside

Still sat in my garage drying as no rush.

I am lucky I have tons of wood sat drying but always keep saving some and do pass a lot on to other turners.

I have 2 piles 1 that turners can have a shifty through and another that's firewood I would rather someone have the enjoyment out of a piece of wood than it get burned.

I have never sold anything I have made so always reluctant to pay for wood.

Some of what I do gets sold but all that is done through a charity that they keep

Just remember what goes around comes around