worth milling??

[woody paul]

Felled a white beam and a sugar maple both about 20 inches across 1 is 6 ft other is 8ft so as title are they worth it.

[se7enthdevil]

can you give me a call about the whitebeam. i've been looking for one for ages and could be very interested.

 

tomorrow afternoon would be ok.

 

01628666191

[woody paul]

can you give me a call about the whitebeam. i've been looking for one for ages and could be very interested.

 

tomorrow afternoon would be ok.

 

01628666191

 

OK will do.

[woody paul]

Photos for steve.

 

 

 

 

[se7enthdevil]

some good looking wood there paul.

 

can someone positively id the acer from that leaf?

Edited November 6, 2015 by se7enthdevil

[se7enthdevil]

thanks to alec i now have some beautiful hard maple and common whitebeam which is like stone. can't wait to start using it.

 

thanks to woody paul for offering it up for sale. another two trees saved from the log pile...

[woody paul]

Its nice to find someone how can make use of small unusual timber will now keep you in mind if I get anything else, what are you mainly after.

[se7enthdevil]

depends really, i had a use for the whitebeam so that i was happy to take and i do like my maples as they make good furniture when seasoned.

 

to be perfectly honest i will probably be interested in any species that can be milled. common ones people pass over because they think they are useless would be robinia, laburnum, catalpa, service tree, hornbeam, liquidambar, zelkova, mulberry, fig, magnolia, hawthorn, tree of heaven, paulownia, field maple and good straight stems of most softwood species. cypress trees make great timber to use for exterior purposes as it's very hard to rot.

 

alec says that a couple more whitebeams may be removed so i'd be interested in those.

[woody paul]

Strange you say Fig had some about 6 years ago which was over 18 inches across and no one wanted it, what would you use it for.

[se7enthdevil]

obviously some would be used for turning into bowls but i am a joiner by trade and have a qualification in cabinetry so wish to use unusual timber for making coffee tables or side tables, tv cabinets or anything that saves it from going up in smoke...

 

 

as you may have gathered i have an unhealthy obsession with timber and think that it should be used to make quality (or at least useful) items for everyday use rather than the cheap crap made from chipboard or mdf.