From the seed to the lathe.

[David Humphries]

Someone planted this Yew 100 plus years ago.

 

Laetiporus and a car park extension resulted in me topping it in 2005.

 

Gave a few pieces of the dismantled crown to a turner friend of mine a couple of years ago.

 

Yesterday I presented this Vase from the same tree, to Aldeman Ian Luder, The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of the City of London.

(the 681st)

 

 

He was taking a tour of my site and stopped off for a gander where we were reducing a declining Beech.

 

 

 

A few parts that connect toward the history of a single Tree.

 

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[Dean Lofthouse]

You after promotion David

 

 

 

Nice story and vase

[Ian Leach]

[David oakman]

Now that is nice david. I have just felled a yew the trunk lays at my yard and now i know what i can do with it. An old couple came to see me this week he was a wood turner he wants to buy wood off me i told his wife i thought i new her she was 69 and she said it must be through the ball room dancing circle:lol:this is funny as i cant dance:biggrin:

[SJH]

Very nice vase, lovely wood yew

[Dean Lofthouse]

this is funny as i cant dance:biggrin:

 

I can only dance when I'm blind drunk..

 

I have some Yew that I have in three foot lengths and I have had them stood on end for 12 months undercover.

 

I also have a meaty chunk about 14" across and 18" long I want to get something good out of but dont know how long to leave it

[bob]

I can only dance when I'm blind drunk..

 

I have some Yew that I have in three foot lengths and I have had them stood on end for 12 months undercover.

 

I also have a meaty chunk about 14" across and 18" long I want to get something good out of but dont know how long to leave it

 

leave it long enough for me to come and get it:thumbup:

[Rob D]

Always good to see wood being used for something good

[Rob D]

I can only dance when I'm blind drunk..

 

I have some Yew that I have in three foot lengths and I have had them stood on end for 12 months undercover.

 

I also have a meaty chunk about 14" across and 18" long I want to get something good out of but dont know how long to leave it

 

 

Pretty difficult to fully dry a piece of wood that diameter Dean... I find on larger pieces like this as they dry you just get too much tension developing in them and they split and twist... I may be wrong but woodturners often seem to 'rough turn' larger pieces of timber, then let them dry before finishing them......