Alder for floorboards

[Paul in the woods]

53 minutes ago, gobbypunk said:

Nice floor ,and that butt being milled is totally cool ,I have never had any Alder might have to look out for some am I right in thinking that some woodsmen will not fell it as its bad luck

Are you confusing it with Elder? That has a lot of myths associated with it, bad luck, witches, goblins etc.

 

Not heard anything about alder apart from it was sought after for charcoal for gunpowder so perhaps more treasured in past times.

[Mr. Ed]

All trees in Ireland (as everywhere I suppose) have legend about them, and I seem to remember that their fresh-cut red-ness reminds us of the wounds of Christ. Or something similar. 

 

[Macpherson]

3 hours ago, Paul in the woods said:

Are you confusing it with Elder? That has a lot of myths associated with it, bad luck, witches, goblins etc.

 

 

Must depend where you live, up here it's Rowan that gets tagged with this 👍

 

Got Alder everywhere, very fast growing...

[Mr. Ed]

You’re doomed if you cut down an isolated hawthorn tree. Or blackthorn? Anyway very witchy places. 

[gobbypunk]

Hi Squaredy have you milled any silver birch as you mentioned birch it dont seem to grow very wide