Baggy

I should have said that I can collect in an estate care, Suburu Legacy.

Hiya

Us axe and knife carvers love fresh felled birch and fruit woods, as do pole lathe turners.

The problem is getting a steady supply as once the wood is a few months old it is to dry to carve.

For us carvers some crooks are very welcome....

Hi all

I have run out of carving wood but I am hoping that yesterdays wind means that there is some very green birch about? Does anyone have any?

I am in Bicknacre, near Danbury, near Chelmsford.

I carve this sort of thing, with axe and knife.

As usual very nice

That is quality work, with beautiful wood.

that is so good. it looks so even and symmetrical. stunning.

Thanks :-)

The shape will change as the wood seasons, but I like that :-)

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thanks for posting that paul,,,,,here`s a few more honey dippers whilst i was in the mood,yesterday......

I love those, the hint of colour really works.

How long are they?

Hi Geoff

Hi Hamma,if Baggy wants I could pick it up forhim if its fairly local.

Blimey, that is very kind buddy, thanks.

I wil get back to you when I have spoken to Tony.

Ta muchly

Difficult to say how long as I did bits over a week, a good few hours though

Hi all

A kind arborist from this parish gave me a yew branch, I also have a tiddly Nic Westerman blade so here they are together....

I love yew.... shame there is never much about.

inchess should be inches......... doh

Its good mate, very sharp and great for using left or right handed.

 

You know you need one:001_tongue:

La la la la la la.... can't hear you..... la la la

Nics work is top class baggy, I like the look of his adzes and axes too I have one of his and Lee's scorps great tool indeed.

Don't mention scorps, I managed to leave it of my "must have" list.... so far

But as you have mentioned it, how is it in use?

Hiya

Hi Baggy hows the Nic Westermann blade holding up and do you use his spoon knifes ?

I have a load of Nics blades;

A drawknife, 30mm clip point, Twca Cam, a left and right handed spoon knives, and a 70mm carver. They are all a joy to use, hold their edge well and all very, very sharp.

On my wants list is Nics axe and adze, a roughing out spoon blade, a 100mm carver and now he is making gouges.....

Much of what Nic makes is not on his website yet.

When Nics blades arrive they are super sharp and I have started using his sharpening material as it is the best way to sharpen the blades. Although they stay sharp with just stropping for ages.

Sharpening - Nic Westermann

Green birch is a joy to use IMHO

That SIP is a reasonable little saw, you'd do well to snap it up. I saw a similar 10" sip sell on ebay for £90 ish if that helps.

 

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Thanks buddy

If yo look at the first photo at the top there is a small bandsaw on the very left of the pic, that is available to a reasonable offer.

It's an sip with either 10 or 12 inch bandwheels

OK, I have no idea of value so I will get some advice from a buddy that does, then get back to you.

Save for a big one, I'd say 14" min. A small one will annoy you, I picked up a reasonable Clarke 16" on ebay for 105. Not the best but more than adequate. Thinking bout chopping it in for a startrite though if anyone knows of one going cheapish.

That makes sense, but initially I just want to cut up small offcuts from my carving into holders for tealights, jewellery etc.

So a small bandaw would work for that

Hiya

What size bandsaw are you after??? I have a couple of others i dont use in another shed

It would have to be a small one as my budget is in pennies, more than pennies will have to be wrestled out of my wife who has just realised how little I earned last year :-(

Ditto, better than my damp and cluttered man shed any day:001_rolleyes: and so much more space.

 

Especially after my boss told me yesterday that his other half's father has got a whole workshop full of woodworking tools and equipment for sale at nominal prices .

Would that include a bandsaw?

I think I will pass on that suggestion

Now what to make next?

Another 149 of them :-)

Nice, I'm jealous about the band saw I have had one on my "want" list for ages.

:thumbup1:sumach is indeed avery good timber,,tacky,,with a soft pith but lovely colouring,be sure to post pics

how about a sumach spoon that I carved

Hand carved wooden spoons

I`d use the 38mm, this allows for any shrinkage in the timber too!!

Thanks, 38mm it is. Now where did I put that sumach...