se7enthdevil
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if you can find a few trees use robinia, it'll last forever...
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just a 100lbs though, makes it a very good power to weight ratio giving her an advantage... bloody impressive though...
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if anyone is doing tree work in the maidenhead area and you wish to get rid of a few rings then i will happily take some. doesn't matter what it is. postcode is SL6 0JN. give me a call if you wish to offload a small amount.
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great job there clive, i take it you're feeling better? when do you want to do this lesson?
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never made any of these before but they were part of a favour.
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looking at the great beauty of these boards i envisage putting two together side by side as a top. if there is enough then it can be used for legs but i was thinking of another wood for legs. sycamore? give me a call over the weekend and we can talk it over. 01628666191
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if we go for dry then technically it's boxwood or lilac as they weigh 61-62lbft3 which is nearly as heavy as water (62.4lbsft3) then down the list should go, laburnum 53lbsft3, apple 52lbsft3, eucalyptus 51lbsft3. hornbeam, holm oak, plum and strawberry tree are all about 50lbsft3. for a wet wood i'm going to say strawberry tree...
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wet or dry???
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i think you answered your own question. the workshop is obviously not the same humidity as your home... i've just turned some field maple i've had for a year and i know is two years dry+ but at various stages in turning i leave it in the house to make sure it's as dry as can be...
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excellent quality workmanship there mate...
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just a few more pictures of this stunning timber. alun, any chance of making a table from some of this??? .
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Well that's one way to get the job done quick...
se7enthdevil replied to Shipwrecked Bones's topic in Picture Forum
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i got an 084 with a 36" bar.
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i've been meaning to do this for ages but i finally got round to counting the rings of this field maple and got 188 on a board that was not the center board. educated guess is that it's about 200-220. not bad for a sub 2' tree. i got bought a jewelers lens for xmas and needed it to date this at the rings are so close together.
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i don't know about any books mate as for me it's all down to experience. i'm happy to help if you have any questions on certain subjects but i never got books or dvd's to tell me how to do it i just got on with it and tried to use my common sense where needed.
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i free hand the mounting points whilst on the lathe.
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i had to make my own as everything i saw that you could buy was so weedy it was ridiculous. i needed a strong bit of kit as i was going to put it through its paces. the design is fairly simple when you look at it.
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i haven't actually tuned any myself, the bit i had i gave to a guy who cuts pen blanks. i only like larger bowls and this was 3 1/2" max.
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you are right dave, a UV varnish would be my suggestion. i might be inclined to go for danish oils that have UV inhibitors in them but one thing that will have to be realised is that it will change eventually, it's inevitable i'm afraid...
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the cutter is a 200mm long by 20mm square cobalt steel bit made by presto. it took two hours to grind that profile on from square. knackered my wheel doing it.
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here is the jig i built to turn them. .
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one of my more recent skittles jobs using a timber called makore, also known as african cherry.
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even if the berries have been nicked by birds there should still be some attachments on the twigs so you could look for them.
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it may very well be genuine but i question as to where the boot seller got it from.
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now that one is definitely mahonia... gorgeous isn't it... i hope that goes to the woodturners pile?
