se7enthdevil
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what size are they wanting the crest to be? 12"x12"? you can get pau amarello and glue it together but that could be expensive. i reckon you need a nice bit of robinia and make it from that?
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pau amarello is nice and yellow, what you making??? Yellowheart | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods) if you want a native then why not use robinia?
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So what are your business plans/ambitions for the new year?
se7enthdevil replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
trying to expand the business and do garden furniture along with my skittles and bowls. i long to do more joinery than i have done over the past few years and still love it but finding the time is a problem. that's the plan, my ambition is to find a big pot of money... -
i'm surprised that we'd let anyone back in the country who has not been in a quarantine situation at the country of origin for a few weeks. if they did that then they would know if they have it or not. if they develop the disease then they stay there, if not then they can come home. seems stupid to do it any other way.
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i always thought that anything that got ring barked was brown bread... seems i was wrong. how badly do they have to be damaged before they snuff it???
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not sure what the saw is intended for either. i just realised that it's a "classified add"so i don't think the vat thing applies but i'm pretty sure that you are not allowed to add vat to the final price of either a buy it now or auction style listing. the point of those is you won it at that price and you pay that price. i'm no expert on ebay so i'm sure that there are ways that vat can be added. for buy it now's you must add it on to your buy it now price. so if you wish to sell it for £100 you must list it at £120.
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new tungsten tipped saw blade, tractor driven saw bench | eBay i found this when i was browsing ebay for my ripsaw blades... you should tell them that they are not allowed to ad vat on to the selling price as (as far as i know) it's against ebay rules.
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Need large wood for turning in north london! Please help!
se7enthdevil replied to Ghettoblaster's topic in General chat
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interesting report. i still find it quite astounding that america puts something like creationism in the same subject as education myself...
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i find it quite ironic that religious extremists get themselves killed for their beliefs and leave the gene pool full of people with more common sense. that's natural selection in my opinion...
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i got 15 points...
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how wide are the feet, 3x3"? you don't need a very wide bit to rout out the whole groove, you use a 1/2" bit about 3" long should do the trick and just need a router that plunges to that depth. take out a bit at a time (3/4" on green oak) and keep passing it about till you need to plunge in further. if you can't get a bit long enough then have you thought about half lapping the feet?
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erm, i thought a DIY log splitter was called (ahem), an axe:biggrin:
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as long as the thread goes the right way it will never come off... good looking saw.
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if you are going to do a fair amount of them i would simply make a template from ply and use a router to take out all unwanted material but make sure you score around any edges that may break out.
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i was referring to sloth but good to hear more people are taking it up, with any luck less beautiful wood will go straight on the fire...
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never too late to get back in to it mate...
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any crown cut board is invariably unstable as it is highly sensitive to radial shrinkage and expansion with the first few boards being the worst affected... nearer the middle of the tree you will still get cupping down the middle of the board so wider boards 25-30" are usually split in to 12-15" widths and then put in a kiln or stacked for air drying. the very middle of the tree can be quarter sawn and will obviously yield the most stable stock. not all beech is horrible and unstable. it's been used for centuries in furniture and kitchenware and i don't think it deserves the bad reputation it has. i use it for my skittles and as long as its dried correctly it's perfectly good wood. the reason people hate it is that it like to dry very quickly naturally and splits because of this. as long as you control the process you have an excellent material to use.
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when i started my joinery apprenticeship i bought a yellow handled set from b&q 13 years ago and i'm still using them... you don't need to spend big bucks. this page could be of some help. Woodworking Tools - An Independent furniture maker's Report
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for me the question is, is it dust or shavings? as a woodturner my shavings (wet or dry) go to a chicken farmer and the dust from my ripsaw, bandsaw and chopsaw go either to the tip or a mate took some for his chemical toilet.
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been at the mulled wine already me thinks...
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genetics i think mate. as you say some trees only live 80-100 years but some can be thousands. i'd guess conditions have a part to play.
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those prices are better than most timber yards to be fair. i do tend to try my best at getting a cheap price if i can but that usually means buying in bulk. 2 or 3 cubic meters at a time gets a good price... i should point out min is not top grade joinery as i only need it for skittles so just need a solid bit of wood rather than an unblemished one.
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say who:001_tt2: if its a nice bit of wood i won't ask for it for nowt... green wood regardless of species i pay about 10-15 quid ft3. i buy 4" kiln dried beech at £18. kd oak is usually quite pricey and the cheapest i've found is £30 ft3 sycamore should be roughly the same as beech.
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interesting to hear you had someone have a reaction to the dust. was it bad???
