se7enthdevil
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if straigt grained ash is very stable and doesn't shrink that much so could be ok for green manufacture, in saying that i would cut enough for the components and leave for 6 months before you start it. perhaps you could do this, build yourself a bench from spruce whilst green, at the same time cut the ash for a bench and in 12-18 months make a proper bench if the spruce one is not standing up to the punishment. if its still ok then wait till it falls apart then you have dry ash to build it's replacement from... oils should not be needed if its a work bench...
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not even sure how to describe this?
se7enthdevil replied to fergusonforestry's topic in Large equipment
whats the point of chipping it? what a waste of fire wood or habitat logs... -
lastly i roughed out some field maple a while back so thought i'd see how it finishes and it's another one that looks cracking... i'm yet to see a bit of field maple that is not figured, anyone who chops it up for firewood needs to be shot. .
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here is more of delabodge's walnut. some people call this figured or marbled, i call it bloody gorgeous... .
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16" cedar platter and two bits from the same lump. the orange in the last pic is the start of rot.
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here are a few of the ones i've done today. 18" catalpa. .
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boy have i had fun today. i love it when you get a rough looking lump of wood and once turned you find some magnificent grain underneath.
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i've done you a nest of three jon, just need to do the other half, sadly not kept that fab green colour but they look nice mate...
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cheers guy, this is definitely one of those times where the wood does most of the work and i can take the credit. have had a bit of trouble with sanding some of the walnut as it's a bit on the softer side for timber and i've had even more trouble with catalpa as it tear so easily... delabodge, i'll get on with some soon mate and try to give you loads for christmas.
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if it's to be bashed about then use the ash you have or make a whole bench from oak. pop an syc are too soft for lumps of metal being chucked about on it.
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most of the slightly harder hardwoods will be fine. personally i would go for beech. what do you have access to?
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thanks jon, much appreciated mate. cant wait to see that bit of box elder as i've not had any before.
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just done a bit of that walnut that delabodge has asked for me to turn in to bowls and it looks great, a little bit of ripple included in this one and considering i only gave it one coat of oil it looks really nice. .
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to add to what alec says, just from a joinery point of view nails should be at least two thirds in the post/frame and one third through the ship lap.
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i've never heard of a prunus pear before
se7enthdevil replied to se7enthdevil's topic in General chat
no... don't what are either are??? are they specific species that i've not heard of or just common names for a variety??? -
found this on ebay. R Lot 11 (3 Pieces) Spalted Prunus Pear (measurements see description) | eBay is it a hybrid between cherry and pear????
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if someone walks around or approaches a tree that is falling or fallen then they needed removing from the gene pool anyway. the cops should not have let here get near i grant you but if you put yourself in harms way you are asking for it.
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would you be able to drop a few rings off in slough???
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too right i will, always look before you chop... what sort of sizes are those lumps mate. if they are big enough i may buy a pallet of it...
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i built a workshop with a concrete floor and realised i needed a layer between my beets and the concrete so i used old carpets from the house. work a treat..
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i wouldn't want to meet a mouse that has feet like those prints... they look like bear tracks:laugh1: nice work...
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lets stick to the logs...
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robinia glows really bright under blacklight .
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well i've got it to a real tight fit and finish sanded it and given the shaft a coat of danish. i may need to resin it as well as wedge it as the difference between the hole one side of the axe head to another is bigger than i would like. where can you buy quality wedges for this job then???
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i made mine a bit longer than the original to let physics do more of the work. what is the best way to fix it to the head??? i know you can get wedges but this one was resin bonded to the handle. do i re resin it or go for a tight fit and wedge the hell out of it? .
