se7enthdevil
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Everything posted by se7enthdevil
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a tree should never be removed just because it's blocking gutters, there are ways to prevent that and chopping the tree down should not be the answer. if it really does have to go then the wood should be milled as oak from that part of the world is good quality stuff but it depends how it's grown in an english climate. where is it?
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that's tiny mate, put it on the fire... needs to be 18"+ before it's of any real use.
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fabulous end to a magnificent specimen. please post lots more pictures of the subsequent boards cut...
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pm sent
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i gave an elm coffee table a few coats of danish and the nephews have put it through its paces and its still fairly unscathed after 5-6 years. depends on the fluid i suppose? the boys like apple and orange juice which are acidic and it's stood up to those. can always be sanded down and resurfaced if its trashed. i've not used osmo that much but slackbladder will be able to tell you the best stuff for it.
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osmo is a good solution but i think in this case that lots of coats of danish will give you a really good tough finish and keep adding one every 6 month and it will just get tougher.
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right on dudes, indian bean it is... told you that clue would give it away. it's fabulous stuff and i want some more. anyone dropping any near maidenhead?
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perhaps i should have said, it came from the states but has been grown here for 150+ years. ah well as no ones got it i'll tell you the family, it's in the bignoniaceae.
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no but it is a very ring porous timber.
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no, none of those. if i say what family it's in i think it will give it away.
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ok then, it comes from the states...
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none of those... i was going to give everyone a clue but i cant think what clue to give without making it too obvious.
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nope not them either...
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at least they are all different guesses. i'm surprised that no one has got it yet as it's not that obscure a tree. keep guessing.
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nope, no ones got close yet... keep em coming...
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well at least i'm getting a broad range of guesses. to summarise it's not robinia, rhododendron, walnut, sycamore, poplar, ash, horse chestnut or any type of conifer... it is a hardwood though.
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nope, guess again.
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delabodge is usually the go to guy for selling your welly but stroud may be too far.
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location might help?
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thought i'd try and start this guessing game again. whats this stuff then? .
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he's not fred dibnah's son. where did you get that from? guy martin is a truck mechanic who became a famous biker in his spare time.
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the only green bark i know of is a snakebark maple, look up one of those.
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didn't whittle technically speaking but i turned the bulk of it for a huge 16" spoon for my dad to make jam with so he could reach the bottom of this huge steel pot he used to use. not sure if we've still got it but if we have i'll take a pic.
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don't suppose i could pinch a ring of it could i??? that drum i'm still to make would look great in cherry. need a bit about 12" long. needs to be a bit without knots or branches though, is there such a piece there?
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well done alec nice to see some good wood saved
