se7enthdevil
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are you able to tell which my local tree is then alec?
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couple of hundred years i think... if anyone can tell me exactly what species this is i would be gratefull. as i said i guessed u. laevis but am probably wrong. it's about 40' high and there is plenty of DED in the park as the hedges are full of dead examples of the species with dark green leaves made of sandpaper. this particular elm has softer leaves and is a paler green.
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it's the big tree on the corner pan left. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.528124,-0.6591082,3a,90y,315.84h,83.9t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sSRSFLfvyok-O-B_mwUypfg!2e0!6m1!1e1
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hope it's got milled rather than logging it up....
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competition hey. did anyone see these i did a few weeks back.
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there is an elm tree near me that seems to have survived d.e.d. perfectly well and it may be a white elm "Ulmus laevis" but can't be 100% sure. i've just read that they are a bit resistant.
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what measurements are the cross section and how long is it? i can make one but am very busy at the moment so it may not be a couple of weeks before i can do anything.
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fred dibnah used a bow and arrow, whats wrong with that?
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tulipwood is surprisingly stable once dry and moves very little at the worst of times. it's a very under rated timber in my opinion and i think we should be using this instead of mdf and chipboard.
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shouldn't be lighting ours until october if this balmy weather holds.
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ok jon, let me know it's sizes once you get it home. might be able to make a couple of nice bowls out of it too if it's big enough.
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why 3'??? can they not be kept longer to keep less ends to crack and split everything i've had up to now has been kept in 8'+ lengths whilst seasoning. the less end there are the less chance of wasting split wood.
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fair point twig. it's for my little table skittles job again so ideal blanks are 3"x3" by anything over 8" long. i delivered and order of 8 sets of skittles to st albans today and amongst them were the tiny little 6" tall table skittles that i turned a few weeks ago to experiment with. they included jatoba, bubinga, greenheart, maple, beech, laburnum, wenge, and a bit of young holm oak. i don't think it is 100% but i turned it anyway and took note of the weight. we had one hour of lugging cheeses at the different timbers and the wenge and greenheart had a couple of nick's but the holm oak had zip on it and that was at the front and center so got the full force of the cheese hitting it. if it keeps standing up to the punishment i may have found a viable replacement for boxwood. quantity would be enough to make a couple of sets so about a cubic foot would suffice.
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looks like excellent quality timber for my skittles carl. just remember when you stick it to keep it out of the wind or it will dry too quickly on the outer surfaces and split.
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if i can rescue a small lump and season it myself i'll give it a go jon but for the job i have in mind they must be seasoned. what sort of size is it?
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hi all, just trying to find out if anyone has some 3" seasoned holm oak i could buy?
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that's theft!!! you can take her to court as they are you're property not hers and you can't sell anything that isn't yours without express permission from the owner. sue her for loss of the saw and for loss of earnings in the intervening period.
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yes i know clive and he keeps his woodmizer stationary and wont use it for mobile milling. gobbypunk is looking in to it so i hope the trees are saved from the fire pile.
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hi jon, it's only referred to as rainbow poplar when it looks like this. Rainbow Poplar | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods) look at the bottom of this page, poplar
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hi beau, firstly i'll congratulate you on the workmanship. top of the class stuff there mate. secondly i would like to say well done in using wood that is too quickly chucked on the fire pile. tulip tree is a lovely timber and is vastly underrated in my opinion and as you've shown can have beautiful grain when used properly. nepia's tree is two nests of three bowls that need finished turning and will hopefully look as good as that unit. good job.
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so it's no longer rotting. i see.
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never understood why it's called dry rot. don't think you need to worry as any rot will only take place in damp conditions and presuming that these aren't present in your house then you should be ok.
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hi all, as you will see from another thread there is a few norway maples in baisingstoke and i would be interested in getting them milled. can anyone help... apparently the site must be cleared fast so need it done sharpish... it would be a shame to see it all go for firewood.
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delabodge may be interested in that as he used it for outdoor furniture.
