se7enthdevil
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he he, that came out wrong. i wouldn't want him to be my doctor is what i should have typed. the brain to finger communication is obviously not working that great...
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i wouldn't want to be his doctor. he'll get labeled the harold shipman of tree's.
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i love it when you get a big thump like that.
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hi guys, i'm looking for some milled and kiln dried hornbeam. at 2 1/4" thick 8" wide by 72" long. can any one help. 01628666191
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how much do lock gates cost then?
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they use ekki for lock gates too as it will last for decades under water. i know what you mean by that fruity smell but it can smell rancid too.
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that's neither jarrah or karri. it's called ekki (the white deposit in the pores gives it away) but is also known as azobe and was used for sleepers for about 100 years and they are still there now. very tough on cutting tools i believe they use tungsten carbide for cutting it up. if its going to be window sill be prepared for a massive amount of splitting and cracks appearing all over it. dry it very slowly... here is a bit of info. Ekki | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods) i used it for this pestle and mortar, it's rock hard... .
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ash has a high shrinkage but can actually be good at not splitting so my earlier statement may not be completely accurate. often it can be down to how the wood behaves as well as it's mechanical statistics. the piece of black walnut pictured is a good example of a wood that will be hard to stop a split as walnuts often have a star shake but others like beech ash and maple can often be without and dry completely with no splits.
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perhaps instead of a bonus you could give them a bunch of flowers??? you can call them pansies from now on... nice to see something different.
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i think your best efforts will be with as timber that has a low radial shrinkage. 4% and lower should be ok so maples and buckeye for a start. once you've cut the disc seal the end grain with something that won't penetrate too far (i use pva) and leave for 6 months or so. write the weight of it on the disc and after 6 months weigh again to see if it's lost enough moisture. you will loose discs but you can still use them to see just how much weight a bit of wood needs to lose from the rest of that same tree. with the operation you are trying to pull off you cant stop discs cracking at will, it's what they do. patients will be needed and as others have said lots of time but if you cant spare it then do the drawing with the splitting in mind.
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Macrocarpa milling - timber properties and uses
se7enthdevil replied to Liam88's topic in Milling Forum
now that's what i call a tree. age? -
length, diameter and quality will all be factors. it's good to mill and has many uses, if it will save it from the fire then get milling...
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small world isn't it... if your'e ever up that way again soon alec i would much appreciate some photos of that table from different angles as these seem to be the only two that exist on the net and being unable to drive i can't see me visiting it... don't go out of your way though mate.
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likewise mate, got it ripped in to widths already and can see that it's a real nice colour. i'll add this to the my work so far when i get going on actually building it.
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the game is called daddlums. the table is about 24" wide and high to the playing surface. length is about 65" but ther is room to move as this is almost an extinct game and the customer will make his own set of rules. i've been commissioned to make the table so it will pack away in a box for a courier but it must be stable enough when erected to not move too much. it's played in a similar way to northamptonshire skittles as in you throw 3 cheeses at the pins from a set distance.
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got some ash from delabodge and will post pics of my progress as the get used. here is the model of the prototype.
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most danish is about 50% (i think) why do you need to know?
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great, i don't own a phone... do they do it on a website too?
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drop it, mill it, stack it. make sure each plank has sealant on the end grain and it should be ok.
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pissed it down all day here...
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as i said, they can have twisted grain in them but not all turners are interested in that sort of turning. personally i would pass but try ebay as it should tell you if they are wanted or not.
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give them to a carver as they'll be a bugger to split with the twisted grain. not true burs as correctly said, (do things like this have a name?) but old wounds healing. can have nice twisty grain in them though.
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Turkey Oak (any uses apart from firewood?)
se7enthdevil replied to wisecobandit's topic in General chat
not 100% sure but i believe it was brought over here after the armada because we discovered that our cannon balls were not penetrating their ships which were made or clad in the stuff. however, our fabulous plan backfired as once it was grown over here it did not have the same properties as the rock hard oak grown in a spanish climate and we were left with the turkeys we have today. wood will burn and i'd be happy with it on my fire but it's good when quarter sawn for decorative furniture for the rays. -
haaaahhhhhhahahhaaahahhaahaahahaahahahaahahahahaha:lol::lol::lol::laugh1::laugh1: what a pillock, hope the horse broke his jaw... never hit anyone or anything you want them to work for you...
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would like to see some snaps of any in progress. whats the biggest log extractable?
