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Using long chainsaws 48"/60" experiences/tips
se7enthdevil replied to cessna's topic in Firewood forum
i would be interested in 5 1/4" squares at 2m length rather than firewood for my skittles if there are any straight butts. where are you? -
this island will have had dozens of diseases in the past few millennia i'm sure and wee still seem to be full of trees. the odd species will get hit hard but most are still going strong. nature has a very good way of bouncing back. as far as i know we have dutch elm disease, ash die back, sudden oak death and that one that kills the pines yet we are still surrounded with woodland.
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looks like he wears a skirt very well alec. suits him.
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try osmo exterior oil. should come up a treat. if you use danish get one with uv protection. most barrels are oak.
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good calculator. pity they dont list the species as well as the common name. it's american so sycamore will be "platanus" not "acer".
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took these a couple of weeks ago. .
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well if your happy to take a saw to it then it cant be rock... should it be sliced and diced??? can we not leave it an enigma as it probably is a tree...
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they are not complete rings... it starts on the left goes all the way round on the right and folds back on itself and goes left again.. it's a fold of rock... concentric ring can be formed on flat fossils as they are the remains of fossilised mud pools representing where the gas bubbled up.
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just read that robinia was also used for the hub as its so hard wearing. probably good for the rest of the wheel too to be fair...
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Wood consumption world wide sustainable/unsustainable
se7enthdevil replied to cessna's topic in Firewood forum
depends what the end use is really. in this day and age using chainsaws and tree harvesters we've not chopped them all down yet.. my personal opinion is that every tree should be milled, the branches go for firewood and once the planks have been used they can be recycled in to new furniture and if past recycling then they can go on the fire... i don't like every tree going through processors for firewood when it can be put to other uses first... cant people put another layer on before reaching for the matches??? . -
whats wrong with a big bell and a hammer??? put a sign next to it saying if know one answers try this...
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if that were the case would i be turning that one too clive?
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More useful if you make two! true
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spokes are often oak for it's compresive strength but the other timbers are right elm for the hub (but i've heard of hornbeam being used) and ash for the wheel rim. i've always wanted to make one but never had an excuse.
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get it milled or let a craftsman have a go at it. it's good looking stuff nice and dark and not something that should be going up in flames. i'd keep anything 12 and up as it can all be turned in to bowls. as slack said big j may be interested.
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don't let it go for firewood. get it milled if know one wants to buy it.
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depends what the end use is really. in this day and age using chainsaws and tree harvesters we've not chopped them all down yet.. my personal opinion is that every tree should be milled, the branches go for firewood and once the planks have been used they can be recycled in to new furniture and if past recycling then they can go on the fire... i don't like every tree going through processors for firewood when it can be put to other uses first...
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call a few local turners and save it from the flame...
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ebay is good for a deal.
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western red or true cedar?
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Urgent milling required. Berkhampstead Herts
se7enthdevil replied to muttley9050's topic in Milling Forum
thats a great shame about the walnut james. what happened? do you still want me to make these chess bits you asked about? your inbox is full... -
a pic of the bark would help. the ailanthus does not have catkins
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snap a twig, if it's walnut it has a chambered pith... could it be a hophornbeam?
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depends what your local market will be. when i started turning i took loads of different things like rolling pins, bottle stoppers, kitchen roll holders and spatulas but found that people were more interested in my bowls than anything else. you may have to take along a variety of pieces before you find out what the local market is after.
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rule of thumb is an inch per hour but as alec say the longer you leave it the softer it is. i have seen 6" solid lumber bent before on a vid, i'll see if i can find it.
