se7enthdevil
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it's true to some extent as the moisture already in the timber allows any fungus into the wood that much faster meaning it can rot quicker. timber that has been seasoned for a few years is often a much longer lasting item but it will be species dependant.
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Al, try getting in touch with the toolpost. they might be interested in dealing direct. bloke called felix hemsly.
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i don't turn vases or hollow forms but there are plenty of people who do. i don't have room anyway (sadly).
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My back! Aaaaargh!!! (Again) well i'm 15 years in to 25 so i'll let you know in 2030.
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that would still make fantastic vase blanks Al. seems a shame to waste it. mill at 6-8" square and they would look great.
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some cabinet maker will be chuffed with that stuff mate...
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great job and i am loving that mill.... is that basically an alaskan but a bandsaw instead of a chainsaw???
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liriodendron tulipfera makes and excellent timber for general joinery but looking at that trunk i reckon it would be best cut for a high end cabinet maker as it looks to have some nice figure in it. i hope it does not go to waste. at 4' it could at least make some great table tops if milled at 2 1/2"...
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lifting timber is the best gym you can get i think...
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Tree identification database
se7enthdevil replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Tree Identification pictures
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might be interested i some of the wooden planes. any chance of more photos or is that all of them?
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alot of scraping or sanding i suppose? try to find an old tin of the good stuff for the yard to reach areas?
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the varnish is the problem. strip the varnish off and then sand back to get rid of that black crap then get a few tins of rye danish oil and get coating...
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if you end up doing that i'd love to come and watch... i can get the train to oxford.
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if the flowering is anything like one of the acacias near me then you will have to wait about 10 months as it was blooming in late winter early spring. i think that one is an acacia dealbata though. from memory it was in full yellow coloured flower in march.
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if they want matching gates then get some douglas fir.
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anything in the cypress family really. what are you able to get hold of?
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dead dog??
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it's quite good isn't it. annoyingly he won't expand the timbers much more now as he says it's just for the americans which i find rather narrow minded but each to their own. the wood database is a good site too. i've helped both with the timbers over the years either supplying pictures of timber or finished work like bowls. in the case of the wood database i sent him about 100 samples of timber so he could scan the images for his book and website.
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whitebeam has a different bark in my excperience. also the wood is different to look at.
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the grain goes down the length so effectively you could have a 5"+ square head at 8 or 9" long if you wish. i might be going down the container later so will try to yank a bit out. they are somewhat buried.
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Mark, the cumaru i have is about 5 1/2" square and whatever length you want.
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depends what colour you want it i suppose mark. cumaru is a lovely timber to use for mallets. varies from brown to orange. http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/cumaru.htm
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the fact that the grain in greenheart is so well interlocked may mean that it will be absolutely fine but only time will tell. if gobby whacks something with it and it cracks in two then i will not be surprised.
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i have some rock hard timber you could use if you want mark? i've cumaru, ekki, jatoba, bubinga and even some whitebeam and others that are like stone. i do have lignum but that won't be cheap if you want some.
