se7enthdevil

oowwwww, that = one broken leg...

don't do that because the day will come when you can use it again and you'll kick yourself for selling it....

I have some hornbeam if anyone is interested in making a proper butchers block...

just band milled to the size required and get as many out of the tree as can be had

length doesn't matter as once its dried for a couple of years I'll cut them to length when I turn them. I just want long squares at the mo. could be 8-12'. once turned the pins can be 10-12" tall

if the wood is healthy then its perfect for me. I'm looking for people to mill me squares for future skittle pin production. I require 5 1/4" squares and any leftover bits can always be used for smaller pins as 3" will do for welsh skittles. know anyone with a band mill?

I think the word burr is over used and we should probably just use it to describe what woodworks is thinking of, a pippy lump on the side of a tree. this piece looks like it was a lump of swirly grain either at the side of the tree or part of the base. it does look very spalted and the colour just makes me think that its beech but I'll happily be surprised if its not.

I originally thought beech burr but without a couple of close ups to see the grain clearly I cant tell if its ring porous or not. if it is then id say ash or elm but if it isn't then it could be anything from maple to service tree.

afraid not but they are very similar to the branches in your shots ripple wise. from memory they are 24"dbh+ and very straight and tall. no lean that I can remember hence why I wondered if its just the wind that can do that. they are relative close forest grown. they look like a cylinder of ripple!!!

how does it work when you get a rippled tree then. has the tree just been blow rippled???? there are a couple of beeches in cliveden house hotel grounds that look very rippled.

my very limited knowledge of it is that its hard to season well with out major splitting but if I'm wrong can someone please correct me. good looking when quarter sawn...

as j said, why ring such a large elm butt???

guess i'll have to get used to that word...

mine was pretty much the same as I paid 50 quid but that was really for the set of 10+ tools that came with it...

just found this on ebay, this is what I used for about 6 months. nu tool wood laith | eBay

lots of people advising on this situation on this thread... http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/woodcraft-forum/62016-recommended-lathe-books.html

if its big at the base get it milled and keep some of the bigger limbs for turners but the rest is great firewood

holm oak? any evidence of fruit/nut?

oh I see, that's no problem... give me a call and we can discuss it.

had another read and they wont be 10quid each i'd say 40-50 for all 8

dependant on length but 5-10 quid each plus postage... I'm a little confused by the drawing though. could you put a better schematic up? are they plan and side of the same bit? I'm by the phone if you like. 01628666191

I've never been called a pro before!!!!

just to put my two pence worth in here, as a wood turner for 6-7 years now one thing I realised very quickly is that books, clubs and demos teach you very little indeed. if you are serious then get a one to one lesson if needed as you can learn more in one day of turning than months of going to clubs or flicking through books. further more you will find loads of info out there like different methods from different turners that conflict entirely and you'll still be left thinking that you don't know what to do. the best thing that you can do is simply get a lathe a few tools and start turning. once you've started you will quickly find you own way and also your own style of turning that will be in line with some turners but will leave others thinking "what on earth is he doing". this is ok because if it work for you then there's nothing wrong with it. as for lathes it really depends how much you wish to spend. don't spend too much on your first lathe as you should invest more in to good quality chisels, then once you know what you are doing you can think about upgrading to a better lathe. it's often said that a turner will only buy three lathes. the first is pretty basic but at least it goes round, the second has greater capacity and a more powerful motor and will be better constructed than the first. the third is only purchased 5-6 years down the line when he knows what specifications are required from either doing certain jobs or that will satisfy his needs as a turner. for example, my first lathe was a second hand nutool bench top thing which had very little power but had a good set of tools. I spent £50 the second was a SIP floor standing lathe with much longer and wider capacity but vastly under powered. could still do some decent work on it though (the pillars on my avatar were turned on it) it cost me £300 SIP 01490 47"/1200mm Variable Speed Swivel Head Wood Lathe the lathe I now own it a jet 3520b which cost about £2500 and probably another grand on accessories and chucks.Buy Jet 3520B Heavy Duty Woodturning Lathe from Axminster, fast delivery for the UK this would be a good starter lathe if you've never turned before, Buy Axminster Hobby Series AWVSL900 Woodturning Lathe from Axminster, fast delivery for the UK hope this helps. steve

contact ian leach, he's the sign man on here...

buggar me they are a fair old size. should produce plenty of good quality timber at that sort of vintage. fast growing stuff if they've put on nearly an inch per year. home of wood needs some softwood on this thread. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/milling-forum/64217-soft-wood.html