se7enthdevil

i never heard a good thing about her tenure from my parents... i've not come across any from my own looking up of her deeds either.

well said sir... i swear every day but when i type on here i try to hold a civil conversation and talk to others as i would wish to be spoken to myself.

i wonder what the location of the trees are? i live not far from windsor.

just found out it is thuja plicata. remembered that i had been sent a tree plan by a council contact i made one day whilst walking through the park. they sent me a tree plan and whole list of their identifications.

not very good with my softwoods but i'd like to know which this is please.

technically all timber can be kiln dried from green but each species (and sometimes each batch) will have very specific setting with regards to thickness, heat, humidity, airflow, how it's stacked and length of kiln time. the key factor in colour preservation of american holly is getting it in the kiln ASAP but they have had decades to get the process right. i believe Balsa has a similar method for it's drying so it does not rot.

i do not believe that is rot in the center of that tree. it appears to be just redheart which is fairly common in beech trees and is caused by a fungus (i think) but is not a major problem like white rot. i have plenty of timber with redheart in it for my skittles and it's as hard as the rest of the tree.

Difflock, if you just wish to preserve the colour yet it will be outside then you are fighting a losing battle i'm afraid. the timber itself should not need preserving as nature will have done that for you so no need to dip or soak it in anything... i suggest you let it dry out for a month or so then start applying some danish oil that has a good UV inhibitor as this will preserve the colour for as long as possible.

spalted beech should have a bit less of a tendency to warp as some structural degradation has already taken place amongst the cells where spalting has occurred but it will still dry fast enough. any reason as to why it can't be milled slightly thinner for even faster drying? 3" will take a while longer than 2-2 1/4"

i was going to say, the tide twice a day would make drying it out a bit of a challenge.

just found this. https://www.advancedmachinery.co.uk/machinery/parts.asp?section=planer-thicknessers-307

what size are the boards?

hi all, just trying to find out if anyone can mill this log that has been on ebay for a while now. it's not mahogany but i know what it is as i requested samples. max 28" diameter but it can be cut into shorter lengths for milling. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TIMBER-MAHOGANY-VERY-LONG-MAHOGANY-LOG-VERY-OLD-ABOUT-27-FOOT-LONG/273708661992 any ideas of cost???

loads more balls turned recently and there are still more to do. also got a cheap set of skittles done and a set of black plastic balls for a customer who only wanted them to have fun with. .

i don't see anything wrong with it!!! i love some of the timber i turn because the colour or grain is so beautiful. the pagoda i did recently is testament to that.

saw a beauty on monday and just thought others might like to see it too, albeit through my crap camera... it's more for the colours rather than the detail. .

depends what properties you are looking for out of the timber? if it is merely decorative then go for a different timber in my opinion. clear yellow poplar is nice or southern yellow pine also but it's down to you in the end.

typing in Greenheart oak into ebay i found 3 seperate listings from 3 seperate sellers. this one is just a greenheart beam. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RECLAIMED-GREENHEART-OAK-BEAM/123647131032?hash=item1cc9f17d98:g:lM8AAOSwrsladu7j:rk:3:pf:0 these look like very near rotten greenheart beams but without seeing a closer image of the timber i can't actually say what species they are. the fact they are rotting in that fashion could mean they are oak??? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Greenheart-Oak-Beams/253974257642?hash=item3b220b9fea:g:F3cAAOSw0d1b5tKu:rk:4:pf:0 lastly this reclaim person has no idea as to what species they are selling. they claim it's greenheart in the tile and it's named as Oak under wood type in the description but the truth is that it's a timber called Ekki. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Solid-Greenheart-Oak-boards-11-12-wide-76-84-tall-x-2-thick/132398209195?hash=item1ed38c58ab:g:N98AAOSwImRYGoMS:rk:5:pf:0

two more sets of skittles done. .

just a few more recent turning jobs which includes a lone pin for one of my customers as someone nicked a pin from a set i'd made for them in june. .

i don't get horror films as i don't find them scary but when i was a kid (born in 1983) i saw who framed roger rabbit and when you see judge doom get flattened by a road roller then start to come back to life.

i charged it for a while and it still turned on... i did an experiment years ago when my first nephew was to be born and i just left the phone on so i could be contacted to convey the news. as it happened he was born at 2am so the phone was not needed but i left it on anyway and it lasted for 13 days on a full charge...

i still have my original 3310 and intend to wake it from it's decade slumber so i actually have a phone as currently i don't use one.

we all have to start somewhere mate. i made a fair few bowls like this when i first started but as the years went by you learn the tricks of the trade. if you are ever near windsor my workshop is near the castle and you are welcome to pop in for a few pointers if you like.

more turning to get rid of the tearout is required here. ince any remaining tearout is gone then you can start on 100, 120, 150, 180, 240, and then 320 or 40 grit to finish. by the way, i'm fairly sure that the timber is yew not cherry.