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  1. se7enthdevil
    sounds unbalanced to me. start at as low a speed as the lathe will allow and gently rough down to a cylinder.
  2. se7enthdevil
    looks like normal ash to me. the ailanthus i had was a slightly different bark and in my experience did not split as easily as i was expecting (i thought it would ping apart like ash) and with such a clean split i'd just say ash. ailanthus has a soft pith about 1/4"-1/2" in diameter so should be easily identified.
  3. se7enthdevil
    watch the british touring cars tomorrow on ITV4. great fun they are
  4. se7enthdevil
    i'd love to do fractal stuff but don't have the balls to do it as i've heard of a couple of people killing themselves in the process.
  5. se7enthdevil
    that's what i was thinking...
  6. se7enthdevil
    it's not listed for sale on here... but i do have one i want to sell. pm me if you wish to discuss Mr baldbloke...
  7. se7enthdevil
    indeed it does. i wish i had an excuse to use it but it never materialised. bloody manly saw though.
  8. se7enthdevil
    i'm in burnham and want to sell my 084 with a 3' bar and chain. it has been converted to aspen and i've a 5L bottle with it... PM me if you are interested.
  9. se7enthdevil
    i don't think my mate was a chuffed as me as i've never done anything like it before... not sure how long it took as it was done in dribs and drabs over a period of weeks to months. if you want a stick mate i still have the prototype if you are interested? i made it for the right hand and is made of catalpa which is remarkably strong given that it seems such a soft timber.
  10. se7enthdevil
    never heard of an arbutus negundo??? arbutus unedo is what i know as strawberry tree and are fairly common in the south of the UK. i see them trimmed regularly but i think coppicing is a bit extreme for it. pollarding might be better?
  11. se7enthdevil
    interested in that thick shorter length in the middle on the right. i'd trade you something for it if you like?
  12. se7enthdevil
    no, i believe they are a whole branch that has the bark stripped and they use the section that was part of the tree to act as the knob end whereas mine was a 4" thick stem that i quartered and the knob is where there was a branch out from that stem. apparently there is a difference? like i care, it was something different to make and i had fun doing it...
  13. se7enthdevil
    it should be upright but the picture is on its side for some reason. it is a whittled walking cane...
  14. se7enthdevil
    here is a commission i did for a buddy down the bowling alley. made of laburnum
  15. se7enthdevil
    looks like my mate dave (lignatarre) is going to keep a bit for me so that'll do for me...
  16. se7enthdevil
    how big is it richard???
  17. se7enthdevil
    i'll take a length if there is one going.
  18. se7enthdevil
    i've known this tree my whole life and never seen a fruit on it but since the move it is literally round the corner now so can check later in the year.
  19. se7enthdevil
    goes with my train of thought but that must mean that there are some non fruiting varieties then as i've never seen any sort of fruit on this tree.
  20. se7enthdevil
    this is looking more like an italian alder every time i pass it. thank for the help...
  21. se7enthdevil
    in burnham high street and i'm guessing its a fruit tree of sorts. the bark is actually very dark not pale like the close up pic. .
  22. se7enthdevil
    got an pics???
  23. se7enthdevil
    mark, if your lathe does turn out to be a 3/4" 16tpi then i just spied this on ebay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Axminster-Wood-Turning-Chuck-and-type-B-C-D-and-150mm-Wood-plate-jaws/332589455381?hash=item4d6fe05815:g:Yu8AAOSwv2tarTjt
  24. se7enthdevil
    mark, you are going to need a chuck to do a vase mate. get used to the tools for a few weeks before you tackle a bowl or vase. you will also need proper hollowing tools for a vase.
  25. se7enthdevil
    the last of the great music hall and variety acts has gone. glad i got to see him live, one of the funniest nights i'd had in ages.

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