se7enthdevil
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that's a new one on me... i've only heard redheart till now. can see why though as it's brown once kilned.
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this one arrived only last year from julian mitchell at totally trees Home and is on here as http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/members/totallyjules.html this tree fell over root plate and all in high winds but was totally sound. the colour goes through the entire tree branches included and is solid as the rest of the wood. redheart has often been described as a polite term for heartwood in beeches as it can have a varied width sapwood. it's along the same lines as olive figure i ash, not all ash trees have it but it's not fungal decay or even a precursor. .
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here are some examples of redheart i have bought over the years. .
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not all colour will be spalting. here is a good description of redheart in beech. Redheart
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what's shigo? to be fair having a second look i think i am mistaken and it is a pathogen which in time will rot out as skyhuck has stated rather than redheart which is just normal colour for some older beech trees.
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all oils will enrich the timber colour slightly and i use danish for everything so id say use that.
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agreed. the timber trade call it redheart and it is not used for milling into lumber for your classic prime white beech. quite sad really as i shudder to think how much perfectly good beech has been wasted over the decades for not being the right colour.
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assuming that this is on the underside and you are using it for carving is that not the point on the bar that gets used the most and most likely gives the most wear?
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you should be able to discern what species you have by looking at the end grain with a magnifying glass or jewelers lense. Turkey Oak | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods) English Oak | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods) there is a distinct difference in the width of the medullary ray and pore structure.
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i thought manna ash had a featureless smooth bark like a beech. the one near me has plain grey smooth bark.
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acer negundo?
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agreed, cedar...
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anyone who eats something without checking what it is first gets what they deserve in my opinion. will eating one or two berries and seeds kill you? will it even do them harm?
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i hope some of that timber got used for turning. it's beautiful colour.
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can't believe that something of that stature doesn't have a TPO.
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S&L hardwoods charge way too much in my opinion. try and ask the seller of that item if they are willing to post. interparcel have been very good on delivering long boards in the past. Courier Quote - Package Details the biggest i've had delivered was a metre wide board of 1" african mahogany, it was 6 foot long too. i just put in the dimensions of a package for the 3 long boards (22cm x 6cm x 245cm 18kg) into the quote page and got £15.78
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these are not as thick as you want but they may be of some use? american black walnut timber, planed wide boards | eBay
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What else should I buy before my wife wakes up?
se7enthdevil replied to Stoatally's topic in General chat
some more chloroforme to keep the wife asleep.:lol: -
what species will you be taking out?
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i recommend you call yourself an idiot as that way you can only graduate to genius and not go from a genius to an idiot. with regards to your fence why not just use a timber that is rot resistant? anything in the "cedrus" genus will do just fine for 15-25 years. western red and larch are ok for up to 15 years. false acacia (robinia pseudoacacia) will also last up to 25 years which is as long as good english oak. if you want to go for some of the best timber though i recommend "makore", "greenheart" or "opepe" as they will last over 25 years.
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not too much in leaf in my area, some cherries but all species are struggling.
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if only they grew in this country mate. no toejam, unless he collects exotics. they are all ghanaian species and i'm looking to import them but can't find any interested parties to help me as i do not have the capitol to do it on my own. the orange one is called senegal rosewood (pterocarpus erinaceus) and it weighs about 55lbft3 but is not a true rosewood and belongs in the padauk family. the brown striped one is called senya (daniellia oliveri) and smells fantastic when worked and only weighs about the same as sycamore at 38lbft3. the really dark one is a bit of a mystery as no one seems to be able to identify it. it is not african blackwood as the sawmill tried to flog it as and neither is it any sort of ebony nor is it chakte preto. all i do know is that it weighs 71lbft3 and is gorgeous.
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this stuff is amazingly dense. .
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lovely to turn and it's quite aromatic too. .
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these are only the underside of the bowls but the wood is so nice it deserves to be seen... .
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