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  1. se7enthdevil
    i'd love a bit of that if there is any going spare mate. even if its a 5" branch for a sample to go to the wood database. looking at the bright white 12" sap on the edge i'm going to say cotinus spp? can you show me a shot of the endgrain.
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    will, if you want some you can take a few of the logs i already have if you like. i was given an entire tree.
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    i'd love some more of that. what's the biggest size?
  4. se7enthdevil
    he told you "a bandsaw mill" :lol:
  5. se7enthdevil
    i've often thought of purchasing one as i know that it would make it's money back in no time but i just have no space to either store it or set it up to use it. if i get asked to do barley twist i'll be buying one though.
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    here is a small chair leg i was asked to copy (i'm not doing the flutes) made from beech and took about 30 minutes as i was showing my nephew at the same time. i didn't quite get the thin end right but it's just about good enough (i hope). .
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    just a little bit of turning work i've been asked to do recently. just incase you can't see them the mdf boards do have the technical drawings for the jobs. the first is the top half of a trophy (they were supplying the base) in oak about 18" x 6". the second are roof finials in oak about 18" long and mahogany about 24" long. .
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    i'd expect it to be £30-£35 per cubic foot and usually nearer the £35. so each 4m length should be just under £40.
  9. se7enthdevil
    the grain of butternut is fairly distinct so it should be easy to distinguish the two.
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    this will depend on the hardwood mate, if it's a load of polar tulip and willow then it could literally be half the weight of hornbeam whitebeam and holm oak.
  11. se7enthdevil
    hornbeam, service tree, field maple and robinia.
  12. se7enthdevil
    what species of pittosporum grows in this country?
  13. se7enthdevil
    if it grows to 2-3' diameter that i can have milled and there is a ready supply of the timber then yes. sadly i've never come across a single specimen and am still looking for a sample to send to america.
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    i'm sure i've seen a video of one of these gangsaws with two sets of blades going. one set at the front were perfectly vertical, the second set was about 1-2' further back and was slightly of vertical and it was cutting featherboard. not sure if it was homemade or not as it was a long time ago that i saw this but shows that it could be set up in quite a few different ways.
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    i take it you are buying this so you can chuck a log on the gang saw to let it do its thing and whilst it's cutting you can get on with a few other things until you need to put another log on?
  16. se7enthdevil
    clive, if we had a british timber that was twice as hard as our hardest oak and 72lbs when dry believe me i'd be using it.
  17. se7enthdevil
    nick sent me a sample and i believe it to be a timber called angelim vermelho. it's from south america and is used for bridge building and other industrial uses like sleepers and lock gates. it's botanical name is Dinizia excelsa ducke it weighs about 71-72lbs ft3 when dry attaining a height of 200' with a trunk over 6'. the wood is a dull reddish brown or brick colour. it's janka hardness is about 3040 (nearly twice as hard as holm oak) and does not crack badly when it dries. strange really that we don't tend to use it in england so finding some that is imported is tricky. i bought a bit of 3" from whitmores but i don't know of anyone else in the country who possess some. it really should be imported more as it is fairly plentiful and would give some of the others like azobe/ekki, keruing and balau a well earned rest as they are running out.
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    RESULT. well that was quick, sounds like a plan then jon. i don't need it in a hurry so near aprill would be ok and i may get it cut in half for the trip. it'll make getting it on the saw easier.
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    hi all, i wish to purchase a lump of wood that is currently in northumberland (NE48 3DZ) and i was hoping somebody would be able to drop it off at mine (SL6 0JN). i'm hoping that someone will happen to be going roughly along this journey and if any extra fuel is required ill happily pay. the block is 12"x5" and 115" long and is a tropical wood weighing in at about 120-130kg. is anyone able to help or does anyone know someone who is able to help. i assume there will be help to load it (i'll check) but i can assure you there will 100% be help unloading it. if anyone can help please pm me.
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    yes i've heard the term phoenix before, apparently you can find them in north america and canada as you will see a whole line of mature trees in a perfectly straight line showing where a giant had once fallen.
  21. se7enthdevil
    unless the stem is completely rotten and all heartwood is useless then yes its firewood but there should still be some timber that can be used as even if the heart is rotten then you might get a good 6-12" of heart that turners can use and the best bit is that it will be quartersawn once sliced and diced. any pics of the stem? how much unaffected heart is there?
  22. se7enthdevil
    it does look like there may be a bit of burr in places on that lump. i'll turn it for you if you want?
  23. se7enthdevil
    if i'd have known i was to be a big chap i'd have gone in to rugby as a kid but i've never played it in my life... my mum says that i'd have made a great rower too.
  24. se7enthdevil
    well what can i say, i'm flattered... here is the most recent pic i could find of myself, the likeness is uncanny. .
  25. se7enthdevil
    so far as i know old floors were scribed in not re edged on every board giving you some straight (ish) edges and some fairly wavy. obviously the boards need to be 80% dry though for this method to work outside. .

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