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  1. se7enthdevil
    still looking for any unusual species people, if you have anything on the log pile or one that would usually go in the chipper then please hold a lump back and i'll happily add it to the list of samples going to the states.
  2. se7enthdevil
    just wanted to say merry christmas to all and to all a happy new year. best wishes, Steve
  3. se7enthdevil
    you can never have too many tools as the time will come when the job requires it and you have the right tool for the task in hand.
  4. se7enthdevil
    obviously some would be used for turning into bowls but i am a joiner by trade and have a qualification in cabinetry so wish to use unusual timber for making coffee tables or side tables, tv cabinets or anything that saves it from going up in smoke... as you may have gathered i have an unhealthy obsession with timber and think that it should be used to make quality (or at least useful) items for everyday use rather than the cheap crap made from chipboard or mdf.
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    depends really, i had a use for the whitebeam so that i was happy to take and i do like my maples as they make good furniture when seasoned. to be perfectly honest i will probably be interested in any species that can be milled. common ones people pass over because they think they are useless would be robinia, laburnum, catalpa, service tree, hornbeam, liquidambar, zelkova, mulberry, fig, magnolia, hawthorn, tree of heaven, paulownia, field maple and good straight stems of most softwood species. cypress trees make great timber to use for exterior purposes as it's very hard to rot. alec says that a couple more whitebeams may be removed so i'd be interested in those.
  6. se7enthdevil
    now that is a beautiful animal.
  7. se7enthdevil
    as good as holly is it does have it's limitations like size and drying problems. when dried well it can be used for furniture but generally nice white boards are wanted and these are rare. most uses traditionally were for a hard wearing surface or for turnery and even instruments where it would be dyed to look like ebony as most chess sets were made of it usually with boxwood as the white side. most turners i know would like holly to turn if they can get hold of it. the ones who say " 'Too big', 'too small', 'wrong shape', 'it'll split'... " are not proper turners in my eye as it's a raw material, you make it the right size and shape but you do run the risk of it splitting and with holly it is more susceptible to being lost if you don't take care of it. as much as it pains me to say it this is one of those woods that will 90% of the time go for firewood.
  8. se7enthdevil
    thanks to alec i now have some beautiful hard maple and common whitebeam which is like stone. can't wait to start using it. thanks to woody paul for offering it up for sale. another two trees saved from the log pile...
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    Maple

    se7enthdevil replied to Bird's topic in Firewood forum

    the female blackbirds are brown:lol::lol:
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    Maple

    se7enthdevil replied to Bird's topic in Firewood forum

    they are not cones:001_tt2: i was going to add that to the last post but thought i'd leave it as i knew someone would ask this very question. you could go further and say that hall hardwoods are angiosperms and all softwoods fall into the gymnosperm group.
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    Maple

    se7enthdevil replied to Bird's topic in Firewood forum

    this is right, the hardness of the bit of wood has no relation to it being a technical hardwood or softwood but instead of saying evergreens ar softwoods (there are too many exceptions in my opinion) i would say that all softwoods are conifers, so, if it's got a cone it's a softwood.
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    Maple

    se7enthdevil replied to Bird's topic in Firewood forum

    please don't turn it into firewood, field maple is one of the most beautiful timbers we have in this country in my humble opinion and i'm yet to come across a bit that doesn't have any figure of some sort. if it's big enough try to get it milled or get a local wood turner involved.
  13. se7enthdevil
    i find brown oak fairly easy to cut. i do already have a bit of almond but it's only 1 3/4" sq by 5" long so a larger bit would be best for the database. do you have any other interesting species?
  14. se7enthdevil
    in my opinion it's better than oak as it dries better and should last that little bit longer in the elements as fence posts and other stuff in the ground.
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    well i bought the yellow handled ones from B&Q when i was 19 and starting my apprenticeship. that was 2002 and i'm still using them. i don't know about the cost of a top set but i'm sure they can be quite expensive for handmade ones.
  16. se7enthdevil
    i reckon a carborundum stone will do the job. i'm afraid that uneven wear is down to the sharpening technique so you need to get that sorted before you buy another.
  17. se7enthdevil
    here is a fairly cheap one. Buy Norton Combination Grit - 60/600 - 8 x 2 x 1 online at Rutlands.co.uk i've used mine for nearly 14 years and it's still perfectly good.
  18. se7enthdevil
    whats wrong with a norton stone? i think that this is the exact stone i have. Norton India Combination Oil Stone, 8 x 2-inch | cutleryandmore.com
  19. se7enthdevil
    nice socket chisle there. i have a cheap 2" one that i use for mortises and for tenons i use a combination of the large chisle and my rebate plane.
  20. se7enthdevil
    surely if that were the case you would have to have some other fuel to keep all firewood alight. some might be difficult to light as splints but i think any timber could work.
  21. se7enthdevil
    you can't classify it as a softwood if it isn't a conifer:confused1: underrated as a timber in my eyes and once dry burns great.
  22. se7enthdevil
    would some sort of norwegian candle work with bamboo? what about thermite?
  23. se7enthdevil
    no that's feet mate, as indicated by the '
  24. se7enthdevil
    dig them up and use napalm.
  25. se7enthdevil
    depends how wide the ladder is. the one at taplow is 7'4" wide and 23' in girth. that one looks a good 5'.

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