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  1. se7enthdevil
    i've got 4 of theses things. 10ft x 20ft Reinforced Heavy Duty PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) Sheets | eBay they are actually old advertising sheets but they are really heavy duty and i use them to cover my timber. not sure if they are value for money or not but they really do the job. they are definitely tear proof, seemingly UV proof and i would buy more if i need to.
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    well it's still next to the fire so if it loses any more then i'll know about it. the oak has not even been in that windy a place so i was quite surprised that it's only lost 30g but i'm doing the same with a few more samples and getting similar results. i've got some 5" cubes of beech that i expect to be fairly wet as they were only milled in march/april and left in builders bags and i've weighed one of them so i'll see how much weight it's lost by tomorrow as i've left it in front of the fire since 5pm.
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    i bought in a few lumps of oak that i split in january thinking that they probably need another year to be good and dry. i weighed a bit then cooked it next to the fore expecting a 10-20% loss in weight. it lost 30 grams from 585... 11 months is enough it seems.
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    if it's nice brown oak then a few holes may not be a problem, furniture made with that sort of stuff would be opk but you need someone who will want to use it. don't firewood the whole thing... any pics of the extent of the worm?
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    it looks like there is more fungi on there than trees. are these trees only to be ones from the uk or are you bloging about any fact wordwide?
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    rot should be easy as you just need to keep moisture away from it but the worms can be more difficult. i just stack and isolate the wood and check it regularly but there are substances you can spray on it that do the job. i'd ask one of the milling boys on here what the best stuff to use is.
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    my resolution is not to cock it up...
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    as long as you can keep it free of worm and rot then you can keep it for decades. i've had a few bits of oak that were barn stored for 30-40 years and were in great nick but like stone.
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    most species have some sort of hardening unless they get a fungal infection (not always obvious or visible) which breaks down the lignin making splitting easier. i had some ash which had been left outside and the parts that had not succumbed to rot were like stone and bone dry...
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    a bigger pair:lol::lol: lengthwise my feet are size 11 but i buy a 12 as i have very wide feet and it allows them to spread a bit.
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    i use the timber for my own purposes but if i had the space i would eventually look to selling it too. i don't yet have an alaskan and work out of my garden so get other people to slice and dice the wod for me.
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    4"x1" is too small but 4"x4" would be great, how much would you want for a length?
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    yes i'm interested, how dry are they jon?
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    hi all i need a bit of norway maple for turning and was hoping that someone has a some small specimen or a lump of firewood that i could use... dry milled boards are obviously preferable but i'll take firewood if its fairly dry. if anyone has anything then please let me know.
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    if we can get a package of timbers together then i will pay for a courier. he does have the species of coastal redwood (sequoia sempervirens) but not giant redwood/wellingtonia (sequoiadendron giganteum) or the dawn redwood (metasequoia glyptostroboides). if you have a species that is not on this list then please let me know. By Scientific Name | The Wood Database
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    well i've already turned some of the whitebeam and it's a really nice one to turn. it oxidises to orange very quickly but will come up white again once dry. weighs a ton green. i cut a block and it worked out at 72lbft3...
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    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.
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    just wanted to say merry christmas to all and to all a happy new year. best wishes, Steve
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    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.
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    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.
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    now that is a beautiful animal.
  23. 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.
  24. 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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