se7enthdevil
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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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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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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.
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unusual timber samples needed can you help?
se7enthdevil replied to se7enthdevil's topic in Woodcraft Forum
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? -
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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Woodworking chisels.... different types for what jobs?
se7enthdevil replied to SteveA's topic in Woodcraft Forum
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. -
Woodworking chisels.... different types for what jobs?
se7enthdevil replied to SteveA's topic in Woodcraft Forum
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. -
Woodworking chisels.... different types for what jobs?
se7enthdevil replied to SteveA's topic in Woodcraft Forum
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. -
Woodworking chisels.... different types for what jobs?
se7enthdevil replied to SteveA's topic in Woodcraft Forum
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 -
Woodworking chisels.... different types for what jobs?
se7enthdevil replied to SteveA's topic in Woodcraft Forum
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. -
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.
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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.
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would some sort of norwegian candle work with bamboo? what about thermite?
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no that's feet mate, as indicated by the '
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dig them up and use napalm.
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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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this look like great fun. [ame] [/ame]
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the tulip tree i'm referring to is in my village of taplow in the gardens of taplow house hotel. The Woodland Trust | 2009 | Taplow House Hotel Tulip Tree it's huge. the article says it could have been brought to britain as early as 1630. my original statement of it being 350 years old is incorrect though, they only think it's 250.
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i would have thought the native americans got there before the vikings. going by a few documentaries i've seen the americas have been populated for 5-6 thousand years. i think that vikings got there in about 800ad and people have been trading the timber of lignum vitae (along with other species) from central america for at least 500 years.
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Which Bandsaw Mill would you purchase & general info
se7enthdevil replied to AndyChalmers's topic in Milling Forum
can you afford this? Pezzolato HD7 Timber Queen Bandsaw SawMill (Not Woodmizer,Resaw, Ripsaw, Sawmil) | eBay or this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mobile-Sawmill-36-cut-With-manual-Loader-trailer-pack-and-new-and-used-blades-/331721317565?hash=item4d3c219cbd -
i'll agree that there obviously those sorts of turners that think you should give it to them but please don't tar all of us with the same brush
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why does everyone think woodturners are all tight fisted gits... we are not all old farts who think that tree surgeons should pay us to take it away you know. firewood is £80m3 (including air) = £2.26 ft3 for milled green timber i usually pay £15ft3 regardless of what it is.
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now that's a big tulip tree. i'm surprised that it's 400 years old though as there is one near me that has a girth of 7m+ and that one is only 350.
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could the stem be milled? should be some cracking wood in a tree of that age. woodturners will be interested in branches too.
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well i've only 23mm in the birdseye. i do have some 2" boards of plain grained maple if that's of use to you. i should be going to get them on saturday and i'll get some photos up.
