devon TWiG
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When quarter sawn the medullary rays are spectacular , but they can flake a little when planing , as you have said it is very dense , also it is slow to dry and warps/ splits a lot . I have made a lid for a jewellery box about 12" x 9" and it looked really nice . I would be surprised if a decent sized plank would stay true , but small sections ( especially QS ) should find a market for craftmakers , or drawer fronts on furniture but would doubt if any one would make a table top from it , but would love to see it if they did !
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Yep worktops and kitchen things etc , chopping boards , butchers blocks etc also flooring ... trouble is it is not greatly valued and, nice wood , mostly imported can be had quite cheap . If spalted or with nice colouring ( often referred to as mineral staining it has more uses ) I might be interested in some ( not tonnes !! ) not sure where you are in Devon but I would like to assess it once felled to see if there are any bits of interest to me , I often cut and store chunks wrapped in cling film to induce/ advance spalting myself . Terry .. ps I am in Newton Abbot ..
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. What sort of uses will people want monkey for? wondering what thicknesses to mill it into? any suggestions? I have been involved with woodcrafts of many sorts for some time and have never seen MP used in any furniture etc to great effect , demand for it would be pretty low I think , and really do not think it is worth milling much if any . I have turned bowls and hollow vessels from it to good effect but these are done using rings of wood with a whorl of knots in them . MP is not very durable or hard , it spalts fairly quickly but not to particularly pleasant effect ( unlike Beech ) see pic as an example of MP turned .... Terry ..
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Moving to the UK, what's the certs to get working...
devon TWiG replied to swingdude's topic in General chat
Swing dude ....as you already have plenty of experience , and hopefully work in a professional manner you may find you can save a lot of money by not doing the training but going straight for the assessments ( I am pretty sure this is permitted ) in the categories you require , you may need to do some research first , reading up on what each CS unit involves , speaking to people who have recently done theirs , little things like the way you start your saw , use of chainbrake etc .... good luck and the money you could save you can spend on thermals and goretex waterproofs !!! -
Cornish Chough , I would be grateful if you would give me the approximate measurements of the top plank in the second pic and a ball park price please .... Terry .. pm if you feel it is necessary .
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whether a tree is unclimbable is always going to a matter of opinion , I can't see how it can ever be quantifiable , it is more of a case " I can't climb it " which is fair enough or, "in my opinion it is unsafe to do so" there fore I won't ! There is always a way to climb any tree , but is it prudent to do so ?
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Won't they also need a MEWP for dangerous trees ? they do not come cheap , plus all the H&S stuff as well ! Also you need to find a lot of work for 3 guys so advertising , also insurance , training etc and after all that by the end of the first year how likely are they to have made more money than staying where they are .
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Sorry this close up should have been in last post !! The white peg almost centre of pic is just a cap over the screw ( I told some one it was a seals tooth )... or you could use oak dowel pins to join them , I am planning on doing more "rustic / driftwood stuff soon , in fact I have started making a driftwood lamp but am having problems drilling a 4 foot long hole !!!
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These are all screwed and glued , but have recessed the screw and whittled a dowel / peg and glued in after to hide the screw .
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MM ,I think you have an admirer !!
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What if a company does not have a hoist ? Does every company / team have one , theoretically most jobs could be done with a hoist if they are big enough , is this the future of Arb ? only those who buy / hire a machine can do the job .
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Thanks !
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Well , did you get boots , which ones and what are they like ? I went to Radmores but they had none in my size (42) waiting to hear from them , probably going for Stein explorers myself .
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Seen lots of such ingenuity in Africa !
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This is what quarter sawn plane looks like from a set of shelves I made a while back , cut from a short length like that
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Cheers Pete , and I know what you mean about cutting stuff up in the past !! I have nightmares about the stuff I wasted years ago !! I still manage to find plenty of bits though , far more than I can ever get round to using ,but I just can't resist it , I also make some small stuff now as well and the selection of bits available is astronomical !! I am always on the look out for Horse Chestnut though especially with burrs or big crotches , I wrap it in cling film and store on the ground in contact with loads of old sawdust from my cutting area and leave it for up to a year and it spalts quite nicely , it also takes stains well to show up wild grain .... Generally speaking HC is not a sought after wood ( useless ) so can be picked up for very little ... Terry..
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Also a few boxes from , Walnut , Robinia and Laburnum .... which I think look a bit like pistons !! unintentionally ...... also a walking stick I made for myself which has so far survived about 25 - 30% of the S W coastpath ( although it has had a new handle , so could be a bit like Triggers broom by the time I get round to finishing it ! ) ... Terry...
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A few recently finished bowls , A large Elm crotch 18" dia , a piece of very unusual rippled Oak 12" dia from a very old dead ( for 20 years) lump ( really unpleasant to turn !) and a bit of spalted Horse Chestnut burr 12" dia all of this is from what would be considered "arb waste "
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I " rough out" all of my bowls , but do virtually all of them in winter so they slowly acclimatise to moisture loss , and put them in a well vented shed , it depends on species how much I leave oversize and if I intend to make a thick or thin walled bowl . Any wood I acquire in the summer I usually wrap in cling film until the winter arrives , but I still lose some now and then ! Sometimes I coat end grain with PVA
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Excellent stuff , that is more in the way of fine sculpture than chainsaw carving !! looks like a smooth / polished finish very refined I bet your firewood pile is immaculate !!! LOL When I see work like this I wonder are you an Arb with some artistic talent or an artist who likes chainsaws ? Keep it up !
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If you want it to look weathered then leave it untreated for a while before applying a finish
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If you are deemed responsible for the workers H&S where does this place you in provision of PPE, climbing gear , qualifications etc .... just a polite query !
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Quarter or radially sawn boards are stunning and will fetch a premium , not sure about the rest though , do you intend to mill / use / market it yourself ?
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Then paint over it all with lac balsam !
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Some nice work and lovely bits of wood there Mr Hamadryad , is the last one Ash burr? Good to see you are spotting the potential in the odd / character bits of wood you come across in this trade , not the sort of stuff you can buy in a shop , keep it up and post your results !! Where in the country are you ?
