devon TWiG
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I made loads over the years and got it down to a fine art ! As soon as they become a bit stiff etc through use I replaced them and most of the other guys at the company I worked for had my old ones . Make a few , its good practice, and when you have found a length you like, make some more , or slightly differing lengths .As much as I liked prussiks a blake hitch I find is far better , and I make my own , what rope are you climbing with ? and where in Devon are you ? ps I always butt spliced them , no knots or tape !!
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crap and expensive at the same time!
devon TWiG replied to dervishcarving's topic in Chainsaw Carving Forum
Check out a website by Heather Jansch , I think she is the originator of the driftwood / bone oak horse sculptures and they are very good indeed and very expensive ! She seems to have made good connections somewhere and these are now in art galleries and private collections around the world , good luck to her , but I think others would just like a share of such luck themselves ( not in a jealous way ! ) It may have been hard work making such connections , but that is how life works . -
Go and climb somewhere else ! ...... Is insurance required for rock climbing ?
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There is certain to be smaller bits of stem which are too small for milling ( as in first pics ) which would yield nice turning blanks with a bit of chainsaw work , especially in the forks !
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Coincidently I was at the coast the other day, and where there is usually just shingle , there appeared to be bed rock exposed ( or so I thought !) on closer inspection it was peat ! with wood encased/ preserved in it , it has been uncovered by the winter storms .
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Macrocarpa milling - timber properties and uses
devon TWiG replied to Liam88's topic in Milling Forum
Boat builders like it , I have taken lots of it to yards in the past . It is a very decay resistant timber and is dimensionally stable . Not many people look for it as it is not regularly available in quantities . Keep it in the round until you decide what to do with it , or what any customer wants . -
And a candlestick ..... with ivy stalk
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Close up of interior of large ash bowl ...textured , scorched , dyed and burnished
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Also a driftwood mirror with porthole ( wooden ) but again textured, painted, and waxed , with spliced rope hanger . this is genuine driftwood collected whilst kayaking/ diving around local ( devon ) coast
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Some bowls recently finished for an exhibition .. Ash 18" dia ... Elm 10" dia Each has been wire brush textured on the exterior and finished with wax .. Liming wax ( white on the ash ) and verdigris wax (green on the elm )
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A fine piece such as that must surely be finished with Liberon finishing oil !!
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Not sure what it is ,but from 1 of your pics it looks like it could be a display cabinet/desk thing ! It looks like nice quarter sawn oak on the legs and those curved bits have an ecclesiastical / gothic style to them , ..... and I am unsure what it will be for ! where about's in devon are you ? I am in Newton Abbot .
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Until recently I delivered a lot of woodburners and lately ( last year or so ) virtually all had a CO alarm with the woodburner .... probably link selling ... but a good idea though !!
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Many years ago I was contracted to dismantle 2 walnut trees specifically for timber , the specification was all main sections of stem in to 6 foot lengths, anything from which to get a 5"x 2" x 18" blank for gun stocks to be kept , but most importantly the stump to be left 18 " high and to be dug out with JCB , this bottom section I was told was the most valuable for gun stocks . The customer had a receipt from approx 100 years ago for the supply and planting of the 2 trees , which we calculated ,allowing for inflation to be the equivilent of 1 weeks pay .End of day we were all quite happy !
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Not very familiar with tropical hardwoods but I thought they did not have growth rings . Plenty of nice british wood available on this forum !!
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I would try Liberon finishing oil, or danish oil , turn the table upside down and do a few test patches on the underside of the top to see how it goes . Both oils are fine but LFO is a bit easier to work, less sticky , and easier to clean of your hands !! Why is the table unfiished ? do you want a matt , satin or gloss finish ?
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I had 2 harnesses in 20 years , climbing full time , I still have my 2nd a Willans t22 but hardly use it now . They are very robust and do not really wear out , I think the only thing that will weaken them is UV and petrol over time ! .
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There is I believe a Crataegus monogyna " biflora" which as the name suggests flowers twice ! It can also be known as the Glastonbury thorn linked to Joseph of Arimethea . However I am sure it is white . I used to quite regularly pass a Laburnum on the outskirts of Helston in Cornwall that was in flower in autumn as well ,these could be a case of seasonal confusion , related to temperature , sunshine etc Others will say this is absolute proof of global warming !! ha ha
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Keepin natural colour In wood. What oils?
devon TWiG replied to Big Beech's topic in Woodcraft Forum
Big Beech are you going to be carving / shaping the wood yourself ? -
nice touch and nice work ! I was admiring some very nice cherry paddles in a major kayak shop a while back thinking they are nice enough as a wall ornament , they were far to good to use !! (plastic is far more practical )
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A bit like others have stated already, try to be as ambidextrous as you can to even out the work load esp on long prussik climbs , get a bigger ladder , get a groundie to help pull you up etc , always do a bit of stretching and warm up before any serious effort , I used to find getting back to my top anchor after coming down for dinner or 2nd day on big job hard work but never had any problems in 20 years .
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It is nice to turn , cuts cleanly, often has burrs ( as this one has ) which can be utilised to make a more beautiful / saleable product , has a novelty/ rarity kudos and is a lovely golden colour to the heart wood and white cream sap wood but like so many timbers it goes dark brown in time !! Many woodworkers are unable to distinguish between Mulberry and Robinia esp with burrs ! I would not pay a great deal for it as I have too much other nice wood to be getting on with at the moment and do not want a whole heap of one type of wood ! Good chance that someone will though . Nice to see it still in large lumps though and not sliced up in to less usable pieces from a turners point of view ,... well mine anyway !!
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Just out of curiosity ( no UKIP agenda !!) are many / any eastern europeans entering this industry ? I come across plenty in agriculture but have not heard of any in this industry yet . Plenty of Brits , myself included have worked overseas .
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Keepin natural colour In wood. What oils?
devon TWiG replied to Big Beech's topic in Woodcraft Forum
I use Liberon finishing oil on most of my turned wood ,it will cause yellowing to some degree on very pale wood ,sycamore etc , however on that piece of walnut ? I think it could be the best oil finish you will get , it is a pretty durable finish and easy to work . What does a piece like that cost ? ... -
Laburnum bole for turning/milling, what's it worth ?
devon TWiG replied to Gareth Smith's topic in Milling Forum
If I was nearer I would be interested, sounds about £50 pounds worth , more if all the branches 3 inch plus were also included , Laburnum is useful in small sizes as well as the bigger bits , in fact the bigger they get in my experience the more the centre is likely to be decayed , but still useful wood . It is worth any one putting this sort of wood to a shaded corner of their yard for sale at a later date , shame to log it as others have said !! Just seen your pics and would have liked the Monkey Puzzle as well !!
