spiral
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Ive had 4 pairs of Oakley over the last 15/16 years & tried many more. For driving anything with wrap around polarized vr28 black iridium lenses is unbeatable, great for bright sunlight, ordinary light flickering light driving under trees & increasing contrast of colours aiding visibility. Even improve visibility driving in heavy rain.. The 2 pairs I use currently are 10 years old... Before that one pair I gave to a Girlfriends daughter the other ones, one lens got impaled by a splinter flying of a sledge hammer splitting logs with steel wedges.... I figure they ernt there keep.
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Just had nutter going about ppi I told him were to go
spiral replied to mendiplogs's topic in General chat
Guess its time to re register then! -
Many years ago I cut up many strange timbers, some up to 7000 years old, others just old timbers from dock cellars or river bottoms. If looking at what you've got & I wanted usable timber out of it, id cut it into 1 1/4 inch thick planks then cross cut out all the disturbed grain & knots, id guess you'll end up with loads of 18 inch long pieces that will dry fairly well & be usable in cabinetmaking as panels or even coffee tables in width. {Look at 80 Scandinavian/German designs for using short lengths on larger projects.} Sadly otherwise the warp twist & splitting will only leave it as use for decorative fire surrounds & pretend lintels... if your lucky. if not just firewood... Whenever I have a pile of crap I just cut the best from it... otherwise it just gets worse as it drys..
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Just had nutter going about ppi I told him were to go
spiral replied to mendiplogs's topic in General chat
Yep takes about a month to work but I've gone from 5 nuisance calls a day to one a week... If any UK firm carry on calling as soon as you say I am TPS registered & if you call again I will report you they really do stop...{IMHO.} -
Rays on second from left make it look like sycamore or maple... Sure it was all beech?
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Green furniture direct out of the log... let's see your designs!
spiral replied to Rob D's topic in Panther Mill UK
Looks lovely, but probably not enough leg crossing, uncrossing & foot shuffling foot space... A greater overhang would really have made it impeccable for a few course dinner with friends,family lovers etc., rather than a quick cornflakes or a bowl of soup, sort of thing. {Timewise that is.} -
It is in my experience of slow grown straight grained material... Id guess the faster the growth the more movement , but could be wrong..
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Nightmare!
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No vapour barrier & battens? That will go very wrong.
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Shame for the sheep... They lose as many as 270 from one field in a night in Devon on occasion.. The NFU say they go straight in the food chain... But then I guess they would... But whoever does it clearly has working collies, the transport & the connections.
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This chap agrees.... [ame= ] [/ame] One can even chat with like minded people on a forum.. Sample thread... My extensive collection
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That makes sense... Down here in sub tropical Devon this year the sap was only down for a couple of months or so! But climates vary.
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I think you have the choice white boards & a few bent or grey & straighter?
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Lovely wood, when not spiral growth! Very stable once dry. Can split on nailing unless predrilled & steel or iron nails will cause black stains from the tannin, so use copper or bronze or some such. I guess. Bit softer than some, but so is pine, just don't dance in hobnails or stiletos on it to on a daily basis...
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Even air dried sycamore gets that tired look, traditionally each board was stood upright against a wall separately or in racks with spacers at very top so only end few inches get sticker stain.
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Ahh you sure? [ame= ] [/ame] & to prove alcohol, crowds & flamethrowers go well together... [ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdmrYK46kIc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdmrYK46kIc[/ame]
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& in the end it was?
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Almost an infamous rare walnut tree! Nice & straight oak & lots of sapwood, is it a turkey oak?
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Cheers Will, We picked the Parana pine up of your dad this morning... Great stuff! spiral
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Lovely! thumbup1:
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Olive oil & water 50/50 shaken together & poured over an old tea towel then wipe the slate... We use it on the slate tiles around the fire... Stays dark for a long time...
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Not for me, but info needed would general be DBH, age & height to first limb...
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How much for the 6 pine boards? I am in North Devon.
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I often have to use that approach & Ripping while green is worthwhile, as is cross cutting out any obvious problem areas... as long as timber is still well weighted or held while drying... But cut a wider than you need... Planeing isn't worth it, you probably lose more wood in the long run by first planeing green. Plane when dry.
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Ring a few wood yards to try & buy some!
