Mike Black
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Anyone know what this might be, at the base of this mature Horsechestnut? Cheers!
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Chair may well be Sweet Chestnut. It was well-dead when felled. We have other Horse chestnut on property, so just assumed that I was felling one of them. There is another dead one to be felled very near. It may well be Sweet Chestnut too!
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Cheers!
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Is this normal for Copper Beech bark, the blotches? Cheers
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How about furniture! Horse chestnut can have a lovely grain!
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Thanks, Haironyourchest. Will certainly run chain looser in future. Yes, was wedging. Modifying sounds interesting. As does the auxiliary oiler. Get saw back this week. Off for week on holiday. Will return to fray soon after. Will certainly take on board Rob's points about resting saw etc...
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I did over tighten. I overreacted to seeing chain flopping about. There was also occasional sparks - I believe the chain was catching the mill around the tip of bar. Any advise there? Thanks Rob and Peter... It really is way different from running shorter bars. Was milling metre lengths of Elm. Building up to a huge burred Elm that awaits milling.
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I mean wasn't lack of bedding in!
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So, the 880. Wasn't bedding in. I apparently melted clutch due to running with too tight a chain. Used to 15-18" bar. 44" bar a new world of tensioning! Any thoughts?
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Fantastic benches.
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Thanks, Rob. Cheers
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Hi, had a wee problem with my new 880 this afternoon. Though it would reach full revs warming up, it would not achieve full rev whilst milling. Could this be because the engine hasn't been 'played in' yet? Does it take a while for the engine to settle in? Also I had problems after I had stopped for a while starting it again. Many thanks, Mike
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End view of Maple bench. Melted wax in crack on top.
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A coat of 50/50 Tung oil and White Spirit. On a Maple child's bench. Will do another coat, then a couple of pure Tung oil.
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Gorgeous boards!
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Inspired by the bench designs here, I made this yesterday. Felled and milled the dead Horsechestnut about 3yrs ago. Coated in linseed oil.... but I'm looking in to the suggestions put forth in the other thread!
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Thanks guys, loads to think about and try. Cheers!
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Thanks guys. I'll try some of those. Presently use linseed. 7thdevil a bench I made from Spruce and oiled with linseed looked great for a while and is now grey. But getting the picture now.... keep applying! Cheers
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Does anyone know what I can use to coat outdoor benches? I generally use oils, but they do fade quite quickly. I don't like the glossed look on rustic furniture. Any ideas? Cheers, Mike
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Various boards milled. Burred Elm, shelves and chopping board. Horsechestnut, shelf (black melted wax fills the hole). Maple, going to be a children's bench (top has now split down middle - thinking of filling with melted pewter or wax).
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Last year I extended the decking, creating a path to our Willow arch (where we woz married!). This time I felled a Scot's pine and used one windblown Scot's pine. Milled 2" boards and didn't edge them. I spread wood chip underneath to make the slight and contoured gaps more attractive!
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Felled and milled some Spruce at home to create a decking. Milled 1" boards with 24" mill and 441. Edged with circular saw. Placed boards flush and fixed each board down with one screw either end. Very little shrinkage but warping. One year, on fixed warping by screwing down boards properly. One year on again, all is well. Now upgraded to a 36" mill (thanks Rob!), using an 880!
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Green furniture direct out of the log... let's see your designs!
Mike Black replied to Rob D's topic in Panther Mill UK
Beautiful bench, Gobbypunk. Love the design. I'm going to have a try of that. Did you cut the slots on the ends as one piece, then cut in half to create the two ends?
