lfelton

Thanks all for the ideas, I appreciate it. I had a chat with the sawmill where I buy sawn hardwood from and they suggested I might be able to use the split ends they cut off before milling (ash & sycamore). That’s a good idea and may work if I can get some clear wood out of those offcuts. Meanwhile I lucked into 4 nice ash butts at a reasonable price. I’ve picked those up pronto thank you very much and that’s enough ash for salad bowls this year. I’d still like a few 18”+ beech stems if anyone has anything within about an hour’s drive from Hereford.

thanks & that sounds great, but it's a bit too far.

Herefordshire

If you were a bit closer I’d be round like a shot!

Thanks Joe, I guess that might work if they didn't mind me chainsawing on site? I only have an Ifor 126 trailer, so couldn't fit the loader on side by side with any timber. Free sounds great, I'd definitely be turning up with a couple of crates of beer I guess more realistically, I'm happy to collect within an hours drive or so and happy to pay reasonable money.

Thanks Andy, would that be delivered or collected?

That's a bit far, but maybe? What kind of price (PM me if you prefer).

Hi All and thanks for having me on your forum. May I pick your brains? I'm a wood turner (part time) and need ash or beech stems of 18"+ for salad bowls. Is it practical to have only a few stems (say 2-10) delivered to me (I have a loader that can safely lift 750kg)? It's a smallholding with pretty good access. Very roughly how much should I be looking to pay? I currently buy through my local sawmills. Where else is worth contacting about this? Is it worth posting on this site (I am in Herefordshire)? Thanks for any tips!