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I got quite a few logs last week and have just finished cutting them to start the seasoning. All from the same site which has a large selection of specimen trees planted over the last couple of hundred years. This particular one was a single misshaped twisted log that I though could be Hawthorne...

Had a nice little session this morning with a Yew log and a bit of 4” x4”

Always a test of caution cutting this log across,the medullary rays can conceal cracks,so far with this log so good over time. Peter.:thumbs:

Had a move around today ready to fit me new engineers lathe in and found a part log of silver birch so cut it up and made this little beauty sold immediately

Yet more wood having a great month for collecting. I think I am becoming a wood hoarder. I went out today and looked at the yew log I mentioned the other day which is 12foot but only came back with this pile. I can hear you all saying well what happened to the log well that one and a shorter...

Every time I go on the forum it says I'm logged out, I log in but next time I go on forum it says I'm not logged in. Glen:sob:

Look what the log fairy gave me, ok so they are log slices from a trunk and not quarter sawn but that spalting looks good. They will need a little trimming to get then to swing on my lathe as i can only do 12in diameter. Have sealed the ends and will see what happens. There are six in total

I have been using my tablet/laptop one of those things that has a key board and can be separated into a tablet thingy. You get the drift hopefully. Anyway I can get other sites to save my log in so that I can go straight to them and am logged in as soon as I go onto them but here I have to log...

Les Elm is reporting that he is still having problems. Is everybody able to log on OK, post OK and PM OK?

I decided to take the plunge and make a start with my electric chain saw on my log pile. Very happy with the results so far. Just can't stand the time it will take to finish drying. The Yew has been down for over 6 years but left as a log so will still take some time to dry. Hopefully it will...

My swap in the USA is the agent for Yorkshire Grit an abrasive paste and Hampshire Sheen anyone familiar with these in the UK? his moniker in business is The Walnut Log Studio and Supply. his name Tieflier aka Jeff Hornung St Louis MO. Peter.