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Where is the best place to look for info on drying wood or do ny of the forum users have some good info, having seen some pictures of peoples sheds I am guessing this is something that at least some of the members do.
Just picked up some bits of yew from my sister inlaw it is mainly branch wood...
My neighbor had a large blow down in a storm. 2 weeks later another limb went down. This one did damage to her garage. It punched a 2 foot diameter hole in the roof. The tree was rotting in the middle but wasn't apparent. Insurance said to remove the tree. I have enough timber to last...
This is one of the "wonky" blanks I posted a while back.
The wood was given to me by the chap who actually planted the tree 50 or so years ago, so this is a present for him.
Named from the title given by the indiginous people. Another common name is Australia Australian Wattle because the top mostly forms a mop or pendulous branches to the ground. As a member of the Citrus family I thought it appropriate to follow the Citrus pen I put on the forum last time...
Lesson 1:
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbour.
Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you...
NOT great photos but this was for a specific order.
A very good client of my sons specifically asked for "Beech Tree Pods" set in Blue/White and it had to be a click pen.
Not an easy task :thinks:
The nut pods the client gave us, they came from a tree on his land.
after stabilising, casting...
Took this singed tree down a couple of months ago. The guys garden shed workshop burnt down and this tree was growing next to it. Turned green and left to move this little pot is 3 1/4" across the oval and 2 3/4" high.
Aint wood good?
My first try on a herringbone segmented pen, Epsilon BP dressed with Brazilian rosewood and rowan tree ( Sorbus ) I saw it was called also mountain ash ??
Afternoon all,
Well here's the thing. In October 17 my friendly tree chap drop off this huge example of a eucalyptus tree - the Tasmanian Cider Gum tree is one of the few that grow well in the UK. The big bits must be about 3 foot in diameter. I rough turned about 40 bowls, vases, platters and...
I am about to take down a few trees in the garden one is a cherry which is not in the best of health another is an ornamental cherry and is in the middle of the area which is going to be a veg patch and the third I am not sure about.
So my question is can anyone identify this mystery tree...
Hi ... I was playing today and trying to turn some “ Cabbage Wood” which after looking it up seems to be some New Zealand tree..
Anyway as the shaving were coming of the were “*`”# hot.
Was I doing something wrong or is that normal?
Kevin :banana::
Anyone turned a holly, my neighbour has a huge holly tree that is rotten near the base. He is contacting the council about taking it down, we have to go this route as all the trees have Tree Preservation Orders on them.
I was thinking of getting my hands on some.