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A neighbour has just cut down a dead rowan tree, he is cutting me off some parts that are about 10in long and about 8in Dia. There is also a root ball as well. What would be the best way to get suitable sections for turning.

From my Cherry Blossom tree.

An exercise in fulfillment for me one of my early loves this timber. In the burl form it is getting rare. Since the tree grows but mm,s a year the pieces came from a weather downed tree of great height the 2000 yrs may be conservative. Huon pine has an indefinable perfume created by the tree to...

If like us you haven't taken the Christmas tree to the dump yet, don't forget you can cut the branches off and keep the trunk for turning turning Christmas ornaments for next year or whatever takes your fancy. I still have the trunks in various lengths and diameters from the last 6 years, with...

From my tree

Another one from my cherry blossom tree.

I used to know an African guy at a weekend market. From a Village near him in Africa the people made goods that he purchased then resold at his weekend stall. Amongst them were wooden spoons (largish). I used to buy them and turn the handles. They were stringy and tough made up of tubes, I put...

A Faith love & Hope Pewter twist pen made using the rare Judas Tree Timber. Snake oil and Renaissance wax finish.

A Gold plated Tempest Click pen made using Judas Tree timber and finished with lacquer and Burnishing cream . . Unfortunately the Gold effect on pen tip did not like being buffed and was lost !

Gold and Gun Metal Elegant Sierra from my back yard Cherry Blossom tree

Well that's the Tree Up. Outside Lights Completed. :winking:

Made this from the cherry blossom tree in my yard.

A Mistral Ballpoint for Beaufort Ink in a Red Box burr/Iridescent black hybrid blank from "George Watkins at "From the Tree". Sanded to 600, cellulose sealer and 5 coats of Melamine, then buffed.

Can't bring myself to talk about a holiday event in December at this time of year, but I do have a gifts for #mas fair in a couple of weeks!:whistling: Pudding tree decs held by one of my helpers, as I haven't made the display for them yet!

Here's the latest wood burning experiment. An 8cm birch heart with a copper leaved autumnal tree. The tree trunk/branches are burnt on. The leaves were carved just over 1mm deep into the wood then filled with copper & thin CA glue. Took ages to sand back and polish the leaves. Each leaf is only...

Some of my Robinia bowls this is such a nice wood yet we dont see a lot of it around these are from a tree that was cut back on a friends land

a few more little wood burnings on 8cm Birch wood hearts Mother nature Fantasy sky island/tree Tree of life Misty Redwood forest