Trusted supplier of logs to turn?

[MarkNotts]

Hi I was just wondering if anyone can recommend a good supplier of kiln or air dried logs between say 10-50 cm diameter?

My purchases so far have been a hit and miss from ebay and most bought are that badly split they are firewood, not wax sealed end grain or seasoned right.

 

[Winemaker]

Have you tried Home of wood

 

[Penpal]

Neil if he is well enough your best bet.

Peter.

 

[MarkNotts]

Have you tried Home of wood

Thanks ive just checked, they supply some good stuff but im looking for bigger stuff for the option of wider diameter vases/ hollow forms

 

[MarkNotts]

Neil if he is well enough your best bet.

Peter.

Who is Neil?

 

[Phil Dart]

Drying and selling entire logs to such sizes is a risky business, and most commercial vendors won't do it. The risk of splitting is too great if the pith remains in the wood. Most turners who seek stock of that size would tend to source it by other means, then rough turn it and season it themselves.

 

[Home of wood]

Drying and selling entire logs to such sizes is a risky business, and most commercial vendors won't do it. The risk of splitting is too great if the pith remains in the wood. Most turners who seek stock of that size would tend to source it by other means, then rough turn it and season it themselves.

Very True ..... We do not cut much above 4 inch thick as air dried timber will never dry above this, any thing over 4 inch I always suggest rough turning first to be on the safe side.

From the picture attached thats a 6 inch slab of beech, you can see that its dried out quicker on the outside than in the middle , This is why you get the hair line cracks ... so this slab is pretty much useless !

 

[Neil Lawton]

Who is Neil?

That would be me!
Not quite well enough but will be back soon!

 

[mattkemp]

Neil have you tried licolnshire woodcraft just of the a1 I used him a couple of times he supply's native grown and non native grown timber can be a bit pricey but depends on why your after

Cheers

Matt

 

[wm460]

Very True ..... We do not cut much above 4 inch thick as air dried timber will never dry above this, any thing over 4 inch

Send it here guaranteed it will dry out,every thing dry out here,including me.

 

[MarkNotts]

Thanks again for all the replys and it looks like im gonna have to do some wet turning and do the cardboard box and shavings trick, then turn my loft into a makeshift wood filled box storage as there is no space in the house or shed to store boxes for a year plus ;) , Im just too damn inpatient thats wjy i was hoping