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Apple wood for turning
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from "Mike" contains these words: Sycamore is worth saving in big lumps as the wood is practically white, and doesn't darken appreciably with age. I will bear that in mind. Are we talking wood turning or making things ie funiture? If the former I will notify the Isle of Wight Woodturners Association again. Mainly the former, but it is much used for making things like chessboards and chessmen, and sawing into bars for glueing together in patterns with darker wood(s) and slicing for veneer or for turning. Chopping boards, rolling pins and other kitchen 'woody' things can be made from sycamor (or maple) though IMO beech is better. I've never heard of it being used for furniture, but the quality is there. Really, it's a very versatile wood Scots pine burns well........ I have a friend who has a wood burning fire in his lounge. He brought his trailer in last time we felled, and will come back again. Good. It might spit on an open fire. (I'm just putting a solid fuel (any fuel) stove in my living room. We are only interested in felling or lopping and then getting the wood out of the way for FREE!! We can then get cracking on turning the area back to recreational purposes and a football pitch. We also want, and have, to do a replanting scheme around the perimiter, which is where the trees are coming from, to make the area a beautiful place to stroll or watch the football. Ah, ISTR this coming up before..... We have a big meeting at the end of April where we will be gathering up as many volunteers as possible. I do have the majority of the village behind the scheme and plenty who have said 'Let me know when you want a hand Mike, I will come'. (The proof of the pudding etc etc;-) Hmmmm. (Some of those may have wood burning stoves. We do have someone in mind who will come and pick up all the scrap metal on the site!!) Well, the best of luck, and don't waste the sycamore! -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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Apple wood for turning
The message
from "Mike" contains these words: Sycamore is worth saving in big lumps as the wood is practically white, and doesn't darken appreciably with age. I will bear that in mind. Are we talking wood turning or making things ie funiture? If the former I will notify the Isle of Wight Woodturners Association again. Mainly the former, but it is much used for making things like chessboards and chessmen, and sawing into bars for glueing together in patterns with darker wood(s) and slicing for veneer or for turning. Chopping boards, rolling pins and other kitchen 'woody' things can be made from sycamor (or maple) though IMO beech is better. I've never heard of it being used for furniture, but the quality is there. Really, it's a very versatile wood Scots pine burns well........ I have a friend who has a wood burning fire in his lounge. He brought his trailer in last time we felled, and will come back again. Good. It might spit on an open fire. (I'm just putting a solid fuel (any fuel) stove in my living room. We are only interested in felling or lopping and then getting the wood out of the way for FREE!! We can then get cracking on turning the area back to recreational purposes and a football pitch. We also want, and have, to do a replanting scheme around the perimiter, which is where the trees are coming from, to make the area a beautiful place to stroll or watch the football. Ah, ISTR this coming up before..... We have a big meeting at the end of April where we will be gathering up as many volunteers as possible. I do have the majority of the village behind the scheme and plenty who have said 'Let me know when you want a hand Mike, I will come'. (The proof of the pudding etc etc;-) Hmmmm. (Some of those may have wood burning stoves. We do have someone in mind who will come and pick up all the scrap metal on the site!!) Well, the best of luck, and don't waste the sycamore! -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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