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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!

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Rusty
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