The Walnut tree is no more.

I have cut off and split a couple of slabs from the trunk for a friend
but otherwise it is piled up in the round and thinking about radial
cracks.

I could plank some of the smaller stuff on the band saw if I knew what
you wanted.

Anyone else? Free to good homes:-)

regards
--
Tim Lamb

in 727046 20100413 210916 Tim Lamb wrote:
The Walnut tree is no more.

I have cut off and split a couple of slabs from the trunk for a friend
but otherwise it is piled up in the round and thinking about radial
cracks.

I could plank some of the smaller stuff on the band saw if I knew what
you wanted.

Anyone else? Free to good homes:-)

regards
--
Tim Lamb

Where are you?

In message , Bob Martin
writes
in 727046 20100413 210916 Tim Lamb wrote:
The Walnut tree is no more.

I have cut off and split a couple of slabs from the trunk for a friend
but otherwise it is piled up in the round and thinking about radial
cracks.

I could plank some of the smaller stuff on the band saw if I knew what
you wanted.

Anyone else? Free to good homes:-)

regards
--
Tim Lamb

Where are you?

Wheathampstead, Herts.

regards

--
Tim Lamb

in 727526 20100414 085614 Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , Bob Martin
writes
in 727046 20100413 210916 Tim Lamb wrote:
The Walnut tree is no more.

I have cut off and split a couple of slabs from the trunk for a friend
but otherwise it is piled up in the round and thinking about radial
cracks.

I could plank some of the smaller stuff on the band saw if I knew what
you wanted.

Anyone else? Free to good homes:-)

regards
--
Tim Lamb

Where are you?

Wheathampstead, Herts.

Shame, too far for me, but thanks anyway :-)

On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:40:06 BST, Bob Martin
wrote:


Shame, too far for me, but thanks anyway :-)


If there are no better takers etc, would any of it be good for
turning, bowels and the like do you think please? Or if it's
splitting, would the smaller sections be good for turning smaller
stuff, like cord pulls and fruit etc?

I ask because Daughter is getting into such stuff and recently went to
a turning club (where she currently is in Scotland) and has been
asking to take my wood turning lathe up with her next trip [1]. She's
also chainsaw carving and going to a hand carving club at the end of
the month. She has also shown an interest in ornamental / rustic
garden furniture but has a problem getting hold of any raw materials
atm (and especially 'nice' wood). Hopefully this will get better
if/when her b/f's Tree Surgery business takes off.

I'm not far from you, could collect on her behalf and they are driving
down at the end of next week for a show at her old horticultural
college (Capal Manor).

The email addy works and we would be happy to swap some materials for
a bottle of wine or two ... or a chainsaw carved mushroom? ;-)

Cheers, T i m


[1] She actually used my lathe (acquired via this very group g)
about 5 years ago for a project at secondary school (doesn't time
fly). It was to turn a wooden mock perfume bottle for a product they
had to design but she didn't want to do it as school as they were
hardly allowed near any machinery [2]. She did *all* the turning
herself, cut out / smoothed parts with the Dremel (it looked like an
old fashioned sleek-upright space ship, standing on three feet, the
nose cone being the screw cap etc) and she spray painted it to look
like it was made from coloured glass.

[2] This was the same school where I built a rowing boat in woodwork
classes but that was a long time ago. ;-)

In message , T i m
writes
On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:40:06 BST, Bob Martin
wrote:


Shame, too far for me, but thanks anyway :-)


If there are no better takers etc, would any of it be good for
turning, bowels and the like do you think please? Or if it's
splitting, would the smaller sections be good for turning smaller
stuff, like cord pulls and fruit etc?

I'm no wood turner so I don't know the problems of using green wood.
Warping and splitting of larger sections I guess.

I ask because Daughter is getting into such stuff and recently went to
a turning club (where she currently is in Scotland) and has been
asking to take my wood turning lathe up with her next trip [1]. She's
also chainsaw carving and going to a hand carving club at the end of
the month. She has also shown an interest in ornamental / rustic
garden furniture but has a problem getting hold of any raw materials
atm (and especially 'nice' wood). Hopefully this will get better
if/when her b/f's Tree Surgery business takes off.

Currently, on their way to the log burner, I have Hedge Maple, Hazel,
Oak and the Walnut.

I'm not far from you, could collect on her behalf and they are driving
down at the end of next week for a show at her old horticultural
college (Capal Manor).

The email addy works and we would be happy to swap some materials for
a bottle of wine or two ... or a chainsaw carved mushroom? ;-)

OK Contact details on way.

regards

--
Tim Lamb

In article , T
i m wrote:
If there are no better takers etc, would any of it be
good for turning, bowels and the like do you think
please? Or if it's splitting, would the smaller sections
be good for turning smaller stuff, like cord pulls and
fruit etc?

I think this was walnut ? There is /was a saying :
"A woman, a dog, a walnut tree,
The more you beat them
The better they be."

Don't know about the other two, but walnut was prone to
attractive blemishes from knocks, which made it desirable
among woodworkers
(I just eat the nuts from mine)
John

--
John Mulrooney
NOTE Email address IS correct but might not be checked for a while.

The school of experience has very few holidays.

On 15/04/2010 08:33 T i m wrote:

If there are no better takers etc, would any of it be good for
turning, bowels and the like do you think please?

You're going to eat it...?

--
F

On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:54:00 +0100, Tim Lamb
wrote:


If there are no better takers etc, would any of it be good for
turning, bowels and the like do you think please? Or if it's
splitting, would the smaller sections be good for turning smaller
stuff, like cord pulls and fruit etc?

I'm no wood turner so I don't know the problems of using green wood.
Warping and splitting of larger sections I guess.

Ok well they have seasoning room up there if need be.


Currently, on their way to the log burner, I have Hedge Maple, Hazel,
Oak and the Walnut.

Oh no! Well, I'll chat to them tonight and they might be keen to bring
a car load of pine down for you in exchange for something more exotic.
;-)


OK Contact details on way.

Thanks and replied.

Cheers, T i m