I am doing a restoration/clean up, of a pre-civil war spinning wheel (this
is being done gratis). The majority of the wood seems to be chestnut. But
somewhere in its history, the froont leg was broken or lost and someone made
a replacement. The problem is, all the other legs and vertical pieces are
turned and out of chestnut. The replacement leg is octagonal and out of
pine.

Does anyone have a piece of chestnut laying in their scrap pile that they
would be willing to turn loose of. The preferred size is 2 1/2 square by
30" long. A 1" thick piece that could be glued to make a blank of the same
size would also work.

Thanks

Deb

On 9/2/2012 8:00 AM, Dr. Deb wrote:
....

Does anyone have a piece of chestnut laying in their scrap pile that they
would be willing to turn loose of. The preferred size is 2 1/2 square by
30" long. A 1" thick piece that could be glued to make a blank of the same
size would also work.
....

Not wanting _much_, are we???

Not a speck of chestnut have I seen since days in VA and those days are
30+ yr in rear mirror by now, sorry...

I've really no leads any more, either...other than the reclamation folks
but they're certainly not going to part w/ it for anything but an arm
and both legs...

--

On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:00:51 -0500, "Dr. Deb"
I am doing a restoration/clean up, of a pre-civil war spinning wheel (this
is being done gratis). The majority of the wood seems to be chestnut. But
somewhere in its history, the froont leg was broken or lost and someone made
a replacement. The problem is, all the other legs and vertical pieces are
turned and out of chestnut. The replacement leg is octagonal and out of
pine.

Assuming the spinning wheel will be for display purposes only, would
it not be prudent to just stain the pine leg so it coordinates itself
with the other legs?

You might well be looking to restore it to as authentic a state as
possible and if that's your intention, then please discard my
suggestion.

On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:00:51 -0500, Dr. Deb wrote:

I am doing a restoration/clean up, of a pre-civil war spinning wheel
(this is being done gratis). The majority of the wood seems to be
chestnut. But somewhere in its history, the froont leg was broken or
lost and someone made a replacement. The problem is, all the other legs
and vertical pieces are turned and out of chestnut. The replacement leg
is octagonal and out of pine.

Does anyone have a piece of chestnut laying in their scrap pile that
they would be willing to turn loose of. The preferred size is 2 1/2
square by 30" long. A 1" thick piece that could be glued to make a
blank of the same size would also work.

Thanks

Deb

I have a small piece, but no, I won't part with it.

You may have better luck finding a small piece of
chinese chestnut, the heartwood of the chinese chestnut
is very similar, but will be absent the effects of age.

basilisk



--
A wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse

On Sunday, September 2, 2012 11:21:02 AM UTC-4, basilisk wrote:
On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:00:51 -0500, Dr. Deb wrote:



I am doing a restoration/clean up, of a pre-civil war spinning wheel

(this is being done gratis). The majority of the wood seems to be

chestnut. But somewhere in its history, the froont leg was broken or

lost and someone made a replacement. The problem is, all the other legs

and vertical pieces are turned and out of chestnut. The replacement leg

is octagonal and out of pine.



Does anyone have a piece of chestnut laying in their scrap pile that

they would be willing to turn loose of. The preferred size is 2 1/2

square by 30" long. A 1" thick piece that could be glued to make a

blank of the same size would also work.



Thanks



Deb



I have a small piece, but no, I won't part with it.



You may have better luck finding a small piece of

chinese chestnut, the heartwood of the chinese chestnut

is very similar, but will be absent the effects of age.



basilisk







--

A wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse

I have some chestnut I can send you. It'll have wormholes in it. I can't remember where I got it but it's from the upstate NY area. It was trim or flooring last I knew.

RP

On Sunday, September 2, 2012 9:01:30 AM UTC-4, Dr. Deb wrote:
I am doing a restoration/clean up, of a pre-civil war spinning wheel (this

is being done gratis). The majority of the wood seems to be chestnut. But

somewhere in its history, the froont leg was broken or lost and someone made

a replacement. The problem is, all the other legs and vertical pieces are

turned and out of chestnut. The replacement leg is octagonal and out of

pine.



Does anyone have a piece of chestnut laying in their scrap pile that they

would be willing to turn loose of. The preferred size is 2 1/2 square by

30" long. A 1" thick piece that could be glued to make a blank of the same

size would also work.



Thanks



Deb

On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:21:01 GMT, basilisk
wrote:

On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:00:51 -0500, Dr. Deb wrote:

I am doing a restoration/clean up, of a pre-civil war spinning wheel
(this is being done gratis). The majority of the wood seems to be
chestnut. But somewhere in its history, the froont leg was broken or
lost and someone made a replacement. The problem is, all the other legs
and vertical pieces are turned and out of chestnut. The replacement leg
is octagonal and out of pine.

Does anyone have a piece of chestnut laying in their scrap pile that
they would be willing to turn loose of. The preferred size is 2 1/2
square by 30" long. A 1" thick piece that could be glued to make a
blank of the same size would also work.

Thanks

Deb

I have a small piece, but no, I won't part with it.

You may have better luck finding a small piece of
chinese chestnut, the heartwood of the chinese chestnut
is very similar, but will be absent the effects of age.

basilisk
Pretty well any piece of chestnut will be absent the effects of age
after it has been turned. If you google, there are numerous places
that are selling chestnut lumber for $6 to $10 per board
foot.Kentucky, west Verginia, PA, Illinois, North Carolina, gotta be
some reasonably close that you should be able to buy for a reasonable
price.

Otherwise get a peice of white oak with a tight ray pattern and only
an expert will be able to tell you for sure that it isn't chestnut
after you have it finished.

Dr. Deb wrote:
I am doing a restoration/clean up, of a pre-civil war spinning wheel
(this is being done gratis). The majority of the wood seems to be
chestnut. But somewhere in its history, the froont leg was broken or
lost and someone made a replacement. The problem is, all the other
legs and vertical pieces are turned and out of chestnut. The
replacement leg is octagonal and out of pine.

Does anyone have a piece of chestnut laying in their scrap pile that
they would be willing to turn loose of. The preferred size is 2 1/2
square by 30" long. A 1" thick piece that could be glued to make a
blank of the same size would also work.


Is there a chestnut TREE in your vicinity?

Next question: Do you have a chain saw?

basilisk wrote:

On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:00:51 -0500, Dr. Deb wrote:

I am doing a restoration/clean up, of a pre-civil war spinning wheel
(this is being done gratis). The majority of the wood seems to be
chestnut. But somewhere in its history, the froont leg was broken or
lost and someone made a replacement. The problem is, all the other legs
and vertical pieces are turned and out of chestnut. The replacement leg
is octagonal and out of pine.

Does anyone have a piece of chestnut laying in their scrap pile that
they would be willing to turn loose of. The preferred size is 2 1/2
square by 30" long. A 1" thick piece that could be glued to make a
blank of the same size would also work.

Thanks

Deb

I have a small piece, but no, I won't part with it.

You may have better luck finding a small piece of
chinese chestnut, the heartwood of the chinese chestnut
is very similar, but will be absent the effects of age.

basilisk





Another woodturner acquaintance of mine suggested the same thing. That is
probably exactly what I will do. As for the age problem, a stiff wire
brush applied to the soft material between the growth rings will help a lot.

Thanks

Deb

On Sun, 2 Sep 2012 19:43:50 -0600, HeyBub wrote
(in article ):

Dr. Deb wrote:
I am doing a restoration/clean up, of a pre-civil war spinning wheel
(this is being done gratis). The majority of the wood seems to be
chestnut. But somewhere in its history, the froont leg was broken or
lost and someone made a replacement. The problem is, all the other
legs and vertical pieces are turned and out of chestnut. The
replacement leg is octagonal and out of pine.

Does anyone have a piece of chestnut laying in their scrap pile that
they would be willing to turn loose of. The preferred size is 2 1/2
square by 30" long. A 1" thick piece that could be glued to make a
blank of the same size would also work.

I just watched a woodworking show where the host (Scott Phillips?) was making
a chestnut blanket chest. He claimed that ash, when properly stained is
indistinguishable.

-Bruce



Is there a chestnut TREE in your vicinity?

Next question: Do you have a chain saw?

On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:00:51 -0500, Dr. Deb wrote:

I am doing a restoration/clean up, of a pre-civil war spinning wheel
(this is being done gratis). The majority of the wood seems to be
chestnut. But somewhere in its history, the froont leg was broken or
lost and someone made a replacement. The problem is, all the other legs
and vertical pieces are turned and out of chestnut. The replacement leg
is octagonal and out of pine.

Does anyone have a piece of chestnut laying in their scrap pile that
they would be willing to turn loose of. The preferred size is 2 1/2
square by 30" long. A 1" thick piece that could be glued to make a
blank of the same size would also work.

I kept this thread in mind yesterday while pruning my chestnut trees but
there weren't any branches of sufficient size for your needs... The last
time I had a piece large enough to use it was the result of storm damage. I
managed to make most of a small craftsman chest from the wood but needed to
use white oak for part of it. I posted a photo on ABPW.

John

"Bruce" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 2 Sep 2012 19:43:50 -0600, HeyBub wrote
(in article ):

Dr. Deb wrote:
I am doing a restoration/clean up, of a pre-civil war spinning wheel
(this is being done gratis). The majority of the wood seems to be
chestnut. But somewhere in its history, the froont leg was broken or
lost and someone made a replacement. The problem is, all the other
legs and vertical pieces are turned and out of chestnut. The
replacement leg is octagonal and out of pine.

Does anyone have a piece of chestnut laying in their scrap pile that
they would be willing to turn loose of. The preferred size is 2 1/2
square by 30" long. A 1" thick piece that could be glued to make a
blank of the same size would also work.

I just watched a woodworking show where the host (Scott Phillips?) was
making
a chestnut blanket chest. He claimed that ash, when properly stained is
indistinguishable.

I tend to agree with that... in my experience it is a better alternative
than white oak in terms of hardness and grain appearance though the color
is lighter.

John

"John Grossbohlin" wrote in
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snip

It seemed you had uploaded a picture to abpw, but my newsreader is trying
to let google find it oof earthlink, with no result.

--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid

"Han" wrote in message
...
"John Grossbohlin" wrote in
:

snip

It seemed you had uploaded a picture to abpw, but my newsreader is trying
to let google find it oof earthlink, with no result.

--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid

I can see it on ABPW but neglected to put a subject in the header... so I
uploaded it again with a subject of chestnut. Maybe that was the problem...

"John Grossbohlin" wrote in
m:


"Han" wrote in message
...
"John Grossbohlin" wrote in
:

snip

It seemed you had uploaded a picture to abpw, but my newsreader is
trying to let google find it oof earthlink, with no result.

--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid

I can see it on ABPW but neglected to put a subject in the header...
so I uploaded it again with a subject of chestnut. Maybe that was the
problem...

Now it came through!!
Nice work, John!


--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid

On Mon, 3 Sep 2012 11:33:09 -0400, "John Grossbohlin"
wrote:


"Bruce" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 2 Sep 2012 19:43:50 -0600, HeyBub wrote
(in article ):

Dr. Deb wrote:
I am doing a restoration/clean up, of a pre-civil war spinning wheel
(this is being done gratis). The majority of the wood seems to be
chestnut. But somewhere in its history, the froont leg was broken or
lost and someone made a replacement. The problem is, all the other
legs and vertical pieces are turned and out of chestnut. The
replacement leg is octagonal and out of pine.

Does anyone have a piece of chestnut laying in their scrap pile that
they would be willing to turn loose of. The preferred size is 2 1/2
square by 30" long. A 1" thick piece that could be glued to make a
blank of the same size would also work.

I just watched a woodworking show where the host (Scott Phillips?) was
making
a chestnut blanket chest. He claimed that ash, when properly stained is
indistinguishable.

I tend to agree with that... in my experience it is a better alternative
than white oak in terms of hardness and grain appearance though the color
is lighter.

John
The "rays" in the oak are a bit more authentic to the chestnut from
what I've been told - but I've never worked with American Chestnut.