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Thread: 100 year old elm
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13th July 2014, 07:54 PM #1
100 year old elm
Hi guys,
I found this elm log in my wood stash yesterday,
heaved it on to the lathe , debarked it and turned it round
today I shaped and hollowed it , still not too sure what
it will be,,,,,.......???
The log came from the ebor school a few years ago
there were 6 magnificent old elm trees which were planted
in1906 when the school was first built , i managed to
collect a few pieces before they were all chipped,
i think one day a branch fell down and so the powers
that be decided they should all come down,,,,,,
so any ideas , comments or advice appreciatedCheers smiife
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13th July 2014, 08:21 PM #2Senior Member
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No ideas, but I'm looking forward to seeing what you make of it. You're working at a different scale to the one I'm used to!
Out of interest, how do you deal with the pith when turning entire logs?
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13th July 2014, 11:00 PM #3
Show off....................... nice hollowing rig
They should (the school) be made to replant 12 Elm trees of mature sapling status not tiny seedlings. I bet that those trees were planted by some dignitaries which was part of the schools history. If this is the case and the school is of historical importance they could find themselves in deep.
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14th July 2014, 05:55 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Smiife,
That is going to be beautiful.
It is nice to see turners starting with perfectly balanced, round blanks.So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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14th July 2014, 08:41 PM #5
Hi michael,
I hope this will be dry by now, It, s been down for about
4 yrs, most of the pith will be taken out when hollowed
so hoping It will be ok, this is the first large log I have
turned like this!, so I will have to see what happens
there are a few small cracks already !
Hi wheelie,
They did plant new trees , I think they are called prunus!
That hollowing rig IS the best tool i have ever bought
easy to use, quick and very effective !
sHi paul,
Thanks for your comments, hoping it will turn out ok (pun intended)
Thanks to all for lookingCheers smiife
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15th July 2014, 12:52 AM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Once it is hollowed it should be OK. Rule of thumb is one year per inch of diameter to dry. This is why bowl turners rough turn, leaving the thickness around 10 % of the diameter, then wrapping in newspaper or any of the other methods to let it dry slowly.
Once you get your piece hollowed, let it rest around the shed or in the house for at least a couple of weeks, better a month or two. It will do whatever moving around it is going to do and dry out. Then you can finish.
I have roughed a bowl from freshly cut timber and have it turn foot ball (US not Soccer) shaped in two weeks.
I have also had a piece of red oak that was split down the middle and roughly hollowed with a circular saw and sat in the house for 7 years, move and crack overnight after I roughed it on the lathe.So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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15th July 2014, 09:51 AM #7
Looks good Michael. It has an urn shape so far, but I'll be interested to see what you do with it.
Nice timber, too. That grain is really going to pop when it has a finish.... Steve
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15th July 2014, 10:27 AM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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dep hollowing .
Hello Smife,
Have you tried using a second tool rest, using standard rest at the front of the hollowing as a second level to the long tool.
I have been doing this lately and have found that the second rest at the front really helps keep the tool from dipping on the deep hollowing.
You are lucky to have scored the elm - turns good. Impressed with the progress so far. All the best, Drillit.
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15th July 2014, 09:37 PM #9
QUOTE=Hermit;1790977]Looks good Michael. It has an urn shape so far, but I'll be interested to see what you do with it.
Nice timber, too. That grain is really going to pop when it has a finish.[/QUOTE]
Hi hermit,
It has taken a kind of urn shape, will have to see how it goes!
hopefully It will be ok.
Hi drillit,
Thanks for the tip , second toolrest ,had not thought of that
would need another banjo though !
Hi paul,
Don, t yah just hate that when that happens
not to sure if i have the patients to wait too long!
I always seem to want to finish and see what it looks like
Thanks for your comments and adviceCheers smiife
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18th July 2014, 03:58 AM #12GOLD MEMBER
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Not just elm. I have 7 maples on or overhanging my lot. I never lack for kindling wood as they rain dead branches all the time, with a few 20 foot long 6 - 8 inch ones occasionally when we have windstorms or wet sticky snow.
I've had a few dents in the roofs of my work truck and a crack in a windshield that already had a few.So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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Smiife have you finished it yet?! Keen to see finished project!
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20th July 2014, 05:25 PM #14
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21st July 2014, 09:53 AM #15
I thought the hold up may have been the early morning temps lowest seen o weather has been -9C with snow must have been fun on the iced up roads.
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