Thread: Tool Handle

Nice firewood.

Lovely firewood, do you know what species of firewood?

Originally Posted by woodtryer

Lovely firewood, do you know what species of firewood?

Sheoak

What I would not give for some of your 'Firewood!'

Our need to keep warm can sometimes out weigh our need to look beautiful.

Here on the NSW midnorth coast, this stuff, Forest Oak was called Bakers Oak as the prefered fuel for wood fired ovens.IMG_20160330_101445.jpg

Hopefully what’s left doesn’t end up on the wood heap.

Originally Posted by daryl1

Hopefully what’s left doesn’t end up on the wood heap.

I was given the Sheoak as part of a trailer load of firewood, it was mixed with some Jarrah. I picked out the bigger pieces to play with as I am new to woodturning and needed some blanks. As tree has been long time dead in the bush there was a lot of cracks and splits and getting sizable pieces to turn was hard but fun

Rick

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Mmmm, bacon...

Nice work on the handle!

Originally Posted by warrick

I was given the Sheoak as part of a trailer load of firewood, it was mixed with some Jarrah. I picked out the bigger pieces to play with as I am new to woodturning and needed some blanks. As tree has been long time dead in the bush there was a lot of cracks and splits and getting sizable pieces to turn was hard but fun

Trust me... 10 years down the line and this will still hold true.

One of the few real advantages of moving house is discovering what "firewood" is available locally. In the past I've had everything from Mallee Root burls through the Sheoaks (don't you just love the casuarina family?) & mountain gums to our current lot: Ironbark & some Box.

I can even tell which tools were handled at which houses and thus their approximate ages.

Originally Posted by pommyphil

Here on the NSW midnorth coast, this stuff, Forest Oak was called Bakers Oak as the prefered fuel for wood fired ovens.IMG_20160330_101445.jpg

I heat with wood. I could not burn this. American Black Walnut, Cherry, Hard Maple, Red & White Oak, yes. Depends on what one has piled around the house.

Originally Posted by pommyphil

Here on the NSW midnorth coast, this stuff, Forest Oak was called Bakers Oak as the prefered fuel for wood fired ovens.IMG_20160330_101445.jpg

Is the bakers Oak always that good looking? ............. Jerry (in Tucson) USA

Originally Posted by Nubsnstubs

Is the bakers Oak always that good looking? ............. Jerry (in Tucson) USA

Yes it is, but goes darker with age, want some?
Rgds,
Crocy

Originally Posted by Old Croc

Yes it is, but goes darker with age, want some?
Rgds,
Crocy

Hey Croc, we have a question here about bears and woods. If you use that saying there also, then you of course know what my answer would be to your question...... Heck yeah, man!!!!
you still coming out this year??................. Jerry (in Tucson)USA