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    Default oak hollow forms new/old re-post

    hello folks

    when we had the forum meltdown this thread dissapearded so i thought i'd re-post it and some additinal info about where the wood came from etc

    This oaks story all started when my friend contacted me as he had a job come in to make two oak gate post finials- i wanted some fresh wood so of i went to see my friendly tree surgeon

    I bought some green oak -the log was/is about 9' long and went from 18 to 22" diameter, its common oak but its been grown in a very wet woodland not far from me which apparently makes it grow slower than normal- it also seems to have given it a slight pink colour in place's
    Here's some pics i took on my camera phone when i was collecting the oak- then a pic of the 5 sections stored in my log store and a hollow form i've made today from the oak.
    the front of my van and some beech and ash logs- the oak pictures were to blurry!!

    my log store

    the first hollow form 6.5" wide by 5.5" tall



    This is what my friend Richard findlay did with part of the log i got for him







    These are the remaining things i've made with the logs-some you've already seen some that you havent

    the middle form is 8" wide with a 7/8" hollowing hole-the other two are 6" wide with 5/8" hole's




    this form is 7" wide x 5.5"tall with a 7/8" diameter hollowing hole.



    this form is textured and is 7"wide x 5"tall with a 7/8" diameter hollowing hole


    two more oak bits today
    7.5" wide x 6.5"tall with a 3/4" opening

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    I used to make allot of these forms a few years ago
    8.5" tall x 5.5" wide with a 2"wide opening

    Last edited by cornucopia; 7th July 2010 at 11:33 PM. Reason: typo

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    Noice.
    Cliff.
    If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.

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    Ya gotta luv oak. Good stuff Cornucopia.

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    what a stash of Oak

    love it smell, feel, a challenge to turn at times when real dry.

    George nice vessels all of them

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    All lovely work
    Cheers,
    Ed

    Do something that is stupid and fun today, then run like hell !!!

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    Looking good
    Like the look of your work and the oak looks pretty good
    regards
    Nick
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    Nicely done, great job.
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    A good edge takes a little sweat!!

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