Burn or Turn

[jimbur]

It's that time of the year again and we've just had the first load of firewood delivered. Every log I split is a problem. Should I put it on one side or not? Last year was the worst when a good half of one load ended up in the shed (old bridge timber).
It really hurts putting yellow box and ironbark on the fire. Burns beautifully though.:D
Cheers,
Jim

[Scott]

I hear you Jim. This year a friend of ours let us clean up his property from Black and Silver Wattle which resulted in about 4 trailer loads. I do cry when it gets put in the Coonara. Mind you, I've saved some 2-3 wheelbarrow loads with some lovely grain.

Last year I received a tonne of redgum. The woodpile constantly teased and begged me not to burn it.

[angryranga]

Bought what a guy advertised as a load of firewood for $10, turned out to be a whole Qld maple, hence after much chainsawing and slabbing i have a rather large amount of bowl blanks and slabs to play with. Still chasing firewood.:D

[dr4g0nfly]

Bought what a guy advertised as a load of firewood for $10, turned out to be a whole Qld maple, hence after much chainsawing and slabbing i have a rather large amount of bowl blanks and slabs to play with. Still chasing firewood.:D

Start turning and burn the shavings! Or it'll be a cold winter!

[jimbur]

Frost tonight.:o
Cheers,
Jim

[thompy]

it must be the season..
Earlier tonight i got a mail from a mate whose just found out i was back turning again, he doesn't know wood, or work with it. However i've been invited over to look and grab what interests me from his firewood pile he thought i might like, i'm scared (for my limited space to store :doh: ) and excited (free wood, wot, :cool: ) and worried (treasures of grain burning :(( ).

In anything else you'd hope it was just rotten, but spalting can be quite lov....

this is how it all begins right...

Arrrgghhh.

Neal.

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[Tim the Timber Turner]

Wow, free wood.

Saw on TV last night.

Redgum firewood $300 per ton, pick up from the yard in the Adelaide hills.:o

Cheers
Tim

[jimbur]

Saw on TV last night.

Redgum firewood $300 per ton, pick up from the yard in the Adelaide hills.:o

Cheers
Tim
I thought I paid a lot at $100 delivered.
Cheers,
Jim

[rsser]

Anything that looks interesting is worth a try in my book.

But there's few pages in that book with good results from firewood deliveries.

That said, one rock-hard lump of red gum taught me a lot about turning.

[jimbur]

Hi Ern, some of my first turning was done on goldfields timber - old ironbark and box. It certainly teaches you to take a shallow cut and think about what you are doing. I then had a go at some olive and thought I was in heaven.:D
Cheers,
Jim

[rsser]

Hope Olive enjoyed it as much as you did ;-)

[jimbur]

I'm sure she did.:D

[rsser]

Yep, what I know of you.

My avatar is olive, the Euro fruit wood.

There's a small bowl blank of native olive in the bank I've yet to try.

And a blank of Ironbark. Weighs a ton.

[jimbur]

One thing about ironbark, it won't float away if you're flooded.:U
Cheers,
Jim

[rsser]

FWIW my experience with trees that died before they were cut don't make good turning timber.

[vtbao]

Fire wood... ohhhh... I need some for turning!

[Skewturn]

Hi All
I told my parents to put on an extra jumper because some of my best timber came from there firewood pile. I have found some great timbers like olive root, mallee root, cherry, redgum, almond and even some cypress pine which I use for practise turning.
I even got lucky because a family friend is a arborists and while he was out getting them some firewood he found the 1.6mx 1m and 20cm thick slabs of english oak dry and ready to turn and there where 3 of them. So firewood piles and my local woodturning club are my best sources of timber. I am Pro turn :2tsup: dont burn get a gas heater.

Ps I think Im might be getting some nice apricot soon Im told it has some nice colour.

Cheers Skewturn

[jimbur]

FWIW my experience with trees that died before they were cut don't make good turning timber.
On the whole I agree Ern. It makes you realise what 'dead wood' means.
cheers,
Jim