Thread: Lucky find in firewood pile again

Originally Posted by Skewturn

The only problem now is fitting it in my shed.
Cheers all happyturning

Do what I do, build more storage sheds.


Peter.

Lucky, Lucky, lucky!

But you might want to be careful with the root, it's libel to have soil/sand inclusions and have a little more silica content in it than the main tree. It'll blunt your tools very fast, so be prepared to keep sharpening them.

Be interesting to see what you do with the mallee roots. We used to use them for domestic fires when we were up in the Wimmera. Burn beautifully but to make them smaller it was a matter of hitting them until something gave way. Sparks flying everywhere too.
Cheers,
Jim

then some mallee root (is that like mallee burl)

Often more spectacular than Mallee Burl. very good score.

Yes as the Dr4g0nfly has mentioned it will be tough, with sand and silca but all your hard work will be rewarded.


I look forward to the pics

But you might want to be careful with the root, it's libel to have soil/sand inclusions and have a little more silica content in it than the main tree. It'll blunt your tools very fast, so be prepared to keep sharpening them.

I was roughing a bowl from an old dry locust root. The gouge suddenly stopped cutting. Looked at the gouge, VERY dull, resharpened, same. Looked at the turning & found a granite pebble imbedded.

then some mallee root (is that like mallee burl)

Originally Posted by hughie

Often more spectacular than Mallee Burl.

Mallee burl is from the root ball, so is the same thing to my knowledge

Hi all

Thanks for all the info cant wait to turn it. I went a pinched some more of mum and dads woodpile today. Hope to do some pens and a small bowl or two maybe a box ,anyone got any other good ideas.

Cheers Skewturn

so, Mum and Dad are going to freeze to death this winter, while you merrily turn away with their firewood in your shed?

Originally Posted by JillB

so, Mum and Dad are going to freeze to death this winter, while you merrily turn away with their firewood in your shed?

They wont freeze I will give them all the rejects off the lathe to burn.
Cheers

you are so generous , kind sir

I have a mental image of these poor people waiting outside your shed door with a wheelbarrow in the hope that you make lots of mistakes, so they can stay alive

Originally Posted by JillB

so, Mum and Dad are going to freeze to death this winter, while you merrily turn away with their firewood in your shed?

People who heat with wood usually have 2 - 3 years of wood stacked around in various states of dryness.

Some of us will leave no stick of wood on the side of the road uncollected. Or solid wood furniture, for that matter.