Thanks: 0
Needs Pictures: 0
Results 1 to 13 of 13
Thread: Some nice firewood
-
29th August 2018, 10:32 PM #1
Some nice firewood
Just put this hunk of timber in the fire, think it was Red Stringybark or Redbox from my uncle’s place near Swanpool.
It was about 200mm across and probably 350mm long, maybe 100mm thick.
Before you all start denouncing me, I go through this process all year round, every year and it doesn’t get any easier. I’ve got to make a dollar and I’d run out of space.
Cheers
DJ
-
29th August 2018 10:32 PM # ADSGoogle Adsense Advertisement
- Join Date
- Always
- Location
- Advertising world
- Posts
- Many
-
29th August 2018, 10:51 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
- Join Date
- Oct 2007
- Location
- vic clayton
- Posts
- 1,042
yep i do it as well
Some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything, but they
bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs .
-
29th August 2018, 11:49 PM #3
Start looking into selling knife scale blanks. Knife makers aren't as stingy as woodturners and love timber with fiddle
Neil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
-
29th August 2018, 11:54 PM #4
-
29th August 2018, 11:59 PM #5
-
30th August 2018, 07:41 AM #6
As they say "one mans firewood is another wood workers treasure."
Shame to see such interesting fiddle back go in the fire, but finding wood turners / workers with short pockets and long arms is a tall order.Mobyturns
In An Instant Your Life CanChange Forever
-
30th August 2018, 11:25 AM #7GOLD MEMBER
- Join Date
- May 2015
- Location
- Brisbane
- Posts
- 1,151
Couple of nice box lids in there.
-
30th August 2018, 11:41 AM #8
Yep. It can be a hard choice alright.
We've gone through about 6m of firewood, mainly Ironbark, this year. At least 1m of it has been beautifully fiddlebacked, which is heartbreaking considering that I've been mainly turning small, finialled, "gobletty" things lately and the grain is just not suitable for this.
Naturally I've cherry-picked a few pieces and put 'em aside, but in general I can only have so many large turned items lying around before they become eligible candidates for the fireplace...
- Andy Mc
-
1st September 2018, 04:31 AM #9GOLD MEMBER
- Join Date
- Apr 2013
- Location
- Sydney
- Posts
- 1,557
Possibly cos they got no money left after forking out for all the tools needed to do their tasks - lathes, tools, chucks, this that and the other. I've found turning to be like owing a boat, - Break Out Another Thousand. funnily enough I do both, i have a boat and I turn wood. hahaha
-
1st September 2018, 10:20 AM #10
You are all mad. Sell it on Gumtree.
-
1st September 2018, 10:30 AM #11SENIOR MEMBER
- Join Date
- Aug 2008
- Location
- Birkdale
- Age
- 51
- Posts
- 279
I cried a little on the inside when you said that piece went in the fire.
-
1st September 2018, 02:55 PM #12
Can I suggest that you slice these into knife scales?
The guys who sell on Ebay, Etsy and the knife forums are chopping up excellent and beautiful timbers into scales simply because they get a better return.
It is of course, a complete HERESY. An obscenity and affront that perfectly good box timber is treated in such a manner, BUT for these odd pieces that have lots of cracks, inclusions and scabby bits, slicing into scales makes sense.
PLUS if you drive the price down by flooding the market, they will be pleased.
-
1st September 2018, 09:17 PM #13
I would love your firewood pile[emoji849][emoji849][emoji41]
Similar Threads
-
Red Gum Firewood Box Top
By Tahlee in forum BOX MAKINGReplies: 3Last Post: 28th May 2016, 11:54 PM -
Firewood???
By Krunchie in forum SMALL TIMBER MILLINGReplies: 1Last Post: 18th July 2011, 09:36 PM -
Firewood saw
By Burnsy in forum SMALL TIMBER MILLINGReplies: 5Last Post: 3rd June 2009, 03:51 PM -
Firewood Art
By gimjam in forum TIMBERReplies: 5Last Post: 6th May 2009, 01:42 PM -
Firewood
By Penpal in forum WOODTURNING - PEN TURNINGReplies: 5Last Post: 7th November 2008, 01:50 PM