Thanks: 0
Likes: 0
Needs Pictures: 0
Picture(s) thanks: 0
Results 1 to 9 of 9
Thread: Wood turning & wood gathering
-
4th April 2010, 11:08 AM #1
GOLD MEMBER
- Join Date
- Jan 2009
- Location
- Perth
- Posts
- 1,257
Wood turning & wood gathering
Happy Easter All
I spent a 1/2 day in the bush gathering firewood (special pieces become turing blanks) with the family and brother and his wife. She is a photographer so she is now tasked with photographing my work. Whilst we chopped, she photographed. The letter openers from left to right are
1. Sheoak
2. Jam
3. Quilted Jarrah
4. Brown Malllee burl
5. Jarrah burl
6. Brown Malllee burl
7. Myrtle burl
8. Lace Sheoak
The chainsaw Stihl MS 660 sure does make light work of the toughest timbers. We had 1 1/2 ton of dry jarrah, split and stacked in the trailers in no time.
Good day had by all
Regards
Willy
Jarrahland
-
4th April 2010 11:08 AM # ADSGoogle Adsense Advertisement
- Join Date
- Always
- Location
- Advertising world
- Posts
- Many
-
4th April 2010, 11:59 AM #2
SENIOR MEMBER
- Join Date
- Aug 2008
- Location
- Pensacola Florida
- Age
- 78
- Posts
- 3,199
quality family time...priceless !!
Cheers,
Ed
Do something that is stupid and fun today, then run like hell !!!
-
4th April 2010, 06:14 PM #3
Wandering in search of timber
- Join Date
- Apr 2005
- Location
- Nerang Queensland
- Age
- 66
- Posts
- 10,766
Sound like a great day and you should have some great blanks
.
Using the timber as firewood does make me sad though. I can't stop thinking about if it had been slabed and turned into furniture/bowls/craft etc then sold, the money would have paid for a lot of natual gas/electricity or something else to provide heating
. Same could be said for other species used as firewood in other states.
Neil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
-
4th April 2010, 08:27 PM #4
Enemy of mediocrity
- Join Date
- Jun 2004
- Location
- Mornington Peninsula
- Age
- 48
- Posts
- 2,825
Looks like a productive day hunting for wood there Willy
It's only a mistake if you don't learn from it.
-
5th April 2010, 12:39 AM #5
GOLD MEMBER
- Join Date
- Jan 2009
- Location
- Perth
- Posts
- 1,257
Neil
The timber is no good for turning as it had pockets of rot throughout. Mind you, without getting into an argument about sustainable heating and energy sources, at least burning timber is a renewable resource.
Willy
-
5th April 2010, 06:51 AM #6
Skwair2rownd
- Join Date
- Nov 2007
- Location
- Dundowran Beach
- Age
- 76
- Posts
- 19,922
A day in the bush hunting and gathering!! Good therapy.
-
5th April 2010, 08:37 AM #7
aka The Wooden Potter
- Join Date
- Jul 2005
- Location
- Flinders Shellharbour
- Posts
- 5,693
The timber is no good for turning as it had pockets of rot throughout.
sigh, a bit of a shame tho' but on the other hand it will be as hard a tool steel to turn
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. Pablo Picasso
-
5th April 2010, 08:43 AM #8
Intermediate Member
- Join Date
- Feb 2010
- Location
- Highfields
- Posts
- 26
Have to agree 100% Willy. Burning firewood is more sustainable than burning coal or gas, we have to live within our means.
Bruce
-
7th April 2010, 10:38 AM #9
Senior Member
- Join Date
- Oct 2009
- Location
- Childress, Texas, United States
- Age
- 83
- Posts
- 233
Willy, that's great! Glad you said you'd turn the special pieces into turning timber. Australian timbers are all gorgeous... some just more so.
Reply With Quote
Similar Threads
-
New to wood turning
By Cubjo in forum WOODTURNING - GENERALReplies: 49Last Post: 9th July 2009, 12:41 AM -
Spalted wood(wood turning)
By elevalther in forum WOODTURNING - GENERALReplies: 29Last Post: 6th November 2008, 06:11 AM -
wood turning
By michael74 in forum GREEN WOODWORKINGReplies: 3Last Post: 14th February 2007, 10:32 PM -
wood turning
By Big Mac in forum WOODTURNING - GENERALReplies: 1Last Post: 5th April 2004, 11:17 PM -
wood turning
By bobglen in forum WOODTURNING - GENERALReplies: 2Last Post: 24th August 2000, 10:47 PM
