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!!
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/v...a/DSC00112.jpg
my log store
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/v...P1040415-1.jpg
the first hollow form 6.5" wide by 5.5" tall
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/v...a/P1040496.jpg
This is what my friend Richard findlay did with part of the log i got for him
http://www.turnersworkshop.co.uk/P4090039.jpg
http://www.turnersworkshop.co.uk/P4090040.jpg
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
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/v...a/P1040918.jpg
this form is 7" wide x 5.5"tall with a 7/8" diameter hollowing hole.
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/v...a/P1040603.jpg
this form is textured and is 7"wide x 5"tall with a 7/8" diameter hollowing hole
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/v...a/P1040607.jpg
two more oak bits today
7.5" wide x 6.5"tall with a 3/4" opening
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/v...a/P1050104.jpg
profile view
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/v...a/P1050097.jpg
I used to make allot of these forms a few years ago
8.5" tall x 5.5" wide with a 2"wide opening
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/v...a/P1050093.jpg
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/v...a/P1050091.jpg
