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Nice, will you let the burr/burl (depending on which side of the pond you are sitting) dry as a whole or slice it and dry it?

My first guess would be iroko or maybe utile, but that would be a guess.

Douglas Adams wrote something which might answer the OP's question: “Somewhere in the cosmos, he said, along with all the planets inhabited by humanoids, reptiloids, fishoids, walking treeoids and superintelligent shades of the colour blue, there was also a planet entirely given over to...

Yandles is a long way from me, so I don't go there often, but when I do, I end up buying a lot of wood. :love: Indeed, wood is certainly not cheap these days. Part of me says ".. and that is as it should be!" The other part of me says.... "but I want to buy more wood!!" So I tend to plank up...

Nice job Padster. That's a pretty piece of wood, especially as the picture of the starting material doesn't look very promising at all. I see a price on the timber but it seems to be written in some esoteric script :giggle: Is that 13.60 or 113.60 or something else entirely?

What is the concentration of sodium hypochlorite in the product you use?

Just so! Commercial bleach is a solution of sodium hypochlorite (usually about 3 to 5% by weight) plus detergents so it reaches the parts that... well you get the idea, and gelling agents so it sticks to those parts and a bit of perfume so it doesn't just smell of chlorine.

I'm sure the OP will be happy with his No.4 Clifton plane. However, for anyone else considering No. 4 or 4.5, don't dismiss the No. 4.5 lightly. I have one and really like it. I like the extra weight, it helps the plane slide through the timber, especially hardwoods with wild grain. As with all...

So, has constructional softwood timber always been this bad or has it become worse recently?

Just so! Perhaps a more useful path for the OP to follow would be to choose a method of cooking which is known to be less energy consuming, like a slow cooker for example. As a general guide; the higher the temperature of cooking the more energy is required to maintain that temperature due to...

It seems that the "older guy" may not work there anymore. I hope he didn't succumb to corona virus.

I ripped quite a bit of cherry recently. When it has finished drying, I'll use it for small projects like boxes. I ripped it to 1.5 inch (about 4cm) thick on the basis that a lot of it will probably warp quite a bit and I would still like to get some book matched pieces if possible from those...

Have you tried Manchester Timber - Sawn timber from local trees Their website says "Please give us a call or email to arrange an appointment to view our timber! " However, the last few times I tried doing that they sent a standard reply saying that due to covid they have staff shortages and are...

It's been pretty dry down south and if that is causing the flowers to drop (and/or have very little or no nectar) then the bees might be foraging only close to places with a good source of water such as near streams. Alternatively, all the bees may have died and we are soon going to starve...

Probably not overkill. Better to be safe than sorry anyway, especially if you hang heavy duty shelving for storing a lot of timber.

Ditto for the solitary bees; the lavender here (Midlands) is swarming with them. We keep a birdbath with water nearby and I doubt the buzzy critters mind sharing. I haven't kept honey bees for a few years but I have ordered a new nucleus to arrive in April and will restart the "habit". I also...

Madness! Yep, absolutely! On the other hand, go for it dude. It's beautiful.

Perhaps you didn't read the OP's message: "The handles are made using a red stabilised maple burr, but I didn’t use enough dye in the cactus juice so the blanks ended up rather pink, but perfect here as it’s my niece’s favourite colour." So, how is "perfect" for the intended recipient "spoiled"?

This is the reality of life. Given that trees take so long to grow and that they are a resource that the whole country needs, both now and (perhaps even more so) in the future, the responsibility for growing trees should not be left primarily in the hands of private individuals. The government...