2016- The Year to reduce the woodpile.

[Castanea]

I'm afraid I didn't - I find it dries slowly, splits horribly and burns beautifully but that's just my experience and I would agree entirely that it would be sacrilege to burn a nice big piece. Good luck with it - it has a lovely colour but, so far, I've had more luck burning it than turning it

 

[Paul.J]

Nice work as usual Chas

A tree was cut down outside our house last year which i always thought was Hawthorne,but when i enquired about it the tree surgeon said it is Hawthorne but an ornamental Hawthorne as there was no thornes on it.??
I had all the trunk which had rot in the middle but what i saved turns lovely and the heart wood is a beautiful red brown colour which contrasts lovely with the milky cream colour of the sapwood.
So well worth trying to dry Chas or just turn green

Edit-
Hers is an apple turned from the Hawthorne wood.

 

[CHJ]

Good choice of stock for the Apple Paul, natural colouring highlights take the focus away from the grain structure that you get with some woods.

 

[CHJ]

Another very small dent in the woodpile.

Oak and Walnut, 150mm dia.

 

[CHJ]

Just enough spare time to capture another Lid blank that was hiding.

Oak and Walnut, 140mm dia.

 

[CHJ]

Spent most of the day turning new button sets for the Cole Jaws but did managed to fit in the lid for this one, not much of a dent in the wood pile but the bags of scrap offcuts keep going out the door so something must be moving :-

Oak & Walnut, 95mm dia.

 

[CHJ]

One well travelled little box that some may have seen being abused on Friday.

Walnut & Oak, 95 mm dia.

 

[Dalboy]

Some more of your great signature pieces Chas. Does that wood pile look any smaller. I have pulled three pieces from mine two exploded and the third is in the chuck all turned except the foot which I will reverse and do tomorrow after some decorating

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Did that ding on the side get buffed out in the end Chas (Or did you fling it on the floor and get another)

 

[CHJ]

Some more of your great signature pieces Chas. Does that wood pile look any smaller. I have pulled three pieces from mine two exploded and the third is in the chuck all turned except the foot which I will reverse and do tomorrow after some decorating

Thanks Derek, very marginal difference so far, each lot that's sorted only reveals another batch too good for the firewood, two steps forward and one back so to speak, even had to return home with some Oak planks to match up with the Oak scraps that have been converted to lids :roll:

Did that ding on the side get buffed out in the end Chas (Or did you fling it on the floor and get another)

What Ding :shock:

Sanding dust an CA is your friend.

 

[Dalboy]

even had to return home with some Oak planks to match up with the Oak scraps that have been converted to lids :roll:

That will not help getting the pile down :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[CHJ]

That will not help getting the pile down :lol: :lol: :lol:

Wasn't going to bother but a certain individual about these parts keeps whittling on about preferring Oak to Ash as a companion wood so I guess I need to nurture the interest.

 

[CHJ]

No turning this week I'm afraid, mostly sorting and tidy up and since a recent acquisition has resulted in the inevitable rash of accessories that needed homing somewhere more convenient than spread around the existing cramped draws.
This is the Animal concerned in it's new home.

Which includes a dedicated accessories Draw.

And its mainly home made accessories.

And of course it has to be kept warm and debris free when not in use.

Now we have some spare room in the bench grinder draw, wonder what else will find it's way in there?

My modifications and home made Jigs and In use Belt storage

 

[Dalboy]

Nice Chas. I am sure it will not take long to fill the empty space. I pulled one of my draws out with the intention of making dividers in the lower half and a sliding/lift out tray with dividers in the upper half. I managed to empty it and started to put everything back in as if it was complete to check for fit and size of each section that is as far as I got everything back in draw and went and had a cuppa to think about it :twisted: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[CHJ]

I know the feeling, trouble is most of my storage is in second hand cast out kitchen units & cheap draw sets which are just not up to the weight loading that proper optimised space & inset trays entail.

As great as they would be I just can't bring myself to splash out on proper roller tool cabinets, so make do and mend on the storage front reigns in deference of "needed" tooling.

 

[CHJ]

At last got round to some me time in the shed, not great on the form and aesthetics front but at least it has a home to go to.

Spalted (or should that be rotten) Oak, 165mm dia.

 

[CHJ]

A little something more conventional,

Yew, 145mm dia.

 

[Dalboy]

I have to agree about the first one not a shape I would choose either who are we to argue if that is what is wanted, but the second one made from yew is very nice and my favourite but then I like yew as a turning wood.

 

[CHJ]

Most of the long standing odd jobs out of the way so a wet morning was a good excuse to spin a bit of wood.

Yew, 110mm dia.

Yew, 155mm dia.

 

[Stiggy]

Great stuff Chas, I've been out in the old shed this weekend after not touching the lathe for a few weeks due to illness. Unfortunately got nothing to show for it apart from a couple of round blanks, but am always inspired by your efforts.