common oak vessels-wip

[cornucopia]

I was offered the chance to collect a an oak limb from a field, the farmer had kindly pulled the piece up to the gate for me- when i arrived and saw the size of the limb I was left wondering how big the oak tree that it came of was :shock: the limb had fractured of from the main trunk at a very slight angle almost like it had been riped like cloth so most of the 30'length was firewood but there was some good wood towards the top section- this area was oval in section and about 20" diameter- i cut several pieces of this wood and loaded it into my van. This project is a piece of that limb

I want to make side grain hollow form's/vessels with it so i docked the ends to see what i'd got to work with- the pith is suprisingly central so i mark out a cut straight through it and roughly sketch out where i want the vessels to be.

I make a cut straight through the pith

here's the two blanks ready to turn- there about 9" square.

todays friday and i wont get chance to turn them till sunday so i wrap them up in an old sheet which i will soak in water.

here's my log inclosure

and heres me in my chainsaw safety gear standing outside my log inclosure.

this is the same oak which me and Tom and Richard worked with a few weeks ago.(that bowl is drying and should be ready to turn in the autum)

I will update this post on sunday.

 

[Paul.J]

Looks interesting George and will follow it along as you go.
What are those dark marks on the Oak in the second piccy.
Is it just the tanin reacting to the chainsaw :?:
I noticed this on the Oak my tree surgeon friend has.
You will have to change your avatar now same as PaulM's :lol:

 

[Lightweeder]

I posted my new chainsaw the other day and, the advice is, don't cut through the grain. Assume I lay logs on their side and go through that way Is that correct George :?:

 

[cornucopia]

yes paul- tannin/metal marks, you might want to avoid oak on your new lathe as it will send all bare metal black even with regular wd 40 but it does rub of with a bit of wire wool

light weeder- I attended a aboriculture training course and I learnt allot about chainsaw maintenance and safety whilst there- i would advise anyone new to chainsaws to attend a course, there are one day courses in most areas of the country.
the only cut where a chainsaw with a normal chain will struggle is trying to cut into endgrain for example if the log is stood on its end as in pic 3 if you tried to cut onto the end grain and go down through the log, you would struggle-- turn the log onto its side (so that in my case the pencil markings are pointing at my shins)and cut with/along the grain, that cut should produce shavings and be relatively easy to do.

 

[wizer]

Looking good George. I love these hollow forms. Can't wait to have a go.

 

[duncanh]

and heres me in my chainsaw safety gear standing outside my log inclosure.

I like that chainsaw safety t-shirt

Not that I'm criticising you - that's often what I wear, and always feel aware of that I'm doing so.

 

[Paul.J]

Cornucopia wrote

you might want to avoid oak on your new lathe as it will send all bare metal black even with regular wd 40 but it does rub of with a bit of wire wool

Thanks for the warning George,but i have no plans at the moment to turn any Oak.In fact it's been that long since i turned anything it'll probably take me a while to get used to it again :roll:

 

[Lightweeder]

yes paul- tannin/metal marks, you might want to avoid oak on your new lathe as it will send all bare metal black even with regular wd 40 but it does rub of with a bit of wire wool

light weeder- I attended a aboriculture training course and I learnt allot about chainsaw maintenance and safety whilst there- i would advise anyone new to chainsaws to attend a course, there are one day courses in most areas of the country.
the only cut where a chainsaw with a normal chain will struggle is trying to cut into endgrain for example if the log is stood on its end as in pic 3 if you tried to cut onto the end grain and go down through the log, you would struggle-- turn the log onto its side (so that in my case the pencil markings are pointing at my shins)and cut with/along the grain, that cut should produce shavings and be relatively easy to do.

Thanks for the advice George.