Yes there was a bit of "oliving" to play with and a couple of interesting knots. A lot of variation in the grain too - there must have been some very dry years during the growth of the tree. I'm sitting at the table now, ooh it's so lovely!!Nice use of grain defects on the turnings, and well done for oiling it as that will give it a chance of ageing well.
I wonder if he could make a tray out of the leftovers?
It would have been a dereliction of duty
What sort of hassle can putting the wood in a corner on a few lengths of 2x2 for a year be?
I think he does, he lives in Wittersham, David Hall - he has a website n everything. I get the feeling he mostly works to commission but not sure.
It involved getting a low loader or a flat bed artic with a crane... even cut into 3m lengths it was impossible to lift so it had to be sawn into 300 deep rings and then split into quarters, even then each piece took two people to lift one into a trailer....
Good point, and tbf we did it because we had space in situ with deep shade. Lucky.
I'm sure your great great great great grandchildren will be very happy with it.
Its the cutting into planks that's the hassle, and as for 2x2 that's as much use for traditional furniture making as lolly-pop sticks, unless you're using veneers or gluing a lot of strips together. FWIW I would have sold the trunk lengths to a timberyard that still has the conversion kit (not simply a retailer)
There is a bloke in the pub always looking "to help out" by removing trees for people. He uses a normal chainsaw but with a ripping chain. Instead of 25 or 30 degree angle on the teeth it is 10 degree which allows him to cut with the grain and plank them on the spot. Takes home and puts them through the planer to make them an even size. Made 3 tables for the pub 2 six foot long. Paid in beer ie a negative tab....or is that a positive tab?
