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Hi not posted in this section before I don't think but occasionally browse the excellent works.

I need some advice regarding the following.
http://woolnwood.blogspot.com/2010/02/n ... oject.html
I am presently repairing an Oak Hebridian spinning wheel reportedly 200 yeras old it looks it. You can see some photo's of it here http://woolnwood.blogspot.com/2010/02/h ... ation.html

Just about every part is pinned using what appears to be a different type of wood, different density, waxy, had as almost looks like bits of green twig from maybe a hedge.
I have had to knock out a few of these two have broken so need to be replaced.
Being down under it might be hard to replace with similar wood. I'm jsut curious as to what it my be.

Regads Ray
 
Difficult to tell from here :D
But ... If it was a working tool then I guess the best timber to use was whatever was nearest to hand at the time.

xy
 
xy mosian":1yz7r6mc said:
Difficult to tell from here :D
But ... If it was a working tool then I guess the best timber to use was whatever was nearest to hand at the time.

xy
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Craftsman were pretty good at exploiting the properties of different timber in "the old days", and were pretty fussy on selection.

Hence sycamore foodware, ash for handles, oak for barrels, hazel for hurdles...

If the appropriate timber wasn't "nearest to hand" ... they moved!

BugBear
 
hobbler":1l0vn3oa said:
Hi not posted in this section before I don't think but occasionally browse the excellent works.

I need some advice regarding the following.
http://woolnwood.blogspot.com/2010/02/n ... oject.html
I am presently repairing an Oak Hebridian spinning wheel reportedly 200 yeras old it looks it. You can see some photo's of it here http://woolnwood.blogspot.com/2010/02/h ... ation.html

Just about every part is pinned using what appears to be a different type of wood, different density, waxy, had as almost looks like bits of green twig from maybe a hedge.
I have had to knock out a few of these two have broken so need to be replaced.
Being down under it might be hard to replace with similar wood. I'm jsut curious as to what it my be.

Regads Ray
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Hello Ray

According to

http://www.blurtit.com/q173282.html

they were 'traditionally made from driftwood', which could explain it.

Cheers

Dave
 
I agree with you about the craftsman maker bugbear. I was thinking about the worker using the thing to make a living. For a quick repair, to get going, might they not have used whatever was to hand?

xy
 
Thanks all my choice was Hazle not much chance of getting that locally with out a damn good search further afeild. Might have to move :lol:

This wheels not Beech all main parts are Oak treadle is Cedar but this could have been a replacement.

Deejay/Dave thanks for the additional info links had read similar in an article trouble is they don't mention about small stuff such as the Hazle pins. :roll:
 

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