D Davidf Established Member Joined 21 Apr 2007 Messages 146 Reaction score 0 18 Dec 2011 #1 Guys, excuse my ignorance, what wood is this? Good call on the chuck BTW. Nice one.
paulm IG paulm_outdoors Joined 25 Sep 2005 Messages 3,620 Reaction score 244 Location North Hampshire 18 Dec 2011 #2 Not certain, but maybe sycamore ? Cheers, Paul
Chrispy Established Member Joined 10 Aug 2011 Messages 1,982 Reaction score 183 Location Oxfordshire 18 Dec 2011 #3 Give us a clue is it home grown? if so it could be a piece of very quick grown cherry I had some like that it came out of a old church yard!
Give us a clue is it home grown? if so it could be a piece of very quick grown cherry I had some like that it came out of a old church yard!
D Davidf Established Member Joined 21 Apr 2007 Messages 146 Reaction score 0 18 Dec 2011 #4 Chrispy":1fo65hpe said: Give us a clue is it home grown? if so it could be a piece of very quick grown cherry I had some like that it came out of a old church yard! Click to expand... Yes, it was on my wood pile here in the Telford/Chester region. So Could be Cherry or Sycamore.
Chrispy":1fo65hpe said: Give us a clue is it home grown? if so it could be a piece of very quick grown cherry I had some like that it came out of a old church yard! Click to expand... Yes, it was on my wood pile here in the Telford/Chester region. So Could be Cherry or Sycamore.
D Davidf Established Member Joined 21 Apr 2007 Messages 146 Reaction score 0 18 Dec 2011 #5 The question I wanted to ask (sorry its a bit disjointed) is how do I clean out the inside a bit better? I think some form of (bowl) scraper? Can any one recommend where i might get one from my neck of the woods?
The question I wanted to ask (sorry its a bit disjointed) is how do I clean out the inside a bit better? I think some form of (bowl) scraper? Can any one recommend where i might get one from my neck of the woods?
J jumps Established Member Joined 29 Nov 2010 Messages 937 Reaction score 0 Location kent 18 Dec 2011 #6 paulm":17evkz26 said: Not certain, but maybe sycamore ? Cheers, Paul Click to expand... this would be my view too
paulm":17evkz26 said: Not certain, but maybe sycamore ? Cheers, Paul Click to expand... this would be my view too
C chrisbaker42 Established Member Joined 11 Feb 2011 Messages 282 Reaction score 10 Location Lampeter , West Wales 18 Dec 2011 #7 +1 for sycamore, I have been using a lot of it recently with good results.
B boysie39 Established Member Joined 6 Sep 2007 Messages 2,572 Reaction score 0 Location carlow Ireland 19 Dec 2011 #8 You could get a HSS round nosed scraper from any of the tool suppliers by ordering by phone or online.
You could get a HSS round nosed scraper from any of the tool suppliers by ordering by phone or online.
Jonzjob Established Member UKW Supporter Joined 19 Mar 2007 Messages 5,312 Reaction score 451 Location Ex nr Carcassonne, France. Now Corston Malmesbury 19 Dec 2011 #9 A square end will give a nice sharp inner too..
D Davidf Established Member Joined 21 Apr 2007 Messages 146 Reaction score 0 20 Dec 2011 #10 Thanks for the answers....this the other half of the log used.....should have posted it before. Still Sycamore? That's quite plausable as the lad I got the wood off spoke of getting Sycamore.
Thanks for the answers....this the other half of the log used.....should have posted it before. Still Sycamore? That's quite plausable as the lad I got the wood off spoke of getting Sycamore.
D Davidf Established Member Joined 21 Apr 2007 Messages 146 Reaction score 0 20 Dec 2011 #11 Guys, I ve got loads of scrtach marks in the wood. How do I get them out? I ve just been working it with a hand sander but still they won't come out.
Guys, I ve got loads of scrtach marks in the wood. How do I get them out? I ve just been working it with a hand sander but still they won't come out.