How much wood from the gardens you work in is either burnt as firewood, sent to a recycling centre or chipped?
I burn wood on my fire so I keep a constant supply of one, two and sometimes three year old wood, ready to burn. The drier and more seasoned the better.
I'm also a keen woodworker and I sometimes use logs to create something. There's a beam in my kitchen that I cut from an oak tree in our woodland.
Last Christmas my family bought me an entry level lathe. I've always wanted to turn wood but never had the confidence to.
Wood turning has become my latest hobby. I've also sold three bowls since The middle of January. I won't get rich at it but I cannot describe the feeling when I sold my first bowl.
I cannot describe the feeling when I got my first 5 star review either:)
Here's a selection of what I've made from wood that would have otherwise been burnt on the wood burner:
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All of my wood is saved for the wood burner. I'm impressed with your efforts tho Phil, what timber do you use, I feel a little hobby coming on - I loved wood turning at school, apart from when I was sanding on an abrasive disc on the lathe and my bit of wood flew out of my hands and I smoothed a couple of knuckles!
Thanks, it's very therapeutic Colin:)
I've turned a range of woods including walnut, lacebark pine (I think) London plane, ash. oak, cherry, plum , poplar, lime and just today I was given two lumps of acacia.
I've had a few disasters too. When the wood flies you don't want to be in the way, do you:)
Nice work. I enjoy working with wood too, always loved the smell.
Thanks Graham.
I love the smell too but, unfortunately, because of the dust generated (I'm turning seasoned wood mainly) I'm having to wear a respirator.
My neighbor gets supplied with wood and comes up with these.
They're nice Matt. I would really love to be able to carve with a chainsaw:)
This bowl, for example, is turned from a scruffy piece of wood (not sure what type) that I would't otherwise have given a second thought to burning.
I did some garden design work for a local woodturner. The sandstone paving was supplied in wooden crates, packed in India. He used the major parts of the crates for turning because the wood was in fact quite exotic (to us) although used for crates in India. Could be a source of wood for you.
Back in my landscaping days we used to lay Indian sandstone and I'd think the same about the wood. Really hard exotic wood. Sadly, back then, I wasn't a woodworker and all that lovely wood went on the fire:(
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