Looking for small piece or pieces of Holly

[Hilltopper46]

I'm looking for holly to make pendants from. 2 inches square by 3/8 or more thick. At least one but five would be okay.

Picture is not holly by the item I am wanting to make from it.

 

[ScoutDog]

Hi @Hilltopper46 ,

I’ve got more than enough for your projects. I’ll get it from my stash tomorrow evening and photograph. Contemplate how it would ideally be cut for your needs (big chunk vs squares to your specs, etc), and I’ll cut it for you.

Happy to trade for other interesting wood pieces, or just cover a few bucks on top of shipping.
Thanks!
—JB

 

[Hilltopper46]

@ScoutDog - that would be great. Thanks!!

The piece shown above is turned end grain but I would prefer cross grain, I think. so 3/8 inches or more thick- it can be 3/4 or more and I can split it on the band saw if necessary. At least 2 inches wide and I don't care how long as long as it ships in something economical. SO

 

[ScoutDog]

Ok, Tony @Hilltopper46 ,
I found this smallish holly branch on top of the stack whereas the much larger pieces are on the bottom of the collection. I'm happy to get it/them, just want to ensure it's the wood what you actually want before weight-lifting.

I split this branch first with a chisel then with a hand saw to see what's inside. It's nearly big enough to get 2" x 2", but I'd feel better seeking larger pieces for your artwork.
I know every piece is unique.... But, this branch was from the same haul as the others, scooped up after Mother Nature brought them down in a crazy windstorm a few years back. These are super dry. If you like this, I'll cut some bigger pieces (as you described in the recent post), and send them your way.
I'll fill either a Small or Medium FRB (your choice) with everything I can get in it, and seek $10 over the actual shipping cost.

Please let me know your thoughts.
Thanks!
--JB

 

[daniscool]

Ok, Tony @Hilltopper46 ,
I found this smallish holly branch on top of the stack whereas the much larger pieces are on the bottom of the collection. I'm happy to get it/them, just want to ensure it's the wood what you actually want before weight-lifting.

I split this branch first with a chisel then with a hand saw to see what's inside. It's nearly big enough to get 2" x 2", but I'd feel better seeking larger pieces for your artwork.
I know every piece is unique.... But, this branch was from the same haul as the others, scooped up after Mother Nature brought them down in a crazy windstorm a few years back. These are super dry. If you like this, I'll cut some bigger pieces (as you described in the recent post), and send them your way.
I'll fill either a Small or Medium FRB (your choice) with everything I can get in it, and seek $10 over the actual shipping cost.

Please let me know your thoughts.
Thanks!
--JB

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Those rays are nice. Now it’s out to my supplier to see if they have a log. Maybe I can catch some qs boards.

 

[Hilltopper46]

@ScoutDog Thanks for doing this - something slightly larger than what you have shown above would be nice but I could certainly work with what you showed. Any chance you might have any dogwood or sweet gum (tupelo[?]) in the same size range to add to the box? --- it would add to the value as well.

 

[ScoutDog]

Hi @Hilltopper46
Glad to like it! I will now dig out some larger logs and cut some blanks for you. I'll aim to fill a MFRB with chunks large enough to get blanks of your chosen size. Please let me know if you would like more.

I have some pieces that I think are dogwood, but I cannot promise it is. I'll show some photos, perhaps others will weigh in on if it looks like dogwood. You can decide if you like it, whatever it is.

I do not think I have any sweet gum. If I encounter something like it, I'll picture for you.
Stay tuned!

 

[daniscool]

Hi @Hilltopper46
Glad to like it! I will now dig out some larger logs and cut some blanks for you. I'll aim to fill a MFRB with chunks large enough to get blanks of your chosen size. Please let me know if you would like more.

I have some pieces that I think are dogwood, but I cannot promise it is. I'll show some photos, perhaps others will weigh in on if it looks like dogwood. You can decide if you like it, whatever it is.

I do not think I have any sweet gum. If I encounter something like it, I'll picture for you.
Stay tuned!

Please show a picture of the cleaned up endgrain of the dogwood to help with id. Thanks in advance.

 

[Big Ry]

I have about 5bf of 5/4 and 4/4 grade A holly as well as grade a pen blanks (i assume you dont want those though)

 

[ScoutDog]

Hi @Hilltopper46 Thanks for your patience! Several days, many cuts, multiple cracks, and one fried band saw blade later, I have photos of specimens to share with you.

These are the larger pieces of holly, and you can get your selected size in either end grain or lengthwise many times over each. However, if it's not quite white enough for your needs, or if you don't like them for some reason, my feelings will not be hurt.

The first few photos are the holly. I cut from a larger branch until the cracks that had developed faded to allow easily for 2"x2" pieces... near the center of the log! See measurements in the following photos.




Here's the "Dogwood," though I do not think it's a prize for your intended needs. Note the natural crack in the middle and the wild coloration in the first photo. You are welcomed to it if you want it. The fullest thickness 1 3/4", though portions are thinner as the natural edges of the former log slope downward.



Here are two shots of the end grain of the "Dogwood" piece. Does the bark above help ID this wood?


The pieces of Holly (smallish and largish) all fit into a MFRB with room to spare for what-nots you may like. I'll do this box for $10 + $21 for shipping. Depending on what additional pieces I can find to fit your preference and size, they would not change the shipping charge.

If you are not interested in the "dogwood," I could cut down the holly to fit into a SFRB that ships for $11.70.
If we go this route, I'd need to learn how you want these cut (2" square x 3/8" with a bit extra in all planes) to fit in the smaller box, and whether you wanted face grain, longitudinal, or combo of both. I'd need to add a few bucks at that point to account for time, etc.

Thanks again!
--JB / ScoutDog

 

[Hilltopper46]

ScoutDog - I'll take the $31.00 option that includes the dogwood. Send me a PM to let me know how you want the $$ and I'll get it on the way.

 

[Firewood Potter]

Looks like dogwood to me.

 

[ScoutDog]

@Hilltopper46 I got it! I'll DM the personal info and seek a mailing address for you.
It will be a day or two before I can get to the post office, but it's on my radar.
There's room in the box. What kinds of woodworking do you do? Would pen blanks be appealing? Small pieces of interesting exotics? Lemme know.
Thanks!
--JB

 

[ScoutDog]

Looks like dogwood to me.

Thanks for the confirmation, @Firewood Potter !
Much appreciated.
--JB

 

[jdowney]

I have about 5bf of 5/4 and 4/4 grade A holly as well as grade a pen blanks (i assume you dont want those though)

I've been looking for some too, as white as possible for making banding. PM me if you like rather than clutter up another guy's thread.

 

[Hilltopper46]

@ScoutDog - I turn wood almost exclusively - I make a lot of pendant and make a lot of little acorn boxes. I'll attach a picture. I almost always use black walnut as the acorn top but use a wide variety of different woods for the bottoms. Acorn bottoms need to be 1-1/2 inch diameter or more.​

The holly and dogwood are a special request from a pendant repeat customer.

ETA - I don't know why the text is bold above - the appearance of this and a couple other forums are messed up.

 

[ScoutDog]

Thanks, @Hilltopper46 ! Cute Acorn. It's good to have a niche
I have several pieces that will fit the bill nicely, in addition to the ones discussed. Let's call them packing peanuts and hope you can use them in your craft.
I've been traveling for work, and should have occasion to pack up the goodies I have set aside for you and get the box to the Post Office tomorrow sometime. I'll reach out through DM for address and PP.
Thanks!
--JB

 

[Hilltopper46]

Two pendants made from the wood from @ScoutDog. Larger than life size of you look at the picture in full size. I didn't know holly would have this quartersawn fleck in it.

Holly pendant



Dogwood pendant. One of the harder woods I've every turned - not hard to turn, but did not absorb much of the finish I applied to it.

 

[Nature Man]

Two pendants made from the wood from @ScoutDog. Larger than life size of you look at the picture in full size. I didn't know holly would have this quartersawn fleck in it.

Holly pendant
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Dogwood pendant. One of the harder woods I've every turned - not hard to turn, but did not absorb much of the finish I applied to it.
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These are super nice! What size are they? Appreciate the insight on Dogwood. Chuck

 

[daniscool]

Two pendants made from the wood from @ScoutDog. Larger than life size of you look at the picture in full size. I didn't know holly would have this quartersawn fleck in it.

Holly pendant
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Dogwood pendant. One of the harder woods I've every turned - not hard to turn, but did not absorb much of the finish I applied to it.
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Those are beautiful. I used to make pendants too but I used endgrain and burned my designs on. This is the first one I was really proud of. I did this really long ago and still haven't got the hang of burning designs. But I gave it to a friend and they liked it so its fine. It's olive ash with whats supposed to be a rose burned on. I then moved to stone pendants. New Zealand jade is so beautiful.



Also the picture quality is really bad. Worse camera with even worse skills.