Outstanding! So nice to see creative use for woods from throughout the world! Chuck
Lots of wood for trade - long version
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But how do they sound...?,,,
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I really do need to make some videos! I'm just much better at making flutes than playing them
I keep meaning to look for a trad group locally and get one of my best flutes into the hand of a really good player.The cypress in a bit airy but the laurel oak has good tone. I'm just oiling the madrone and that has the best tone of the ones I've done so far from this set.
@daveflutes here are two log sections of glossy buckthorn. This species is quite common but rarely gets this large.
Dimensions are on the pics in cm. The smaller one has some insect damage on the thinner end which travels through the pith for an unknown distance but does not reach the other end. The first four are of the larger (not quite so straight) log and the last four of the smaller one.
Dimensions are on the pics in cm. The smaller one has some insect damage on the thinner end which travels through the pith for an unknown distance but does not reach the other end. The first four are of the larger (not quite so straight) log and the last four of the smaller one.
Here’s the inside of one of the off cuts. I thought I’d share the second heartwood core. This is also where the insect damage originated. This will likely become a small eating spoon or pocket spoon.
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@daniscool ive gotten lost in this forum I’m so far behind. But I’d be interested in some buckthorn if you have any to spare. I’ve been looking for a few years
Glossy or common? (Frangula or rhamnus?)
I can do either. I currently have quite a lot of glossy as you can see.
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@Friedrich9 I updated the original post a few days back . I'm still interested in anything not listed!
Is buckthorn rare? I got a few pieces of it in boxes of Paul's. I didn't think it was anything special
It depends what size. How large are your pieces? Most don’t get big enough for flat work.Is buckthorn rare? I got a few pieces of it in boxes of Paul's. I didn't think it was anything special
@daniscool id be interested in both actually
Can do. It will take some time though. I’m a slow trader.
They're all 1.5" to 2" turning squares i believe. There might be a short, but definitely none of it is boards.
I bet you’re faster than me. I’m on year three with a guy from Australia
Yeah that explains it. It is pretty common but usually is very small.
Hi @daniscool i’d be interested in some buckthorn too. Both species if you have enough to do spindle blank 18“ x 1.5“ x 1.5“
I can do that but would rather only pay shipping to the US once. Can I try to send it all as one package to either you or Friedrich9?
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A top 20 wishlist for @SA-Motors. Hard to pick from the 90-odd I need but you have to start somewhere!
Might also be of interest to other members
Might also be of interest to other members
| Berchemia discolor | Bird plum |
| Hibiscus elatus | Blue mahoe / Cuban bast |
| Acacia microsperma | Bowyakka |
| Couratari guianensis | Brazilian oak, tauari |
| Eucalyptus camphora | Broad-leaved sally |
| Pyrus calleryana | Callery pear |
| Aleurites moluccanus | Candlenut |
| Prunus caroliniana | Carolina laurelcherry |
| Entandrophragma angolense | Gedu nohor, tiama, edinam |
| Cordia subcordata | Hawaiian codia, kou |
| Diospyros durionoides | Indonesian ebony |
| Diospyros perreiri | Madagascar ebony |
| Swietenia humilis | Pacific coast mahogany |
| Simarouba glauca | Paradise tree |
| Morus rubra | Red mulberry |
| Betula nigra | River birch |
| Allocasuarina inophloia | Stringybark sheoak |
| Eucalyptus robusta | Swamp mahogany |
| Pterocarpus tinctorius | Tacula |
| Prunus × yedoensis | Yoshino cherry |
Hi @daveflutes Great list! I wont be able to get down to the workshop until Monday to check on these, but going from memory here is what I believe I have from your list.
I am certain I have the following:
Aleurites moluccanus (candlenut) This one I am amazed that I even have it since I've never seen it commercially offered. But I have a piece of it that I can cut a blank for you.
Cordia subcordata (kou)
Morus rubra (Red mulberry)
Prunus × yedoensis (Yoshino cherry)
I think I have these. I just need to find them in the workshop.
Eucalyptus robusta
Eucalyptus camphora
Betula nigra (River birch)
Entandrophragma angolense (edinam)
I am not sure about these. (I was looking for the Tacula last time and could not find it, but I will look again. I think I should have it, but its hidden somewhere.)
Swietenia humilis (Pacific coast mahogany)
Simarouba glauca (Paradise tree)
Pterocarpus tinctorius (tacula)
I'll give you an update on the list when I get to my workshop Monday.
I am certain I have the following:
Aleurites moluccanus (candlenut) This one I am amazed that I even have it since I've never seen it commercially offered. But I have a piece of it that I can cut a blank for you.
Cordia subcordata (kou)
Morus rubra (Red mulberry)
Prunus × yedoensis (Yoshino cherry)
I think I have these. I just need to find them in the workshop.
Eucalyptus robusta
Eucalyptus camphora
Betula nigra (River birch)
Entandrophragma angolense (edinam)
I am not sure about these. (I was looking for the Tacula last time and could not find it, but I will look again. I think I should have it, but its hidden somewhere.)
Swietenia humilis (Pacific coast mahogany)
Simarouba glauca (Paradise tree)
Pterocarpus tinctorius (tacula)
I'll give you an update on the list when I get to my workshop Monday.
My gods, you want Callery pear? The Pyrus calleryana cultivar known as "Bradford pear" is a common ornamental and also an increasingly unwelcome invasive species in about half the US. My town was offering free replacement native trees to anyone who cut down their Bradford pears.
I am personally not in a position to harvest Bradford pear wood, but I'd bet there's a dozen people on this board who are. If shipping weren't so expensive, you could probably get enough for a nice log cabin without much difficulty.