Well Helloo out there..

[R Doull]

hi All I'm kinda new to the site.. so don't all jump on me at once

anyway I'm sure I'll be learing alot from you all and I'll put in my 2p worth every now and then when I can

Just come back from a meet and after talking to a few of you there I thought I'd come and join you all here too.. and to proove it .. I'm here..

one thing though.. I was talking to one person about forcing out toxins in timber.. I got the wrong timber at the time.. I think i said Juniper.. I ment Yew.. I realise there is a huge diffrence and wanted to correct myself asap..

anyway.. looking forward to reading more on here..

HELLO

 

[Toddy]

Hello and welcome to the virtual campfire

No quaich going around this one but we the keep the kettle handy

Thanks for the infomation on the timbers, I thought about it at the time and was thinking that it could be really useful sometimes. I was thinking about spoons and spurtles though.

atb,
Toddy

 

[John Fenna]

Hello and welcome.
The toxins in juniper are what makes Gin give me a headache......
Try my sloe gin sometime!

 

[Shewie]

Hello R Doull - welcome to the site

sorry but I can`t help you with your timber woes I`m afraid


Rich

 

[Toddy]

Sorry, I'm kind of hi-jacking your thread for a moment.

I had a new quaich with me at the recent meet up, made for me by one of my woodturner friends. It's made of laburnum though. I had wondered when he gave it to me if it were safe to actually use and that's where the discussion on forcing out toxins, like fire hardening the tip of a shaft, came from. R. knows his timbers, it was just late and kind of mellow around the fire......see the threads on Morch's for photos.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[morch]

Hi R and nice to see you here, welcome aboard

Dave

 

[R Doull]

Thanks for the Welcome all..

On the subject of timber toxins.. I was asking around at work and for it to work the timber has to go from tree to Fire in no more than 30 mins.. this prevents the timber from drying out at all and so absorbing the toxin.. normally these are held in the resin and not the fibers so if ou can force the resin out without drying then you are on your way.. it sounds really easy.. but it's not.. as you have only experiance to tell you when the toxins are out 100% and um.. with some toxins.. even 1% can be nasty....

the guy I was talking to says that he bleaches the timber in the embers.. then soaks it over night.. and bleaches it again.. does this 4 times.. that way he says if it's not out 100% it's diluted enough for him..

if anyone does try this though pls remember that there is no way to know 100% that it is safe...

 

[Sniper]

Hi Robin nice to see ya here buddy.

 

[Barn Owl]

Welcome home Robin!