Beech

[Kepis]

Nice pile of well seasoned Beech, most pieces approx 50mm wide by 25mm thick, largest is around 50x50mm , some is going to get re-sawn and made into knife scales, what to make with the rest, waaay to dry for spoonage?

beech by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

 

[crosslandkelly]

Pen blanks?

 

[Kepis]

Pen blanks?

Could do, cut a few up and bung em on Ebay i guess

 

[Muddypaws]

Have you enough pieces to laminate together into a kitchen cutting board?

 

[Robson Valley]

Kitchen prep forkage?

 

[Kepis]

Have you enough pieces to laminate together into a kitchen cutting board?

Unfortunately not, but, i have some rather nice 24" long Beech slabs in the lock up just waiting for me

 

[Toddy]

Do you have a coping saw ?
That thickness makes really good stand up animal toys for infants. We've still got a set up the loft a friend made for my sons, a very long time ago.
Like Noah's Ark I mean.

M

 

[Kepis]

Do you have a coping saw ?
That thickness makes really good stand up animal toys for infants. We've still got a set up the loft a friend made for my sons, a very long time ago.
Like Noah's Ark I mean.

M

That is a superb idea

 

[Alreetmiowdmuka]

Good idea but I wouldn’t be using a coping saw.get yourself some scroll saw blades for the jigsaw
http://www.toolandfix.com/dewalt-dt2168-qz-jigsaw-blades-for-wood-t-shank-hcs-t101ao-pack-of-5.html


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[Janne]

Maybe some x-mas ornaments for table, windowsill, door and tree?

 

[Kepis]

Good idea but I wouldn’t be using a coping saw.get yourself some scroll saw blades for the jigsaw
http://www.toolandfix.com/dewalt-dt2168-qz-jigsaw-blades-for-wood-t-shank-hcs-t101ao-pack-of-5.html


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Dont have a jigsaw im afraid

 

[Toddy]

So long as the wood is well clamped, one can be very quick and accurate with either a coping or fret saw.....and it can be demonstrated anywhere too, doesn't need power, if I make myself clear ? At the width of that beech, the coping saw should be more than wide enough for clearance.
On that note though, I bought some of the spiral cutting blades to try, and they're very different to use. Wide swarf, but so easy, even when my wrists and hands were not feeling up to any strain. No awkward direction changes. Quietly pleased with them

M

 

[Kepis]

So long as the wood is well clamped, one can be very quick and accurate with either a coping or fret saw.....and it can be demonstrated anywhere too, doesn't need power, if I make myself clear ? At the width of that beech, the coping saw should be more than wide enough for clearance.
On that note though, I bought some of the spiral cutting blades to try, and they're very different to use. Wide swarf, but so easy, even when my wrists and hands were not feeling up to any strain. No awkward direction changes. Quietly pleased with them

M

Hoping to get out in the workshop and give it a go later, i could use the band saw, but feeling a bit of manual labour is in order today, will keep me warmer out there too

 

[wulver]

hello im pretty new to the forum mainly been lurking in the background all this time

but i do have a suggestion of something that could be made
you could make wooden butter/cheese knives
there are many cool designs people have come up with
would make for a nice gift with a little cutting board (and maybe some cheese to go with)