Birch Haul

[Man of Tanith]

Today i had a real result
there is some ground work being done in my town being the nosey sort i sked them today what they planned to do with it. the workers said they were just going to scrap it.
so i now have four significant logs of birch and a huge stump too
lots of carving plans in mind
just wanted to share my good fortune with you all

 

[polemat]

Don't get if you don't ask. Nice one.

 

[Man of Tanith]

i was like -scrapping it! no way! and carried it off sharpish before they changed their mind they thought i was doing them the favour!
going back tomorrow for some more
they even refused the offer of a couple of beers for it.

 

[hiho]

lots of trees been cut down around here to make a road for a new school, everyone that needs it have been away with it as its only going to be processed into wood chip. got some nice pieces of cherry for walking sticks

 

[Ian S]

Birch is nice to carve when it's green. You'll want to try and keep it from drying out until you can carve it, but it can and does rot quite quickly if you leave it wet for too long. I had some last two months without going soft and punky, but three months - ruined.

 

[Man of Tanith]

i plan to work on a few projects next week so tis going in shed until then

 

[Harvestman]

At work they have been cutting down a big hornbeam and everyone has been helping themselves to logs and bits. I've got some nice bits now, and no idea what to do with them. The wood is so hard that carving is a real pain, even when green, but I couldn't let the opportunity pass, as hornbeam isn't common around here.

 

[Man of Tanith]

hornbeams good for part of bowdrill set i think?
other than that i've no ideas what you'd do with it which is a pity cause the folks are having theirs trimmed this year so i will be able to nab some

 

[Harvestman]

Well, the thing with hornbeam is, whatever you make out of it, you know it will stand up to a few knocks. The stuff is heavy!

 

[Man of Tanith]

ah ha
a stout stick then!
maybe a rabbit stick