Competition time...

[Stringmaker]

I have a little bit of an obsession with making wooden mallets. My current collection is here:

My latest creation is the one second from right and I think it is my favourite (sad isn't it to have a favourite mallet).

Anyway, the competition is to correctly identify all the woods; there are a couple of sneaky ones there as you can see. The winner will be the first person to post in the thread who gets all six; failing that it will be the first post who got the highest number right.

The prize is my hardback copy of Ray's "Northern Wilderness" which will be delivered to your door at my expense.

Have fun!

 

[uncleboob]

Cool collection, mallets are a bit compulsive. Left to right silver birch, ash, pine, yew, plane/ lime and maybe cherry?


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[Clouston98]

I'll go, left to right:

Himalayan birch, lime, pine, yew, willow, sycamore.

Not the best I'm sure but it's the best I can muster of the top of my head .

Thanks for the competition!

 

[Stringmaker]

Good efforts so far; as Cameron would say though "keep 'em coming!"

 

[Clouston98]

Good efforts so far; as Cameron would say though "keep 'em coming!"

Aye haha- that's can be my official catchphrase

 

[uncleboob]

Hmmm hadn't considered willow, think you might be right....


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[Stringmaker]

There is still room for a winner folks, only two woods correct so far.

 

[Stringmaker]

Looks like someone could pick up Ray's book for a song here; I'll keep it going until Monday then wind it up.

 

[Miniwhisk]

Silver Birch
Lime
Hazel
Mahoganay
Sycamore
Beech

 

[Toddy]

Birch, Ash, Elder, Yew, Lime, Cherry

Sorry Stringmaker, timber ID isn't my forté.

Nice collection of mallets though and a good competition.

cheers,
M

 

[uncleboob]

Okay, what about (left to right) silver birch, rowan, hornbeam, yew, apple and blackthorn?


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[petrochemicals]

Birch hornbeam oak yew leylandiiIii mountain ash(rowan although you have to say cherry too, you have too)

The yew wood is really nice when you see it in contrast, I read a bit about it recently. Nice collection. Your not a mason are you?

 

[John Fenna]

Paperbark Birch
Ash
Hazel
Alder
Cyprus
Rowan

 

[Juv2112]

Birch, Aspen, Pine, Leylandii, Hawthorn and Beech. I'm only sure about the birch tho. If the last one is beech that's got to jar your wrist.

 

[HillBill]

Left to right....

Birch
Willow
Oak
Beech
Scots pine
Ash

 

[Stringmaker]

Good efforts folks; there are a couple of sneaky ones which I shall reveal tomorrow.

If I was entering this I'd only get one right!

 

[Stringmaker]

Birch hornbeam oak yew leylandiiIii mountain ash(rowan although you have to say cherry too, you have too)

Nice collection. Your not a mason are you?

Thanks; no I'm not a mason, just a very rudimentary spoon carver who likes making mallets for splitting.

 

[Stringmaker]

Righty ho, as promised, today is Monday so I shall reveal the answers.

From left to right we have:

Silver Birch
Ash
Ash (with bark mostly removed)
Field Maple (bark removed then oiled)
Hawthorn
Sweet Chestnut

I did say a couple of them were sneaky; not deliberately so, that is just how I made them but I though I'd include them anyway.

Therefore, the winner is..........uncleboob.

He was the first to post in the thread and identify the highest number.

I'll PM you for your address and get the book away to you sharpish.

Thanks for the participation folks; it was just a device for me to give the book away and it served it's purpose

 

[Clouston98]

Congratulations! Thanks for a great competition!

 

[Juv2112]

Congratulations uncleboob! The field maple one was definitely sneaky