So I said to the man with the chainsaw

[Baggy]

So I said to the man with the chainsaw, can I have a bit of that cherry..............


Later my side passage (ooer missus) looked like this
(those are full size paving slabs on the left)

The cherry is two hours from being felled

 

[spandit]

Good one - are you burning or turning?

 

[Baggy]

Hi Spandit

Carving until it is too tough then, then when seasoned made into jewellery or burned

 

[HillBill]

Nice haul

 

[The Lord Poncho]

I'm ignorant here - is Cherry wood particularly special? If so, I'll 'harvest' some from my parents garden....

 

[HillBill]

Its just a nice attractive wood with good properties for carving and making things from.

 

[Androo]

The cherry is dead...long live the cherry!
Ya lucky bugger, when I'm wandering about my ears are always tuned into the sound of chainsaws...

 

[Baggy]

I'm ignorant here - is Cherry wood particularly special? If so, I'll 'harvest' some from my parents garden....

Cherry can be wonderful to carve with beautiful colours, it can also be a pain because of the way it splits.
When it is seasoned it burns well
Cherry - A slow burning wood that produces good heat and a pleasant odour.

Here are a few cherry items that I have carved from cherry

these canoe cups are cherry
http://www.handcarvedfromwood.co.uk/hand_carved_canoe_cups.htm

The bottom kuksa is cherry
http://www.handcarvedfromwood.co.uk/hand_carved_kuksas.htm

spoon from cherry
http://www.handcarvedfromwood.co.uk/hand_carved_spoons.htm

This bowl is cherry
http://www.handcarvedfromwood.co.uk/hand_carved_bowls.htm

 

[The Lord Poncho]

Wow- i never knew. We've just burnt so much from the three cherries in my parents garden over the years- what a waste!

Some smashing examples there Mark.

 

[Dirty Karlos]

Just out of interest (I know nothing about wood, just about to get into carving), how long does wood take to season?

I chopped a cherry tree down about a month ago and I have some of that wood lying around which I intend to carve, is it gonna be a pain?

 

[Baggy]

Just out of interest (I know nothing about wood, just about to get into carving), how long does wood take to season?

I chopped a cherry tree down about a month ago and I have some of that would lying around which I intend to carve, is it gonna be a pain?

At a month old it should be carved easily but is also prone to splitting as it dries further. During carving sessions and for a while after carving I leave cherry kuksa in chippings all in a beer cooler, somewhere cool.

I have cherry that is 8 months old and carves well, over a year I would force dry it and then use it for jewellery making, over two years it is ready to burn.

 

[Dirty Karlos]

Ah great, thank for that, it looks great on those links

 

[woodspirits]

blinkin eck! thats a haul and a half, should keep you busy...for a year or two!

 

[Shewie]

Good catch, talk about being in the right place at the right time

 

[MartiniDave]

Blimey, how big a spoon do you want?

 

[reedx]

I have cherry that is 8 months old and carves well, over a year I would force dry it and then use it for jewellery making

Do tell more I have some pieces of cherry which I thought were too small to make anything useful out of, but would be a waste to just burn.

Colin

 

[reedx]

I have cherry that is 8 months old and carves well, over a year I would force dry it and then use it for jewellery making

Do tell more I have some pieces of cherry which I thought were too small to make anything useful out of, but would be a waste to just burn.

Colin

 

[Baggy]

Do tell more I have some pieces of cherry which I thought were too small to make anything useful out of, but would be a waste to just burn.
Colin

I made some cherry pendants in very simple circle shapes threaded on a silk cord which we gave away to friends, if you utilise the change of colour in the wood they look ok, I plan to make a batch for selling.

 

[bikebum1975]

Cherry can be wonderful to carve with beautiful colours, it can also be a pain because of the way it splits.
When it is seasoned it burns well
Cherry - A slow burning wood that produces good heat and a pleasant odour.

Here are a few cherry items that I have carved from cherry

these canoe cups are cherry
http://www.handcarvedfromwood.co.uk/hand_carved_canoe_cups.htm

The bottom kuksa is cherry
http://www.handcarvedfromwood.co.uk/hand_carved_kuksas.htm

spoon from cherry
http://www.handcarvedfromwood.co.uk/hand_carved_spoons.htm

This bowl is cherry
http://www.handcarvedfromwood.co.uk/hand_carved_bowls.htm

Ha this sounds like my favorite fruit wood apple

Ya lucky dog getting a haul like that. Cherry I have yet to be lucky enough to work though got several friends on the look out for me