Beech log cutting and beech vessels

[George Watkins]

hello folks

I have cut the last of a batch of beech that I bought about 3 years ago, I wanted it to spalt with lots of zonal lines but it had other ideas!!

here are two beech logs, both were about 20" wide and by the time the ends were trimmed the blanks from them were about 14/15" long.

this one had better figure but had gone too far in places....


so I cut around the rot and got one 8" blank and two at nearly 5"


the next log wasn't as good and had fine splits in one side


but I managed to get two 6" and two 5" from this log (you can see the splits highlighted in red at the top of the log)


here are the blanks


and here are two similar shaped pieces which I made from a previous log from the same batch

 

[Sabaharr]

Sure wish I could get my hands on the waste wood from that culling. I am sure there are lots of pen blanks in there that could benefit from a little stabilizing. Those are some really nice pieces you turned and the rest of those logs look to hole a few more in them.

 

[thewishman]

Isn't nature beautiful? Even rotting things are beautiful.

 

[SDB777]

Neat!

Surprised the bark remained on after 3 years. It certainly wouldn't have done that for me(been on a 'bark-on' kick here lately)....

And those turnings are fun looking too!




Scott (I like the beach, but the beech is liked) B