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Offline Les Symonds

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Brown oak charger
« on: February 22, 2015, 06:31:54 PM »
This piece of timber was amongst several pieces that I bought from a dealer on eBay, and I've been absolutely delighted with the quality of the stock - it cost me £35 for 3 @ 14" diam, 1 @ 15" diam and 1 @ 8" diam, so this piece cost in the region of £7.50. It's finished at 13.5" diameter x 2" deep overall, with a few coats of Danish Oil.







It has moved just a little, but still sits well, without any tendency to rock, so it's fine by me. I usually place my platter face down on a flat surface in my office with a weight on them for a couple of weeks....it always seems to result in a flat rim!

C&C always welcome....Les
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Re: Brown oak charger
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2015, 07:12:35 PM »
brown oak is great stuff isn't it.

when i got some from the crown estate for me to turn so they can sell it in their shop i had blanks that were up to 22" wide and some 600 years old...


danish is the perfect finish in my opinion, nice work.
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Re: Brown oak charger
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2015, 07:27:40 PM »
Love that one and a gorgeous bit of wood.
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Re: Brown oak charger
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2015, 07:36:05 PM »
Brown Oak is a great looking timber for something that was caused by a fungus, thankfully not a rot causing one. Normally a very even colour so I wonder what caused the yellowish stripe which has managed to position it'self very nicely right through the middle.

A simple platter but they are the most useful, doubt this will be sticking around long.
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Offline TWiG

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Re: Brown oak charger
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2015, 08:19:41 PM »
" Brown oak " is just the staining caused by the fungi Fistulina hepatica ( beefsteak fungi ) in the early stages of infection and I can assure you it does very much rot the tree !!  It feeds on the cellulose in wood eventually leaving just the lignin which has a cubical appearance with no strength at all and then it just crumbles to dust .   Laetiporus sulphureous  ( sulphur tuft .. or  chicken of the woods ) is very similar in its actions and colouration . Other fungi do something similar in conifers .  ..  I am pretty sure the yellowish stripe is unaffected wood .  Terry .
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Offline seventhdevil

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Re: Brown oak charger
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2015, 09:36:34 PM »
Quote from: TWiG on February 22, 2015, 08:19:41 PM
" Brown oak " is just the staining caused by the fungi Fistulina hepatica ( beefsteak fungi ) in the early stages of infection and I can assure you it does very much rot the tree !!  It feeds on the cellulose in wood eventually leaving just the lignin which has a cubical appearance with no strength at all and then it just crumbles to dust .   Laetiporus sulphureous  ( sulphur tuft .. or  chicken of the woods ) is very similar in its actions and colouration . Other fungi do something similar in conifers .  ..  I am pretty sure the yellowish stripe is unaffected wood .  Terry .


couldn't have said it better myself...
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Re: Brown oak charger
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2015, 11:40:50 PM »
Beautiful  :)

Ed
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Re: Brown oak charger
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2015, 08:48:11 AM »
very nice I particularly like the underside .


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Re: Brown oak charger
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2015, 04:31:48 PM »
Another beaut
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Re: Brown oak charger
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2015, 07:25:26 PM »
Nice and simple design. I particularly like the outside shape.
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