Large blanks - Oxford Area

[Dave Atkinson]

Morning all

I have has a query about the availability (or otherwise) of big bowl blanks and vase blanks, via our Facebook page.  Mark lives just outside Oxford.  I suggested Tree Surgeons.  Any other ideas? 

Cheers Dave

AWGB Chairman

[fuzzyturns]

The toolpost has a very good range of blanks, but obviously at a price. They are in Didcot.

[bodrighywood]

Worth contacting any large estates as well. The gardeners sometimes have large lumps from old trees they have to trim or cut down. Tree surgeons (at least the ones I use) often don't like burning or chipping laburnum or yew so are happy to let you have the wood, sometimes free but at worst a lot cheaper than through a wood dealer.

pete

[fuzzyturns]

I suppose a big question to answer here first is whether the enquirer has the space, time and interest to deal with green wood?

[seventhdevil]

how big is big?

i can supply vase blanks at 5"-6" up to 8" wide and may have blanks large enough for big bowls depending on size required.


dave you are welcome to give him my contact details (see website http://steveswoodenskittles.co.uk/index.html) as i'm only in maidenhead and he can pop round to se iff i've anything he wants.

[Dave Atkinson]

Thanks for your input.  I will pass it on

Cheers Dave

[Graham]

We have a woodturner / sawmill owner who brings wood to all of the Didcot Woodturners club meetings. Details at didcotwoodturners.co.uk
He often has pretty big pieces.

[Lazurus]

I mill my own, albeit in Norfolk what do you want I have yew 40" X 4" ? In boards..........

[edbanger]

I can offer him large blanks up to about 34" x 4

Ed

[Dave Atkinson]

Thanks for the input guys

I have pointed Mark at the thread.

Cheers Dave

[Eric Harvey]

He could try Styles & Bates,they do large blanks 2 feet plus as special orders by courier.

[seventhdevil]

he is popping over to me when he's free as i've lots of stuff i won't use and don't want to put on the fire.