Crispian Jones - my latest work :)

[crispian jones]

Iv read on other threads how pricy wood is now, can you say what that set you back crispian?

its a little like petrol

the last lot of ash i bought worked out at £12 a piece and i used less than 20% of it, but this lot worked out at £3.37 a piece and i hope for 75% ?

the cost is not realy the biggest issue, it is finding the ash in the first place that is the most difficult part !

we went through 5 pallets and were pretty luck to have found what we did

[j6uk]

its a little like petrol

the last lot of ash i bought worked out at £12 a piece and i used less than 20% of it, but this lot worked out at £3.37 a piece and i hope for 75% ?

the cost is not realy the biggest issue, it is finding the ash in the first place that is the most difficult part !

we went through 5 pallets and were pretty luck to have found what we did

I know what you mean but 5 Pallets?! So you were there a little while

[crispian jones]

cut my ash in to squares earlier on this week, all went through my £180 bandsaw

i can not believe the bandsaw didnt blow up ! but it did make me realize i need a decent one

will leave it settle for the next few months before tapering them slowly

[culraven]

You'll be showing us pics of you felling trees next!

[crispian jones]

if there were any around here mate trust me i would

[jim evans]

Thats a Gd airing cupboard ,a few bits of exótic there

[crispian jones]

Thats a Gd airing cupboard ,a few bits of exótic there

it empties to quick though jim i have a few more shelves in the workshop but have had to move it all in here now as this room is more stable.

[raymo147]

Looks good mate nice tight grained straight ash you seem to have mate.
Hope you get a few nice ones from it all.

[mythman69]

Looks good to me . . . what exotics have you got in that last pic?

: )

[crispian jones]

i hope so to raymo !

the exotics are ebony lower 2 shelfs, then macassar, olive, ovangkol, cocobolo, rosewood, bubinga and the top shelf has a few different pieces, kingwood, tulip and amboyna !

one day i hope to have 100s of each, but thats way off at the moment

[jim evans]

It does then costa an ARM and a leg Just spent over 600 on exótics

[crispian jones]

It does then costa an ARM and a leg Just spent over 600 on exótics

£600 is what i spent on the last top up here (minus the ebony) but ive used a load up making a few blockwork wedges

i hope ive calculated the angles right as ive used up well over £150 worth of wood doing them up ?

[crispian jones]

the joys of starting off are great eh jim, im down to my last butt joint yet again and only have 12 pieces of
ebony left, panic starting to set in now

[mythman69]

I hope it all goes well . . .

It looks like a treasure trove to me . . .

: )

[mythman69]

the exotics are ebony lower 2 shelfs, then macassar, olive, ovangkol, cocobolo, rosewood, bubinga and the top shelf has a few different pieces, kingwood, tulip and amboyna !

Any chance of some close ups of the different exotics?

So I can drool some more . . .

Thanks!

; )