Rob Bourgeois
11-08-2004, 11:41 PM
Some of you might remember the old Delta tools I purchased a couple of weeks ago. It was a lathe, a jointer and a sander.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=13163
I had been talking to a friend who was really interested in the sander so I arranged to trade him the sander for some wood and lathe tools. So heres what I got in trade...about 300 brd ft of old growth cypress. This tree was cut around 1900 and left in the swamp because it was a hollow log. My friend got it out of the swamp in the early 1990s and had it milled, the tree's age was conservatively estimated to be around 980 years old. He had a few boards that where 24 inches wide and 16 feet long including one that was over 30 inches wide that has since become furniture. I got a few wide boards in the 10 to 12 inch range. 2 of the boards had some "pecky" portions which will look nice in the right project.
I also got 5 pieces of tupelo for turning and for carving. These things are about 6x6 to 4x4 and are about 30 inches long.
In addition I also picked up to sycamore chunks for turning. He also threw in some old not used any more lathe tools and a lathe lesson on how to turn bowls. I turned my first bowl (picture later after I put on a finish--ran out of time).
All in all we both left feeling that we made a good deal and we had a good time making my first bowl. As a bonus I got to eat lunch with another creeker Carl Eyman and met another creeker Lyn Sonnier. Over all a great weekend despite the 720 miles round trip.
The lovely model in the picture is my almost 3 year old daughter. She makes great ballast if you can get her to sit still. :)
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=13163
I had been talking to a friend who was really interested in the sander so I arranged to trade him the sander for some wood and lathe tools. So heres what I got in trade...about 300 brd ft of old growth cypress. This tree was cut around 1900 and left in the swamp because it was a hollow log. My friend got it out of the swamp in the early 1990s and had it milled, the tree's age was conservatively estimated to be around 980 years old. He had a few boards that where 24 inches wide and 16 feet long including one that was over 30 inches wide that has since become furniture. I got a few wide boards in the 10 to 12 inch range. 2 of the boards had some "pecky" portions which will look nice in the right project.
I also got 5 pieces of tupelo for turning and for carving. These things are about 6x6 to 4x4 and are about 30 inches long.
In addition I also picked up to sycamore chunks for turning. He also threw in some old not used any more lathe tools and a lathe lesson on how to turn bowls. I turned my first bowl (picture later after I put on a finish--ran out of time).
All in all we both left feeling that we made a good deal and we had a good time making my first bowl. As a bonus I got to eat lunch with another creeker Carl Eyman and met another creeker Lyn Sonnier. Over all a great weekend despite the 720 miles round trip.
The lovely model in the picture is my almost 3 year old daughter. She makes great ballast if you can get her to sit still. :)