Hehe, love the humor... 'Lost this bit and then found it in the garden!' 'Date this so that when it gets lost in the box and I find it three years later I know when it was turned!' This is so true of most of us turners.
@robertprobert72366 ай бұрын
All ways. Good to. Watch and. Learn. A lot😊
@jackthompson5092 Жыл бұрын
I can’t wait to see them finished Richard.
@petermarsh4993 Жыл бұрын
Dear Richard, my penny’s worth would offer another name for your wood: Melaleuca styphelioides or prickly paperbark. Large trees of this shed sheaves of beautiful corky bark that you can use in the garden to pack into baskets and wall plantings. Thanks for your woodworking video.
@James-mb6jtАй бұрын
Knowledge is wealth
@stevenhansen8641 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the time and effort Richard. I enjoy your videos very much.
@tf484 Жыл бұрын
Richard, love your channel, I have learned a lot from you. I'm 99% sure that is Melaleuca nervosa, which this Yankee in South Africa has turned a bit of. In fact, I'm slowly working on a branch with similar fiddle back. The drying process for this wood is difficult, as I find it wants to crack and tear itself apart. Good luck with it.
@josephpotterf9459 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Richard
@waynemartin4737 Жыл бұрын
Looks like melaleuca amaryllis to me. Often seen in the middle of the Hume hey south of campbelltown.
@RichardRaffanwoodturning Жыл бұрын
Thank you. We seem to be homing in on some sort of melaleuca.
@jonh1808 Жыл бұрын
Richard, if you ever get the inclination, would you mind turning one of your Citadel boxes please. They are by some margin my favourite style of box I’ve ever seen anyone turn. Thanks, Jon
@RichardRaffanwoodturning Жыл бұрын
The problem is finding dry lumps of burl with suitable fissures and other defects. I'll see what I can do with what I have.
@jonh1808 Жыл бұрын
Sorry, I didn’t realise it was burl you made them from.
@RichardRaffanwoodturning Жыл бұрын
@@jonh1808 reddish or yellowish burl with splits is ideal and have a go with a pretty solid old redgum post. I'll get at them tomorrow so they'll be up early July.
@milasiroky3301 Жыл бұрын
I would be quite interested in what kind of wood it is. He looks nice. Thank you.
@RichardRaffanwoodturning Жыл бұрын
I'd like to know too. I need to do some research.
@jimmit77 Жыл бұрын
Could be the fairly common melaleuca quinquinerva
@jorisdemoel3821 Жыл бұрын
That is a lovely grain. Amazing what you can find when you keep an eye out for it. And amazing what people consider to be firewood. You mentioned that you didn't want to microwave the rough bowls because of the nice grain, how does microwaving affect that? Does it warp, or fade, or possibly crack? Thanks for another instructive and amusing video.
@RichardRaffanwoodturning Жыл бұрын
Mostly I was worried about splitting. I've a few more figured pieces so will finish a few green and see what happens. After three days these bowls are looking stable.
@johnmitchell1614 Жыл бұрын
Good morning from a dreich Scotland Richard. Is the fiddleback figure caused by the weight of the tree's branches squashing or stretching a particular area of the wood? Trust you're doing well, best regards.
@RichardRaffanwoodturning Жыл бұрын
Usually in stressed areas, yes.This is probably melaleuca.