You've corrected your typo. You originally asked for ant advice.
Oh yes - I see !
Falstaff
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Ash is best for tool handles, as it is resilient so deadens the shock of hitting anything. Hope it goes well. |
Thank you Mistress Rose - Been out today and found a piece of ash which should be ok. I think it came down in the summer of 2012 or 2013 (can't remember which but I've been walking past it for a few years now)
It's not enough diameter to quarter it and make handle from one of the quarters, but being between 3 & 4 inches diameter, it should lose the sapwood as I turn it down I think.
Trouble is now I don't have a fairly small drill long enough to go right through -
Slim
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(I'll try it with a big plumbers torch as I don't have a forge ! ) |
mapp gas instead of propane for higher temp?
Falstaff
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(I'll try it with a big plumbers torch as I don't have a forge ! ) |
mapp gas instead of propane for higher temp?
Thanks for the advice Slim - I just realised I have a decent sized BBQ - and some briquettes left over from the summer - so perhaps I DO have a forge !
Mistress Rose
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If the ash is well seasoned, you might get away with it Falstaff, but there is a chance it might split. Quartered is far better as it is less likely to split as it fully seasons.
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