Taking a punt

[Les Symonds]

I took a punt on a couple of auction lots and bid on the internet for them.
 
How about this.....
sycamore 13 1/2 x 2 1/2
oak 12 x 1
      12 x 2
      13 x 1
      14 x 1
 elm 13 x 2 1/2 (spalted burr)
        13 1/2 x 2
beech 11 x 2 1/2 (spalted)
          13 x 3 (spalted)
ash 8 x 2
      9 x 2
mahogany 6 x 1
                6 x 1
                12 x 1

...all 14 pieces for £25. I smell a profit! 

...and that was just the first lot....the second lot had a big block of camphorwood, a 2x2 of zebrano, a small lump of Australian burr, an elm burr and a load of banksia nuts.

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

good for you Les well done.

[Twisted Trees]

That's a good price for that set so long as it's not £50 for delivery. Wood is expensive, and precious it's not like it grows on trees

[Bryan Milham]

Good luck with the camphorwood, please see my previous post on that stuff!

But Good luck with all the others and well done on your 'punt'.

[michaelb]

thought the tree surgeons of Bala kept you going or have you used that pile around the house

[bodrighywood]

Hope it all lives up to the images. Love camphor wood personally, not had much of it but the workshop smelled great for weeks after LOL.

Pete

[Les Symonds]

thought the tree surgeons of Bala kept you going or have you used that pile around the house

...that pile is around the house in more ways than one....there's a pile of logs under the trees on the lawn out the front, there's 2 pallet loads on the drive, a pile in store under the canopy to the side of the house and then there's my log sheds with piles of logs in the back garden. Yes....they've been used around the house! 

[Les Symonds]

Good luck with the camphorwood, please see my previous post on that stuff!...

...any chance of a link to that, or an approximate date. I've tried a search for camphorwood and for camphor wood, but it's a nil-response.
Les

[bodrighywood]

Good luck with the camphorwood, please see my previous post on that stuff!...

...any chance of a link to that, or an approximate date. I've tried a search for camphorwood and for camphor wood, but it's a nil-response.
Les

Probably this one Les though personally I love the smell.

Pete

[Les Symonds]

No problem for me either....I love the smell. Only used it once before, but looking forward to using it again

[seventhdevil]

good score les. i love buying off of ebay for exactly that reason.

just got a cubic meter of african hardwoods in 10' and 12' boards mostly 11-12" wide for £600 myself.

consists of padauk, muninga and mostly african mahogany.

[Bryan Milham]

Les, it is the one Pete linked to, so I'll not add the link again.

Though the finished platter is shown here http://www.awgb.co.uk/awgbforum/index.php/topic,5775.0.html