Nick16
Member
hi all,
being i live in the country side and have some lovely trees in my garden.. i thought about sourcing some of my own wood.
ive been looking at oak, as its nice and hard and ive heard is safe to use (anyone shed some light on it?)
ive collected some pieces that are 'dead' (i dont like using that word, as they cant be totally dead unless the tree is dead)
but they are dry, and not green inside. (im happy to take a photo)
they were collected carefully off the tree as i dont want anything from the floor which has started rotting and can contain fungal stuff..
i have given them a scrub to remove debris and the slight green covering of algae on the outside.
i plan to leave them to sit and dry for a couple months in a shed, and then soak them for a further month or two prior to us in a big bin. (some pieces are 4 foot long) with some water changes to keep it clean.
is this ok? what do you chaps rekon..?
im certainly not spending £40 for a piece of wood in the shop, you must be daft!
being i live in the country side and have some lovely trees in my garden.. i thought about sourcing some of my own wood.
ive been looking at oak, as its nice and hard and ive heard is safe to use (anyone shed some light on it?)
ive collected some pieces that are 'dead' (i dont like using that word, as they cant be totally dead unless the tree is dead)
but they are dry, and not green inside. (im happy to take a photo)
they were collected carefully off the tree as i dont want anything from the floor which has started rotting and can contain fungal stuff..
i have given them a scrub to remove debris and the slight green covering of algae on the outside.
i plan to leave them to sit and dry for a couple months in a shed, and then soak them for a further month or two prior to us in a big bin. (some pieces are 4 foot long) with some water changes to keep it clean.
is this ok? what do you chaps rekon..?
im certainly not spending £40 for a piece of wood in the shop, you must be daft!