My picture of the day-Where's yours?

[Peteaud]

 

[Herbie]

A random person walking at Aberdeen beach...viewed from a tunnel

 

[bigjim]

Took the recently aquired Galaxy out for it's first run today

Very nice. But not sure about the Brooks.

 

[Mojonaut]

Took the recently aquired Galaxy out for it's first run today

Banana for scale? thought I was on Reddit for minute

 

[bigjim]

Need my banana stop.

 

[Martyn H]

Just a log for the fire!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

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Just a log for the fire!

That seems such a shame to burn it. Would make some fantastic wooden coasters or place mats or even a chopping board! Beautiful piece of wood there.

 

[Cuchilo]

Its spalting timber . Gives a lovely effect when turned into pens or bowls . The spores given off are not too nice though .

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Its spalting timber . Gives a lovely effect when turned into pens or bowls . The spores given off are not too nice though .

was just thinking it has been a while since I have done any wood carving... thinking of a bowl now... OH will kill me!

 

[Martyn H]

Don't worry - it's safe. Have put it in the shed where it can dry out slowly. I do know a local wood turner, so will ask his advice. Maybe a new hobby beckons.

 

[Cuchilo]

was just thinking it has been a while since I have done any wood carving... thinking of a bowl now... OH will kill me!

Not directly I doubt but rot spores in your lungs are never a good thing . Ive turned it without a mask on but then im just crazy like that

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Not directly I doubt but rot spores in your lungs are never a good thing . Ive turned it without a mask on but them im just crazy like that

my lungs are pretty good at letting me know what they don't like - I'm a severe asthmatic!
Was actually thinking of carving it by hand - I have all the tools and find it very therapeutic if a touch time consuming but then I don't mind that. tis then just the final sanding down that is an issue but I'm rarely need more than a couple of mins sanding when I have done!

 

[Cuchilo]

Spores are like pollen , they spread with very little help . I'm not trying to put you off , just making you aware of what those nice marking in the timber are . What you do with the info is up to you , I ignore it myself but that's up to me .

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Spores are like pollen , they spread with very little help . I'm not trying to put you off , just making you aware of what those nice marking in the timber are . What you do with the info is up to you , I ignore it myself but that's up to me .

yep I'm pretty good at ignoring myself as well! thank you.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Killer Lumber Strikes Britain!
I'll alert the media.
All in payback for wood shop in Junior High School, where wood and I discovered we hate each other.
Metals quite a different story though.