Sweet Chestnut Carving Set

[Stuart Mitchell]

A few months ago, I was contacted by a local couple after they had visited a Sheffield restaurant that I supplied with a few knives.

Back in 2022, they felled a Sweet Chestnut tree in their garden. If they brought a chunk in, might I be able to make them a carving set handled in their timber?

They brought a chunk, alright. This was one piece, a good 20" x 20" and maybe 10" thick (photo shows it after I had started cutting it).

P120 for scales, the section standing upright on top is the section I cut out to use.








This bit.





I got it finished yesterday, just in time for the

 

[snake_2586]

I didn't realise sweet chestnut had such a nice grain pattern, might have to try and find some, did you do any stabilisation on that wood?

 

[Freeforester]

I didn't realise sweet chestnut had such a nice grain pattern, might have to try and find some, did you do any stabilisation on that wood?

More to the point, might they sell you a bit of the extra wood?

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

I didn't realise sweet chestnut had such a nice grain pattern, might have to try and find some, did you do any stabilisation on that wood?

Me neither, mate, to be honest.

No, no stabilsation this time.

I'm not sure what they are planning to do with what I have left, if they leave it I will send you some.

 

[sh1kar]

Me neither, mate, to be honest.

No, no stabilsation this time.

I'm not sure what they are planning to do with what I have left, if they leave it I will send you some.

Don't use it on the fire

Spits like mad

S

 

[Jagged77]

That’s lovely Stuart, they should get the rest made into a big chopping board to complete the set.

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

Don't use it on the fire

Spits like mad

S

Challenge accepted

 

[Klenchblaize]

There's 'interesting' grain pattern to be encountered (somewhere) in all types of timber other than MDF!

K

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

There's 'interesting' grain pattern to be encountered (somewhere) in all types of timber other than MDF!

K

I just sourced some stabilised OSB. Seriously