Carpet Cleaning

Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning

Carpet cleaning service using our professional Nilfix equipment. Average lounge cost 45euros based on 2.80 per m2 Soft furnishings cleaned using selective detergents and our careful use of equipment. We are located 87150 but willing to travel for a small additional cost.

New Staircase built for a customer from old oak beams

New Staircase built for a customer from old oak beams. The case was an interesting Project with traditional construction and superb character to the timber.

Motorcycle Camping in France

Motorcycle Camping 

My Honda Transalp

Close to: Oradour Sur Vayres, Limoges, Limousin, 87150

430km South of Paris

We offer basic facilities for respectful motorcyclists. As a biker myself I know how difficult it can be to find suitable night stops. The site is unique as not spoilt by greed. We only allow a few pitches as not to spoil the land and give you a wonderful field to camp.

Our facities are basic but we do offer

covered parking

showers

modern compost toilet

workshop

food

freerange eggs

breakfast

drying area

laundry service

cheap tent hire

room let

BBQ

Bread oven

mostly home grown food

Campfire allowed in Pit

Groceries



Camping Cost per night

pitch.. 10 euros + 2 euros per person

tent hire.. 6 euros

6 birth tent (3 x double compartments).. 45 euros inc pitch fee.

Air beds 2 euro each



Bed and breakfast

Local facilities

Intermarche supermarket

village

brico

hardware

expertise

Bars

Restaurants

Pizzas on site



We try to make your stay a welcoming one and if you have any special requirments please call or email. We have local friends who collect vintage bikes and I'm sure they are also keen to meet like minded enthusiasts.

Support vehicle normally welcome but a call is appreciated.

Cycle camping in Limousin France 87150

Low cost and Friendly 

Camping 

close to Oradour Sur Vayres 87150

http://www.scrollart.co.uk/cycle_camp.htm

430km South of Paris

We offer basic facilities for respectful motorcyclists. As a biker myself I know how difficult it can be to find suitable night stops. The site is unique as not spoilt by greed. We only allow a few pitches as not to spoil the land and give you a wonderful field to camp.

Our facities are basic we but do offer

• shower
• modern compost toilet
• workshop
• food
• freerange eggs
• breakfast
• drying area
• laundry service
• cheap tent hire
• room let
• BBQ
• Bread oven
• mostly home grown food
• Vegetarians catered for
• Campfire allowed in Pit
• Groceries

Camping Cost per night

• pitch.. 10 euros + 2 euros per person
• tent hire.. 6 euros
• 6 birth tent (3 x double compartments).. 45 euros inc pitch fee.
• Air beds 2 euro each

Bed and breakfast also available

Local facilities

• Intermarche supermarket
• village
• brico
• hardware
• expertise
• Bars
• Restaurants
• Pizzas on site

We try to make your stay a welcoming one and if you have any special requirments please call or email.

Support vehicle normally welcome but a call is appreciated.

Motorcycle Camping in France

We offer basic facilities for respectful motorcyclists. As a biker myself I know how difficult it can be to find suitable night stops.

Our facities are basic we but do offer

• covered parking
• showers
• modern compost toilet
• workshop
• food
• freerange eggs
• breakfast
• drying area
• laundry service
• cheap tent hire
• room let
• BBQ
• Bread oven
• mostly home grown food
• Campfire allowed in Pit

Camping Cost per night

• pitch.. 10 euros + 2 euros per person
• tent hire.. 6 euros
• 6 birth tent (3 x double compartments).. 20 euros
• Air beds 2 euro each

Bed and breakfast

Local facilities

• Intermarche supermarket
• village
• brico
• hardware
• expertise

We try to make your stay a welcoming one and if you have any special requirments please call or email. We have local friends who collect vintage bikes and I'm sure they are also keen to meet like minded enthusiasts.

Support vehicle normally welcome but a call is appreciated.

Velo Cyclist Camping Facilities

We offer basic camping facilities for Cyclists I know how difficult it can be to find suitable night stops.

Our facities are basic we but do offer

• showers
• modern compost toilet
• workshop
• food
• freerange eggs
• breakfast
• drying area
• laundry service
• cheap tent hire
• room let
• BBQ
• Bread oven
• mostly home grown food
• Vegetarians catered for

Camping Cost per night

• pitch.. 10 euros + 2 euros per person
• tent hire.. 6 euros
• 6 birth tent (3 x double compartments).. 20 euros
• Air beds 2 euro each

Bed and breakfast

Local facilities

• Intermarche supermarket
• village
• brico
• hardware
• expertise

We try to make your stay a welcoming one and if you have any special requirments please call or email.

Support vehicle normally welcome but a call is appreciated.

Woody the Kid Goat

New baby goats just born named him Woody

Goat was born last night

We have a new baby goat just born and it is just adorable not sure if its a boy or girl yet but will keep you updated.

Rota Loo composting toilets available in France

Waterless toilets provide the route to a truly sustainable future. Water is not needed to transport human waste . Since the birth of mankind gravity has been the only form of transport until the invention of the water closet . The use of water in toilets introduced a whole range of problems, removing the waste from the water to providing the water and the infrastructure to remove the waste. Rota-Loo circumvents all these problems. The Rota-Loo safely and hygienically decomposes waste into a valuable organic compost without using water Rota-Loo has a variety of toilet pans , they look similar
to a standard toilet pan however they all differ in that they have no trap full of water, just a 200mm diameter outlet. Rota-Loo have glass fibre pans for public facilities and ceramic (china) pans for the home. The waste falls into a tank (made from recycled polythene ) in which there are six removable storage bins . There is a door on the side of tank through which the bins are removed for emptying. Inside the tank there is a frame which holds the bins and is manually rotated once the bin is full (hence the name Rota-Loo). The bins are filled sequentially, once all are full the first one will have returned to its starting position. If the instructions have been followed the contents will have transformed into a
humus rich soil enhancing compost. The door is opened and the bin is simply lifted out and tipped into a small hole in the garden and then returned. It could not be easier, no digging out no bending , no raking. We understand the composting process so we have designed the technology to make life easy for the user Installation Rota-Loo installation is easy if you follow the instructions. The base unit ideally needs warmth to function effectively, this can come from careful siting to allow the sun to warm the unit or insulation or both. We suggest to allow a minimum of 300mm above the unit and the underside of the floor joists to allow easy connection of the waste chute . Any less than this allows the contents to become visible when the bin fills. We also suggest that no lamp is hung/fixed directly above the pan for the same reason. An excellent source of information on composting Human Waste is “Humanure handbook” by Joseph Jenkins which is available on the internet.

Sizes

Rota-Loos come in three sizes the 650 which is 650mm tall and 1200 in diameter. This is for two person use as the northern European climate reduces its speed of composting . The 950 which is for families of up to six
and is suitable for continuous use the bins have twice the volume of the 650 Check with your distributor as to which Rota-Loo is most suitable for your needs. It is possible to attach two pedestals to the 950 allowing and upstairs and downstairs facilities .

One of the most significant benefits of the Rota-Loo system is its ability to use spare bins. If an installation receives a shock loading and all the bins become full before the first has fully composted, a spare bin can be put in its place and the other removed to finish composting in a safe place.
The other units available in the Rota-Loo range and for which separate brochures are available are the Mobile Rota-Loo the Traila-Loo and the Remota-Loo , as a transportable or high altitude composting toilet, The Maxi Rota-Loo, for commercial facilities normally installed with a Soltran Building™.

Why are there No Smells?
Some people think that all composting toilets smell. This is definitely not the case with the Rota-Loo system. The smell that one normally associates with sewerage or septic tanks is actually caused by anaerobic bacteria, these are formed when too much water or liquid is mixed with urine and faecal material. As the Rota-Loo is a waterless system it is designed not to replicate the same conditions as in a septic system. Each of the six internal composting bins has a geo-textile filter material in the bottom. The Geo-textile material has a flow rate of around 300 litres per second per square meter and a mesh density of 175 microns, which means that liquids and oxygen can pass through
whilst not allowing any solids (larger than 0.175mm) to get through. This means that all solids are retained in the bin and liquids are allowed to separate. From this it is plain to see that the process is aerobic and smells are minimised.

Fan
The Rota-Loo system has a fan which operates 24hours per day. Air is continually being pulled through the Rota-Loo and discharged via the vent pipe, this creates a negative pressure at the pedestal and a small amount of air is drawn in from the toilet room. . With the Rota-Loo system the air in the toilet room is always fresh because any odours are taken away down the waste chute during and after use. Fans are supplied to suit most power systems from 12V to 240V . The 12V fan uses 7w of electricity.

Evaporation and Rates of Composting:
A continuous airflow helps to evaporate liquid., which has drained through the bin and is stored in the base of the Rota-loo under the bins. Complete evaporation is achieved through a combination of factors. A high differential between the ambient temperature of the liquid inside the system and the air temperature which passes over the surface of the liquid as well as the volume and rate of air change. For every 10 degrees of heat that can be generated or brought into the system the composting rate can be doubled and the evaporation rate significantly increased. The site and installation of the Rota-Loo is therefore very important. The air inlet for the Rota-Loo should be placed in an area or position where naturally warmed air occurs and the system should be insulated, preferably in adedicated room. Where possible small Soltran™ modules can be incorporated into the building design to provide the ultimate environment for the composting system. Not everyone is able to provide the best possible position or enviroment for their new proposed composting toilet so please ask if advice is required.


Toilet pedestal (pan) options

We have developed of the “Separating Pedestal” . This separates the urinefrom the faeces. The separating pedestalcan help in the elimination of odours whilstincreasing the rate of decomposition(regardless of the temperature range) andproduce a reusable product.This development increases the range ofinstallation possibilities and can ensure ahigh degree of operating efficiency,because when urine is taken out of the composting process the Carbon to Nitrogen ratio is much closer to its optimum relationship. The amount of liquid in the pile will be significantly reduced leaving the system in an aerobic condition and the Urine can be stored separately to be used as a natural organic fertilizer.

A Cutaway view of the Rota Loo one of the World’s finest composting toilets

Need to know more about this system of composting toilet them please contact us
http://www.scrollart.co.uk/rotaloo.htm

SHUTTERS VOLETS fait sur mesure.Window measure to size

We have been making some loverly wooden French Shutters and they are selling well, probably because of the price is very low considering the quality.

http://www.scrollart.co.uk/shop_woodwork.htm

Scroll and Pyrography Art

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I need a new saw, Mine is good but I need to cut thicker. I suppose I could make a bigger one

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Scroll and Pyrography Art

Scroll and Pyrography Art

Archery Craft - duration: 3 days 2 nights

Have you ever wanted to build your self a bow and make your own true arrows then this workshop will teach you the fundermentals behind woodland crafted archery. You will be able to source a suitable bow donor from the woods and craft it into a working Archery Bow. Arrows will be made by you, teaching you simple truing techniques. If you would like to try your hand at commercial compound bow then we can oblige with our powerful carbon 'Browning Bow'A Real Ray Mears style break. Other medieval weaponry will by explored on this workshop.

Accommodation is a double room in our home which can be two sharing or a couple we will be adding rooms and traditional teepee tents in the near future.

Each work shop is three days including accomodation breakfast and light lunch. Set Evening meals are available. We do accomodate meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans. Most of our food is organic and grown on site.

We are flexible and can usually accomodate your needs. Each workshop is configured to you, and what you would like to get from them.

£395 Week end workshop

£295 Week day workshop

Transport from and too the Airport Bellargard can be provided by us for a small cost or you can arrange your own. Ryanair provides cheap flights from Stanstead and East midlands Airport.

It is common that that our workshops are occupied by couples as well as enthusiats and if the other party is not interested in the workshop we can still accomodate at £45 per night per person

Additional nights are £45 per night for bed and breakfast with lunch and tea available

Scroll and Pyrography Art Seasoning Wood

Scroll and Pyrography Art

Curing or Drying

If the wood is to be used in rough-sawn projects, construction beams, planking or fencing, it is sometimes air-dried for a month or two, or even used immediately. One example of a good wood that must be used immediately is sycamore. It is lightweight and works easily, but twists and curls unless fastened down immediately.

Wood used for fine furniture, house trim and other projects must first be dried. Most woods must be dried down to 6-percent moisture. Commercial kilns are often used to kiln-dry woods. But the simplest drying method, although the most time-consuming method, is to air-dry wood. This is an ages-old, traditional method. I have air-dried many board. All that's required is a dry area with plenty of ventilation. It does, however, take quite a bit of time. Soft woods, such as cedar or pine can air-dry in a couple of years. The hardwoods, such as oak or walnut may require from four to ten years, depending on the thickness and species. Air-dried wood should be “conditioned” for several months in your home or shop.

The first step is to coat all ends with paraffin or boiled linseed oil. Then stack the wood on a perfectly flat surface with “stickers,” or 1/2-by-2-inch flat pieces of wood placed between the planks. This prevents the planks from twisting or warping, but allows air to circulate and gently dry the wood cells.

Small quantities of wood can also be cured and dried at home with small kilns, including solar models. A number of small kiln designs are available on the web from the Department of Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Extension. A good deal of this information is linked through www.woodweb.com. Most of these kilns will dry woods such as walnut or oak in two to three months.

A moisture meter is very useful for checking the stages of the drying process.

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Planing and Finishing

Once the wood has been properly cured and dried, it must be kept stored in a dry area and stacked perfectly flat. It can then be planed to the correct width. Or you can create a special molding for a very distinctive project or home interior.

SCROLL ART Woods of all types

SCROLL ART Woods of all types

Softwoods (conifers)

Araucaria
Hoop Pine (Aus.) Araucaria cunninghamii
Parana Pine (Brazil) Araucaria angustifolia
Pehuén or Chile Pine Araucaria araucana
Cedar (Cedrus); also applied to a number of woods from trees in the Cypress family mainly in North America, see Red Cedar, Whitecedar and Yellow-Cedar in Softwoods, and to woods from some relatives of the mahogany, see Spanish-cedar and Australian Red Cedar in Hardwoods.
Cypress (Chamaecyparis, Cupressus, Taxodium)
Arizona Cypress (Cupressus arizonica)
Bald Cypress or Southern cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
Lawson's Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)
Mediterranean Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens)
Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca)
European Yew (Taxus baccata)
Fir (Abies)
Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea)
Silver Fir (Abies alba)
Noble Fir (Abies procera)
Pacific Silver Fir (Abies amabilis)
Hemlock (Tsuga)
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana)
Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)
Kauri (New Zealand) (Agathis australis)
Kaya (Torreya nucifera)
Larch (Larix)
European Larch (Larix decidua)
Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi)
Tamarack Larch or Tamarack (Larix laricina)
Western Larch (Larix occidentalis)
Pine (Pinus; Many woods are incorrectly called "Pine". See Araucaria and Douglas-fir above)
Corsican pine (Pinus nigra)
Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana)
Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta subsp latifolia)
Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata)
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
Red Pine (N.Am.) (Pinus resinosa)
Scots Pine, Red pine (UK), Red deal (UK), Redwood (UK, obsolete) (Pinus sylvestris)
White Pine in (N.Am.), Yellow or Weymouth pine (UK, obsolete)
Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
Western White Pine (Pinus monticola)
Sugar Pine (Pinus lambertiana)
Southern Yellow pine (US)
Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)
Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)
Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata)
"Redcedar"
Eastern Redcedar, (Juniperus virginiana)
Western redcedar (Thuja plicata)
Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
Rimu (New Zealand) (Dacrydium cupressinum)
Spruce (Picea)
Norway Spruce (Picea abies)
Black Spruce (Picea mariana)
Red Spruce (Picea rubens)
Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
White Spruce (Picea glauca)
Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)
"Whitecedar"
Northern Whitecedar (Thuja occidentalis)
Southern Whitecedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides)
"Yellow-cedar" (Nootka Cypress Callitropsis nootkatensis, formerly Chamaecyparis nootkatensis)

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Hardwoods (angiosperms)

Afzelia or Doussie (Afzelia africana)
Agba or Tola (Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum)
Alder (Alnus)
Black alder (Alnus glutinosa)
Red alder (Alnus rubra)
Applewood or crabapple (Malus sylvestris)
Ash (Fraxinus)
Black ash (Fraxinus nigra)
Blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata)
Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata)
Oregon ash (F. latifolia) [1]
Pumpkin ash (F. profunda) [1]
White ash (Fraxinus americana)
Aspen (Populus)
Bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)
European aspen (Populus tremula)
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)
Australian Red Cedar (Toona ciliata)
Ayan or Movingui (Distemonanthus benthamianus)
Balsa (Ochroma pyramidale)
Basswood
American basswood (Tilia americana) [1]
White basswood (T. heterophylla) [1]
Beech (Fagus)
European Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
Birch (Betula)
American birches
Gray birch (Betula populifolia)
River birch (B. nigra)
Paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
Sweet birch (Betula lenta)
Yellow birch (B. alleghaniensis syn Betula lutea) - most common birch wood sold in N.Am.
European birches, also Baltic birch (N.Am.)
Silver birch (Betula pendula)
White Birch (Betula pubescens)
Blackbean (Castanospermum australe)
Blackwood
Australian Blackwood also Tasmanian Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)
African Blackwood or Mpingo (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
Bocote (Cordia alliodora)
Boxelder (Acer negundo)
Boxwood or Box (Buxus sempervirens)
Brazilwood (Caesalpinia echinata)
Bubinga (Guibourtia)
Buckeye (Aesculus)
Common Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava syn. Aesculus octandra)
Butternut (Juglans cinerea)
Carapa (or Andiroba, Carap, Crappo, Crabwood and Santa Maria) (Carapa guianensis) .
Catalpa (Catalpa)
Cherry (Prunus)
Black cherry (Prunus serotina)
Red cherry (Prunus pennsylvanica)
Wild cherry (Prunus avium)
"Brazilian Cherry" Not a Cherry See Jatoba below
Chestnut (Castanea dentata)
Cape Chestnut (Calodendrum capense)
Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum)
Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)
Corkwood (Leitneria floridana)
Cottonwood
Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)
Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
Plains cottonwood (Populus sargentii)
Swamp cottonwood (Populus heterophylla)
Cucumbertree (Magnolia acuminata)
Dogwood (Cornus spp.)
Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii)
Ebony (Diospyros)
Andaman marble-wood (India) (Diospyros kurzii)
Ebène marbre (Mauritius, E. Africa) (Diospyros melanida)
Gabon ebony, Black ebony, African ebony (Diospyros crassiflora)
Elm
American elm (Ulmus americana)
English elm (Ulmus procera)
Rock elm (Ulmus thomasii)
Slippery or Red elm (Ulmus rubra)
Wych elm (Ulmus glabra)
Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus)
Lyptus
Karri (W. Australia) (Eucalyptus diversicolor)
Mahogany eucalyptus, (New South Wales) (Eucalyptus)
Ironbark Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Jarrah or West Australian eucalyptus (Eucalyptus marginata)
Tasmanian oak or Mountain ash, (Eucalyptus regnans Eucalyptus obliqua Eucalyptus delegatensis)
River Red Gum
Blue Gum Eucalyptus saligna
Greenheart (Guyana) (Chlorocardium rodiei)
Grenadilla (Mpingo) (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
Gum
Blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica)
Blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)
Redgum or Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
Tupelo gum (Nyssa aquatica)
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
Hickory (Carya)
Mockernut hickory (Carya alba)
Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
Pignut hickory (Carya glabra)
Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
Shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa)
Hornbeam (Carpinus species)
Hophornbeam, Eastern (Ostrya virginiana)
Ipê or Poui (Tabebuia)
Iroko (Milicia excelsa syn Chlorophora excelsa)

Ironwood refers to the wood of many tree species noted for the hardness of their wood. Trees commonly known as ironwoods include:
Bangkirai, also known as Balau.
Carpinus caroliniana — also known as American hornbeam
Casuarina equisetifolia — Common Ironwood from Australia
Choricbangarpia subargentea
Copaifera spp.
Eusideroxylon zwageri
Guajacum officinale and Guajacum sanctum — Lignum vitae
Hopea odorata
Ipe also known as Brazilian Walnut.
Krugiodendron ferreum — Black Ironwood
Lebombo ironwood Androstachys johnsonii
Lyonothamnus lyonii (L. floribundus) — Catalina Ironwood
Mesua ferrea — also known as Rose Chestnut or Ceylon Ironwood, from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia
Olea spp. — various olive trees
Olneya tesota — Desert Ironwood
Ostrya virginiana — Hop hornbeam
Parrotia persica — Persian Ironwood
Tabebuia serratifolia — Yellow Lapacho

Hardwoods cont:
Jacarandá, Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra)
Jatobá (Hymenaea courbaril)
Lacewood from the Sycamore(N.Am.) or Plane(UK) trees (Platanus species)
Laurel, California (Umbellularia californica)
Limba (Terminalia superba)
Lignum vitae (Guaiacum officinale and Guaiacum sanctum)
Locust
Black locust or Yellow locust (Robinia pseudacacia)
Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
Mahogany
Maple (Acer)
Hard Maple (N.Am.)
Sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
Black maple (Acer nigrum)
Soft Maple (N.Am.)
Manitoba maple (Acer negundo)
Red maple (Acer rubrum)
Silver maple (Acer saccharinum)
European Maples
Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Meranti (Shorea spp.)
Merbau (Intsia bijuga)
Mpingo (Grenadilla) (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
Oak (Quercus)
American White Oak includes wood from any of the following species of trees:
Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
White oak (Quercus alba)
Post oak (Quercus stellata)
Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor)
Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)
Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii)
Chestnut oak (Quercus prinus or Q. Montana)
Chinkapin oak (Quercus muhlenbergii)
Canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis)
Overcup oak (Quercus lyrata)
English oak, also French and Slavonian oak barrels (Quercus robur and sometimes Quercus petraea)
Red oak includes wood from any of the following species of trees:
Red oak (Quercus rubra)
Black oak (Quercus velutina)
Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia))
Southern red oak (Quercus falcata)
Water oak (Quercus nigra)
Willow oak {Quercus phellos)
Nuttall's oak (Quercus texana or Q. nuttallii)
"Tasmanian oak"; Not an oak see Eucalyptus above
Australian "Silky oak"; Not an oak see Silky Oak below
Obeche or Samba, Ayous, Arere, Wana, Abache (West Africa) (Triplochiton scleroxylon)
Okoumé or "Gaboon" (Aucoumea klaineana)
Olive (Olea europaea)
Oregon Myrtle or California Bay Laurel (Umbellularia californica)
Padouk (Pterocarpus soyauxii)
Palisander (Dalbergia)
Pear (Pyrus communis)
Pernambuco is another name for Brazilwood (Caesalpinia echinata)
Poplar (Populus; in N.Am., wood sold as poplar is usually Yellow-poplar — see below)
Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)
Black poplar (Populus nigra)
Hybrid poplar (Populus × canadensis)
Yellow poplar or Tulip (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Ramin
Red cedar (Toona ciliata)
Rosewood (Dalbergia spp.)
Sal (Shorea robusta)
Sandalwood (Santalum)
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
Southern Sassafras or Australian (Atherosperma moschatum)
Satinwood (Ceylon) (Chloroxylon swietenia)
Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta) - Sold as Lacewood in North America
Silver Wattle Acacia dealbata
Snakewood
Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
Spanish-cedar (Cedrela odorata)
American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
Tambotie (Spirostachys africana)
Teak (Tectona grandis)
Walnut (Juglans)
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
Persian Walnut (Juglans regia)
Brazilian walnut; Not a walnut see Ipe above.
Wenge (Millettia laurentii)
Panga-panga (Millettia stuhlmannii)
Willow (Salix)
Black willow (Salix nigra)
Cricket-bat willow (Salix alba 'Coerulea')
White willow (Salix alba)
Hardwoods (monocotyledons)

Bamboo
Coconut timber (Cocos nucifera) is 'new' wood source that is increasingly being used as an ecologically-sound alternative to endangered hardwoods.

Gas Bottle Wood Burner

http://www.scrollart.co.uk/

A simple to build wood burner and the pictures speak for them selves.

A warning that we do not take responsibility for dangers involved with cutting into a gas bottle. We vented the bottle with a air compressor and when we were sure the gas has left the bottle we drilled a couple of holes to ventilate the bottle. The bottle was vented for a few days until all remants of gas or smell had left.

We used a drill and jigsaw with metal cutting blade to cut the openings

Keep the opening cut outs as they will be needed to make the doors. Using 1" flat bar for a flange will be welded on the edge. We used butt hinges (door) welded on to make the door open close.

An angle grinder was used to remove the handles. The gas level indicator can be seen in this calor gas bottle.
A hole is cut in the top to take a flue where the regulator is supposed to be.
I will post more pictures soon.

Don't forget these are gas bottles and you need to excise extreme caution when cutting into a gas bottle.

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Ebay Shop now live

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Oradour Sur Vayres, Limousin B&B

Nights are £45 per night for bed and breakfast with lunch and tea available based two sharing or £55 if one person only.

Food is available with a set menu but we do accomodate vegans and vegetarians as well as meat eaters.

The property is our home and we try our best to make your stay a welcome one. You can participate feeding the animals or go for peaceful walks

An area of outstanding Natural beauty
Limousin is an area of unspoilt rolling countryside and traditional agriculture especially cow farmers. There are seven villages holding the title of ‘Plus Beaux Villages de France’. Here in Limousin there are only 42 inhabitants for every square kilometre, which is a very low population compared to the rest of France.

The region’s has gained popularity with tourists and second homeowners. The deep forests and tranquil lakes are enough for visitors to enjoy their stay

Easy access
The easiest way to the Limousin region from the UK is to fly into Limoges. Although their is a fast and efficient high speed TGV train service will take you here from Paris.

Travelling through

We are happy to accept people who are travelling on their own or a group for camping on our fields. We have toilet facilities and food on offer.

Bikers are welcome and can offer basic workshop facilities or battery charging.

Workshop holidays in France

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ECO living work shop holidays. Eco Power the principles and implementation Here you can learn about the mechanics behind most systems and DIY generators. This workshop will give you the knowledge to build your own wind turbine and simple technology to implement into your home or supplement power needs. Once you have the basics you will be able to evolve your own systems and maybe become totally off grid. Craft based workshop holidays We are running a range of craft workshop holidays. Each workshop would involve the principles and the history behind such crafts in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Scroll Saw for Beginners Pyrography for Beginners Or just want to get away This area of Limousin is a National Park and has many unspoilt views. If you are looking for a quite retreat where you can work on that next best seller or to be Artistic without interuption then we can also accomodate your request. We can supply paints and easels on request if transportation is an issue or you just want to carry hand luggage on the plane. Please advise in advance though. Accomodation Accommodation is a double room in our home which can be two sharing or a couple we will be adding rooms and traditional teepee tents in the near future. We will be offering our home for those who are looking to get away to a quite setting where you can find your self and explore the possibilities of a more ecological existence. Transport from and too the Airport Bellargard can be provided by us or you can arange your own. Only £45 pp per night Cost Each work shop is three days including accomodation breakfast and light lunch. Set Evening meals are available. We do accomodate meat, vegetarians and vegans. Most of our food is organic and grown on site. £395 Week end workshop £295 Week day workshop We are flexible and can usually accomodate your needs. Each workshop is configured to you, and what you would like to get from them. Template three day workshop program Day one 10am Orienteering 11am T break 11-30 Orientering continued 12-30 Lunch 2pm Work shop 3-30pm T break 4pm Workshop 5-30pm Finish Day two 10am Workshop 11am T break 11-30 Workshop 12-30 Lunch 2pm Work shop 3-30pm T break 4pm Workshop 5-30pm Finish Day two 10am Workshop 11am T break 11-30 Workshop 12-30 Lunch 2pm Work shop Discussion 3-30pm T break 4pm Workshop Evaluation 5-30pm Finish Additional nights are £45 per night for bed and breakfast with lunch and tea available. Work shop usage with minor guidance (only available if worshop holiday already completed)£20 per day. It is common that that our workshops are occupied by couples as well as enthusiats and if the other party is not interested in the workshop we can still accomodate at £45 per night.

New addition to our little farm

Little baby 'Ruby' Lamb just had  a bath and blow dry and now all fluffy. We  hope to breed from this little darling to harvest Wool.

Scroll and Pyrography Art Workshops

Scroll and Pyrography Art Workshops

Drinking water to flush poo!!!!

Most home use expensive and unnecessary drinking water to flush the loo when some people don't have clean water to drink

Composting toilet by SEPARETT

Our new toilet which saves a considerable amount of water and can be seen here in it's temporarily position. It is now in the house and bit more civilised.

Everyday millions of gallons of expensively treated potable water is flushed down the toilet in the UK. Ideally we would all use rainwater to flush our toilets however this is not considered a practical option for most people. An alternative is to reduce the amount of water used in each flush.

Modern toilet cisterns use around 7-8 litres of water per flush, with pre-1993 models typically getting through 9-12 litres. This is far more than is actually necessary to flush a toilet fully and so one of the following products can be used to reduce the amount of water used per flush by 1-3 litres.

Composting must be the way to self sufficiency

Our Well is well worth it

Our water is sourced from the ground after much consideration we found our position and started digging well my son did then I joined in and crikey it was hard going. The ground here is very hard with bands of soft stone and hard clay. We dug to around 4 m as the water here is hi and soon we struck water.

Notice the all important beer encouragement

Still a bit further to go

Horoscope pyrogaphy slices of tree

Astrology is an art also if your any good at it here are my pyrography wood burned horoscope items

Aquarius

Aries

Cancer

Capircorn

Gemini

Leo

Libra

Pisces

Sagittarius

Scorpio

Taurus

Virgo

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Now have a new scroll art website

Just registered our new website domain www.scrollart.co.uk

The site is in construction but we hope to add lots of information about our products and information on many aspects of what we do.

Have a look and tell us what you think and any suggestions or thinks you would like to see

What is Pyrography?

The act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame. This technique is used to create line or shaded artistic burnt impressions in wood, paper, or leather.


Examples:

Ebay listings of Pyrography

Home made Pyrography machine

I love my  pyrography but my simple soldering iron type just don't cut it anymore so I need to source some new kit. I have been looking at a few machines such as the Peter Child or any other Nichrome wire type wood burning tool. I have been producing items such as the pic below but would like to expand my wood burning ART.

After much deliberation I have decided the cost of such machines is high considering the simplicity of them. I will be making my own from some very simple items: A dimmer switch a 12 volt transformer and some nichrome wire. You will need to follow this post as I will be adding more info later.

Just had delivered my Nichrome wire so today I will set to make the prototype

More to follow

CROCODILE wooden PUZZLE, Handmade and painted

Ebay Listing for Crocodile

'Hand made and painted Crocodile Puzzle'

Three Piece decorative childrens puzzle item 

Free International Postage, plain packaging

Hand made, designed and painted using acrylics

160mm X 90mm approx  

Ebay to sell crafts

Now its time to make some money from my hobby and it seem to make sense in using Ebay as a selling platform the only negative thing I can see is the cost of listing and selling fee's. My Ebay Page

I would like to construct a new website and sell my items without the need to use fleabay but at the moment it may be a necessary evil. Check out my Flea Bay 

My Home made fret saw Scroll saw

In the pursuit to expand my scrolling to the heights I decided to build a scroll saw using only the motor and switch from my commercial machine. The ability to weld was useful although my welding is poor. The machine is similar to the popular British built and supplied by Hobbies in Dereham Norfolk. The principle is two parallel arms working together to give a positive motion other machines which work on the same basis is the Diamond

Here are some pictures

 Simple Allen machine screws clamp the blade

After some practice I have decided to improve the Blade clamps as it was difficult to change and the blades had a habit of twisting hence not running true. So I set about creating a new clamps after some dreaming I came up with 10mm allen key cut down with a slot for the blade, this can be seen below.

The insert was made from a 10mm socket to prevent the clamp from twisting and a bolt thread added to allow easy tensioning of the blade.

The bottom clamp is similar but without the tensioner.

Example of scrolling made with this saw. Child's Crocodile Puzzle

Fret Scroll Hegner Diamond Record Proxxon