Eesh...if it was developed by British Leyland it will be very unreliable bad probably rust in a few months
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| Author: | mqbernardo [ Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | leylandii? |
thanks for reading. anyone used this wood? i´ve seen both Alaskan Yellow Cedar and Monterrey Cypress being sold for B&S (AYC also for soundboards), so this could be a cheap alternative (it´s one of the most planted tress around here for hedges). OTOH it grows very rapidly, so maybe i should curb my enthusiasm. thanks again, Miguel. |
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| Author: | Dave Fifield [ Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: leylandii? |
Nope, but it's unlikely to be any good for soundboards. "Leylandii" are ultra-fast growing trees that were developed for British Leyland to screen their factories in the Midlands. they have relatively thin trunks, so the wood is a) not going to be wide enough for a decent book match, and b) since it grows so fast, is not very strong with wide annular rings. That being said, give it a try and report back..... Cheers, Dave F. |
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| Author: | mqbernardo [ Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: leylandii? |
Dave Fifield wrote: they have relatively thin trunks that was my impression too, but i found an hedge nearby that has some old ones (i thought they died at around 40 years, but maybe i´m wrong) thick enough for B&S (if the knots are not a problem). anyway - although i failed to be explicit - i was thinking more of stuff like neck stock (or maybe some more eccentric stuff like curved braces - apparently nootka cedar bends relatively well).thanks for the reply! |
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| Author: | John Arnold [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: leylandii? |
Quote: "Leylandii" are ultra-fast growing trees that were developed for British Leyland to screen their factories in the Midlands. I never heard that before. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyland_Cypress Knots would be the main problem. |
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| Author: | Quine [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: leylandii? |
Eesh...if it was developed by British Leyland it will be very unreliable bad probably rust in a few months
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| Author: | Dave Fifield [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: leylandii? |
John Arnold wrote: Quote: "Leylandii" are ultra-fast growing trees that were developed for British Leyland to screen their factories in the Midlands. I never heard that before. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyland_Cypress Knots would be the main problem. It's an old British joke, sorry! BL did have them all around their factories and that's what the locals told foreign tourists, but the trees were around well before BL ever came along....  I used to have about 20 of them around two sides of my back yard in England - made a lovely screen - I chopped the tops off them when they got to about 6' high though, so they ended up being about 8' high and nicely filled out. Cheers, Dave F. |
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| Author: | mqbernardo [ Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: leylandii? |
you rascall you... 
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| Author: | John Arnold [ Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: leylandii? |
Quote: It's an old British joke, sorry! I should have known ![[headinwall]](./images/smilies/headbangwalluf8.gif "Mad")
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