Sourcing material

Most of the timber I use for carving comes from friends back yards.  I was recently offered a 50 year old apple tree which had had a productive life but was now showing signs of rot and hadn't fruited in years.  A lot of the wood was not suitable for carving but there were some promising larger sections I hope to save for serving ladles and spoons.  There will be plenty of smaller sections suitable for butter knives.