**ENDED** Stump for sale in arizona
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were you able to determine what type of wood it was? Im no expert but if you have a way of cutting it into smaller pieces that can be shipped more easily I would think you may get a better response.... just a thought.
Give it a month and see if you get any takers. If at that time it doesn't sell, if you do take it to a chainsaw, folks will buy the pieces as they can be shipped.
+1 on what Healeydays said
Deb,
I asked Joe to send me the sample so I didn't have to ask you for one since you don't really wanna cut it. But he threw it away. Grrrr. I want to see a piece to see what I think about it. My first choice would be to buy a 12" x 12" x 6" chunk from you from this section . . . .
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.... that is provided it's pretty solid and would stay together on a lathe. If not then from any old section would be good. If you don't wanna do that could you please let me have a slice so I can try to ID it? I'll pay shipping for that of course.
Thanks.
I asked Joe to send me the sample so I didn't have to ask you for one since you don't really wanna cut it. But he threw it away. Grrrr. I want to see a piece to see what I think about it. My first choice would be to buy a 12" x 12" x 6" chunk from you from this section . . . .
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.... that is provided it's pretty solid and would stay together on a lathe. If not then from any old section would be good. If you don't wanna do that could you please let me have a slice so I can try to ID it? I'll pay shipping for that of course.
Thanks.
that is a very nice piece, would make a heck of a coffee table. I'd probably lose too many peanut shells down in the voids....they sometime go flyin.
If you decide to cut it...it'll be a shame, but I'd be interested in dibs on a pretty solid section as well, perhaps similar as Kevin, i.e 12x12x6.
If you decide to cut it...it'll be a shame, but I'd be interested in dibs on a pretty solid section as well, perhaps similar as Kevin, i.e 12x12x6.
Cutting is easier for other people who are buying the wood to deal with than for you. With those voids/cracks and the shape of the piece, you will loose a lot of really good wood that won't be usable or difficult to prepare into a usable, marketable chunks, especially with just a chainsaw. I have tried to cut similar redwood, manzanita, and madrone burl/root pieces in that shape and turn them into boards/blocks and lost a good amount of money, time, and blades (ROCKS!!!!) then if I just tried to sell them whole. Hindsight is 20/20, but that's just my .02 as a person who was in your position. Talk is cheap and people will say they'll buy this or that and then disappear when the wood is cut and ready.
Advertise on more places then here like eBay and Craigslist. Someone with the resources will gobble it up and put it to good use to maximize the material there and not waste your time by asking for small blocks and boards. Find local wood artists, furniture makers/carpenters, and lumber yards and ask what they'll offer you. If I was in CA, I would drive out and buy it for the right price, but I am in NY for a few more months... This is a very special piece of wood with a lot of exceptional figure inside, no doubt.
Advertise on more places then here like eBay and Craigslist. Someone with the resources will gobble it up and put it to good use to maximize the material there and not waste your time by asking for small blocks and boards. Find local wood artists, furniture makers/carpenters, and lumber yards and ask what they'll offer you. If I was in CA, I would drive out and buy it for the right price, but I am in NY for a few more months... This is a very special piece of wood with a lot of exceptional figure inside, no doubt.
BurlsorBust said:
I dont see how selling it as a whole will get them any more money cutting it up and selling it as blocks, from bowl blanks to pen blanks almost the whole thing can be used, and regardless of how and who cuts it , it still has checks in it. Its not like its a chunk of desert ironwood, nobody in theyre right mind would pay big bucks for that without seeing the inside of it and know exactly what it is. If they do buy it without knowing what it is and not seeing the inside then the price will be dramatically less especially with that amount of deep checking and could possibly be rotten/voided, and wetting that dry thing with a garden hose probably doesnt help it either
jimmyjames said:
I think Jimmy has a very good point. If it is worth so much whole then buy it!!!
I think it is pure speculation as to what it is worth. It is worth only what some one will pay for it and so far???? The way I see it there are 2 uses- get chunks in turners hands or someone to make a table. More turners then people that would make the table. Just another opinion...........................
Deb if you weren't confused you probably are now. But let me clarify what I said and did not say. I did not suggest that you cut it into lumber. You would have long end grain boards that would be useless that no one would buy, or you'd have short long grain boards that some might buy but still a gamble. What I did say is that *I* would buy a chunk because I want to turn some, but I did not suggest you just start hacking away on it. If it is pretty after I turn it, I can guarantee you that you'll sell it here to these wood-eating turners unless your prices are unreasonably high, and at that point you could decide whether or not you wanted to cut it up into turning blanks based on preorders. I can also assure you that few if any members on this forum would "back out" of a commitment to buy. That's not the MO of the members we have here - they have better integrity than that.
It is possible you can sell the whole thing but not very likely you can anytime soon unless you just about give it away. And even then the buyer will likely cut it up into turning blanks, because unlike trying to freehand mill lumber, free-handing turning blocks with a chainsaw is not very difficult. JMO and I'm not saying it would be the best route it is, like others, just my opinion.
It is possible you can sell the whole thing but not very likely you can anytime soon unless you just about give it away. And even then the buyer will likely cut it up into turning blanks, because unlike trying to freehand mill lumber, free-handing turning blocks with a chainsaw is not very difficult. JMO and I'm not saying it would be the best route it is, like others, just my opinion.
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ok yes I am very confused. lol I posted this hoping that someone living in arizona would be interested. I know nothing about working wood, only that this is a very large pretty piece. I hate to see it just sitting in my front yard when it could be turned into something beautiful. I don't have a clue what it is worth. There are more pics on the wood identification page and pics of what was cut. I do appreciate everyone's opinions and help.
debb1960 said:
Ok what do you think the wood is worth?
I understand your not a woodworker but it is your wood.
I am just trying to get a idea what you think it is worth?
I vote for turning that big ole chunk of wood into lots of turnin size chunks!!!!!!
jimmyjames said:
The seller is already confused by all of the wood jargon being thrown around this thread, only has a chainsaw, and doesn't want to damage this nice wood so I don't think cutting it into various chunks would be worth it unless you would offer to buy a large quantity. If the inside is rotted and checked, they'd get ultimately useless blanks because turners are some of the most notoriously difficult people to sell wood to if it has any minor "flaws," let alone some checking/rot/voids
You got your opinions, I have mine. I've sold and worked with people that sell wood frequently and people on the selling end would side with leaving it whole. Buyers will talk the talk about purchasing smaller blocks, but rarely walk the walk, as this thread shows. :irishjig:
Yes but it is because people on the buying end want to cut it up and make the $$$ right- is that not what YOU do. Maybe since you had very little input in helping identify and absolutely no offers you could cool it on the criticism. OK??????
Mike1950 said:
Where do you live in AZ Deb? If your not too far from me I might check it out...