I’m not really sure what a spin station does but, dang, that is a pretty one.
Does that piece have siblings?
Mike, I'm interested in some pics and prices of the elm as well. 8/4 preferred. Especially if anything like the piece George turned...
Is this elm Burl you hot back in the fall and showed us pictures? I would be interested in a piece to cut into pen blanks. Is it dry?
I will answer all your questions at once. about 3 yrs ago I bought a few pieces of Green american elm- below
I had some one wanting me to make a custom jewelry box - Thank goodness by the time it was dry - the buyer had gone elsewhere- I worked off prints and schedules my whole adult live- Trying to find my inner child in my retirement sure as hell does not include prints and schedules...
Back to the elm- it was planted in Willamette Valley in the 60's- The 1860's - finally the Dutch elm disease got it. or something did because tree got removed. Fast forword to Jan. He contacted me- He had stacked in his warehouse and buried them. He was now going out of biz. I bought whole pile dry almost 30 slabs. In his log yard is the butt log all burly -about 11 ft long about 7-8 foot in diameter - 5 -6 tons. If you only knew how many times I have convinced myself of not buying this log- I have no way of dealing with such a log buttt....
@Tom Smart a spin station is where you spin your fancy turned top. some are illuminated from underneath. all of these slabs are siblings. Most of the 2 inch slabs are in excess of 20" so I cannot run through planer. They are very plain jane looking rough. I will demonstrate that today.
@Sprung as I said above- all are brothers to one above- all from same tree.
@Rich P. It was Jan. They are all very dry.
burl the wonderment of nature below is a 1" planed and misted- straight out of planer-sold, again I have a bunch of these. What a tragedy to lose all the elms....