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Mr. Peet

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Looking to pester Jen and her boyfriend in seeing what kind of woods they have for sale. Already interested in Knobcone pine and Greenleaf Manzanita.

I do very little craft work but have a small collection of wood samples used in helping others with wood identification. Samples finish at 3"wide by 6" long by 1/2" thick. A size common to another group IWCS. Look forward to learning what other woods you guys may have.

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Hi Mr. Peet,

No problem, you are not pestering in the least. If you are just looking for a few samples that you are using to help other people, I'd be more than willing to throw them in a box if you just want to pay shipping. I'm going to try and list all the wood we have access to. I'll break it up by "have a ton" and "a little rare", lol. I know some of these are useless but I'll include them anyhow. There may be more, but this is what comes to mind right now. If you are looking for something in particular, don't hesitate to ask though as I may have missed it. Also, if anyone knows of some unusual uses for these (even if has little to no actual monetary value) I would love to know about it. I'm making a list and checking it twice as far as new pretty gadgets I can use with my ever expanding projects list, and if I need something particular it would be great to know before Santa comes to town!

Have A Ton: Greenleaf Manzanita, Black Oak, White Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Doug Fir, Cedar, Dogwood, Juniper, Sugar Pine, Willow
More Rare: Madrone, Maple, Mountain Mahogany, Lodgepole

Some of these are non winter trees, meaning we hardly deal with them when there is snow on the ground too thick to 4 wheel it.

Cheers
Jen
 
GraciePuppie said:
Hi Mr. Peet,

No problem, you are not pestering in the least. If you are just looking for a few samples that you are using to help other people, I'd be more than willing to throw them in a box if you just want to pay shipping. I'm going to try and list all the wood we have access to. I'll break it up by "have a ton" and "a little rare", lol. I know some of these are useless but I'll include them anyhow. There may be more, but this is what comes to mind right now. If you are looking for something in particular, don't hesitate to ask though as I may have missed it. Also, if anyone knows of some unusual uses for these (even if has little to no actual monetary value) I would love to know about it. I'm making a list and checking it twice as far as new pretty gadgets I can use with my ever expanding projects list, and if I need something particular it would be great to know before Santa comes to town!

Have A Ton: Greenleaf Manzanita, Black Oak, White Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Doug Fir, Cedar, Dogwood, Juniper, Sugar Pine, Willow
More Rare: Madrone, Maple, Mountain Mahogany, Lodgepole

Some of these are non winter trees, meaning we hardly deal with them when there is snow on the ground too thick to 4 wheel it.

Cheers
Jen
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Lol, and of course in abundant supply, Knobcone
 
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GraciePuppie said:
Hi Mr. Peet,

No problem, you are not pestering in the least. If you are just looking for a few samples that you are using to help other people, I'd be more than willing to throw them in a box if you just want to pay shipping. I'm going to try and list all the wood we have access to. I'll break it up by "have a ton" and "a little rare", lol. I know some of these are useless but I'll include them anyhow. There may be more, but this is what comes to mind right now. If you are looking for something in particular, don't hesitate to ask though as I may have missed it. Also, if anyone knows of some unusual uses for these (even if has little to no actual monetary value) I would love to know about it. I'm making a list and checking it twice as far as new pretty gadgets I can use with my ever expanding projects list, and if I need something particular it would be great to know before Santa comes to town!

Have A Ton: Greenleaf Manzanita, Black Oak, White Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Doug Fir, Cedar, Dogwood, Juniper, Sugar Pine, Willow
More Rare: Madrone, Maple, Mountain Mahogany, Lodgepole

Some of these are non winter trees, meaning we hardly deal with them when there is snow on the ground too thick to 4 wheel it.

Cheers
Jen
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I am not in a rush, putting out feelers. So, Green leaf manzanita and knobcone pine I lack any samples. Is your Black oak Q. kelloggii? If so, I have none. White fir as in Concolor, no need. Ponderosa pine, I lack a 1/4 sawn sample. Doug fir, no need. Cedar, assume incense cedar, no need. Dogwood, assume Pacific, C. nutallii, I lack a 1/4 sawn sample. Have no Miner's dogwood. Juniper, Rocky Mountain or Californian? Lack samples for both. Sugar pine, lack a 1/4 sawn sample. Willow,....funny, which ones?

I do not have any Lodgepole pine, Foxtail pine, Mc Nab cypress, CA Mt. ash, Klamath plum, Canyon Live oak, Blue oak, Sadler oak and Tan bark oak.

I lack complimentary (secondary) samples of Red fir, 1/4 sawn, Digger pine, flatsawn, Brewer spruce, 1/4 sawn, Golden chinkapin, vine maple and limber pine. Do any of these sound local?

Here are a few samples I've worked up a few years ago to give you an idea:

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Nice samples, that's so helpful to see them side by side! Ok, so of your list I have: Q. kelloggii, canyon oak, manzanita, knobcone, Ponderosa, Dogwood, Juniper (not sure of the species, I'll have to research that), lodgepole, and red fir. The only maple I know of is the broad leaf maple.
 
Mike Hill said:
Ohhh - mountain mahogany - been looking for some for awhile.
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Hi Mike,
I have access to all parts of this tree/bush. I really don't want to get into trouble on this board for selling things in an "unlawful" manner though, so if you could let me know how to proceed that would be great. I have access to trees that are up to 14" diameter and their burls and every size under. These trees for the most part are standing dead, but there are areas to be cleared in the near future with living trees. If you would like it this year I probably should get on it as they are pretty high up there and once the first heavy snow hits it's going to be difficult to get access, and right now the weather has been FANTASTIC! We will be up in that area either Sunday or early next week. Thanks, Jen.
 
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Curl-leaf, cut leaf, alder leaf and little leaf Mountain mahogany come to mind. Any idea on the species you have? I might want to get in line after Mike for some based on your response.
 
I got this from the forest service website and this is the tree that we have access to:
Cercocarpus ledifolius, or curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany, is not a true mahogany: that distinction belongs to trees in the Meliaceae, the mahogany family. This shrubby, slow-growing tree belongs in the Rosaceae, or rose family; the common name derives from the dense, heavy wood of this tree, which sinks in water; additionally, the leaves tend to curl.
 
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GraciePuppie said:
I got this from the forest service website and this is the tree that we have access to:
Cercocarpus ledifolius, or curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany, is not a true mahogany: that distinction belongs to trees in the Meliaceae, the mahogany family. This shrubby, slow-growing tree belongs in the Rosaceae, or rose family; the common name derives from the dense, heavy wood of this tree, which sinks in water; additionally, the leaves tend to curl.
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I have a beautiful flat sawn sample of Curl-leaf Mt. mahogany that shows both sapwood and heartwood. I lack a 1/4 sawn sample and any samples with figure / burl, etc.
 
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