Mark, with CRS setting in, you are going to have to remind me, say sometime about first week in January. ........... Nubs
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I'm in! No matter what size. I had no idea they got this big! Can always make smaller if need to - but can't make bigger. But would be in for smaller ones if you can find them.2" diameter??? That is tiny. I don't have anything that small. Most of what I have is from 6" - 18" root burls. I do have some branches that might be that small. Pictures of the root burls below.
I might have the branches from this, but don't know.
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32" long end x 12-14" wide
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About 11-12 round x 16" long not counting the roots.
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Close up of above picture
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Same as above showing length.
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Approximately 9" round x 13 long
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Another but it didn't like being Agarita, so went with Barberry.
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This one is the same as the one above the Barberry stump, but doesn't have the ruler in it.
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I have found that all things Texan aren't always the largest there is. The one and only Tony is a prime example.I had to do that, Tony. I couldn't resist. The first agarita I ever saw was done by Alan Trout from San Antonio, on another site I got booted from. He cast it, turned it and it was beautiful. About 5-6" diameter vase maybe 6-7" tall. Everyone who commented stated it was the largest piece they've seen. Shortly after that, I was up in Walnut Grove near Prescott, and found a bunch of freshly graded Agarita bushes along a forest road. I couldn't believe the sizes compared to the one posted by Alan. His was tiny compared to the stuff growing up in the desert mountains at 4-6 thousand feet. They could grow higher, but haven't been drawn for Elk lately, so no reason to go up to higher mountains. One day, and I'll either be skunked on the Agarita, or come back loaded with Agarita and no Elk. I met Alan just to hold that piece. It was beautiful, but small compared to the wood I have.
This stuff will be for sale, but not for at least 6 months. I have tooo much stuff going on. ............... Nubs
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He may be 91, but he can still get the ladies and dance a jig! Dad dancing - the girl is 2 years younger than me and is a great friend.
Just more proof that a girdle can be deadly....
Strange thing....as much as it was chewed, didn't appear to be any fresh activity. No fresh chips and wood looked weathered.
It was in a state park so maybe beavers got relocated?
My view this morning. About an hour west of where we live.
Atomic chipotle day. Just jalapeno, habanero and a few Calabrian peppers this year. Will hot smoke for a few hours, finish drying in a dehydrator, then grind. Will give a lot away, and use it in small amounts all year. Nephew adds a tsp or so to every jar of pickles and has been using it in salami.
we have family in town for the last night and we pulled a couple bags of Hatch green chilies out to spice up dinner this evening. Looks great.
Nature's woodworkers!
Not in my wildest dreams can I imagine what it would be like to live among that!
Here's what the peppers look like after smoking and drying.
Develop interesting layers as they are ground in small batches.
After mixing and compared to last year's mix. Last year's had a lot more habanero. Haven't taste compared yet, my senses are a little on overload after grinding.
Develop interesting layers as they are ground in small batches.
After mixing and compared to last year's mix. Last year's had a lot more habanero. Haven't taste compared yet, my senses are a little on overload after grinding.
Man, that looks good!
Do you use something like a coffee bean grinder for the peppers, or a blender? Just curious. Also - do you wear a mask (especially for the Habaneros) ? I've ground a few dried, store bought peppers for chili mix, and used a coffee bean grinder.
Yeah, it's a larger coffee/spice grinder. It has a deeper stainless cup and the only plastic is the top. I don't grind/drink a lot of coffee, this one is used mostly for herbs/spices for charcuterie.
I don't use mask or gloves. Hands have enough callus tissue it doesn't affect me as long as I remember not to touch sensitive areas for a while. I also grind outside so as not to contaminate the kitchen or garage. Nose runs like crazy for a few minutes, but not bad.
Now fresh horseradish on the other hand.... I once ground a whole bunch in a food processor when living in an apartment and thought I was going to need hazmat. Eyes, nose, lungs, etc were non functioning. Took about 30 minutes standing on balcony before I could get a fan going to clear the air. It was really good!
Not great color this year, pin oak and red maple. Color in the best years is never great around us. We just don't have a good mix of native species, so this is as good as it will be for us.
You still have leaves...we have been bare a month ( other than a few oaks and some non-natives).
We continue to be very dry and trees are late to drop. Our silver maple usually is nearly bare by the time the red colors up. This year it probably still has 75% of the leaves. The walnuts and locust are nearly bare, but still have lots of canopy in pasture and timber areas. We've got some rain and possible snow flakes this weekend with temps expected down to 20° Sunday night. I expect we will see lots of leaves flying next week.
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