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and the three i cut this weekend were each from different trees, so basically my entire batch should look like that
sawmilling today
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here are the first cuts from about 4 years ago when i first got it. this version of tamarisk is the smaller trees grows like scrub brush in the wild, much smaller than the trees in old landscaping
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there are different varieties i guess, here some pictures from the web with the different looks
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the ones i cut were similar to the burly one in the middle picture only smaller and burnt
22 years ago when I first moved here there were lots of big ol salt cedar around old farm places, but they have been on a campaign to eradicate them for a long time here in AZ, I think they are doing a pretty good job, I rarely see salt cedar at the wood dump any more. I know where a couple of old weathered logs are by a rural roadside, might have to go back and take a closer look at them if they might look like yours inside...
I know you got plenty of stuff to play with. My only problem is talking the wife into a wood- collecting trip. I can't get her to see the value in spending 2 weeks looking at different people's logs and slabs.That tamarisk needs to be put away in my storage building where it belongs ...
Late to the game, but wow, those first three photos are great. You said driftwood, any idea what kind?
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cut this one same day, just sanded today as it seemed less impressive in the slab, same wood just from a different piece of drift wood. has some great chatoyancy and shifting curl
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just sanded to 220 and minwax natural stain, gotta love those wrinkles. if i had milled it 90 degrees to this it might have looked quilted
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Oh, I've been in the background drooling and jonesing!
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the smaller stuff in desert washes, will have the look those i cut above. i have cut and possess some from the bigger trees and it all mostly looks like the vessel bard posted
though the large ones do burl sometimes it seems to be less prevalent than the smaller scrubby ones
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As I've said, I cut firewood out at a arborist log yard. The majority of it eventually gets burned up as me and another guy are the only two cutting out there. And at some point (3 years ago) you get more than you can use stockpiled up.
With the demise of the Ash trees, I always hate to see those get burned up. I've also mentioned, I tried to locate a local sawmill to mill up a couple of logs. Turns out, mu BIL had a neighbors cherry tree milled by his Son-in-law's brother who lives in town. I did not know this.
I'm currently getting in touch with him and getting permission from the arborist and the land owner to let him bring his mill in. If all goes well, I've got three 24"-30" x 6'-7' ash logs located at the back of the pile (last to burn?) that I want to get milled. They aren't perfect logs. Some branching is present. But they are white centered. I don't care for ash lumber with the dark center.
The only problem I can see is these logs have been setting around 1-2 years. I don't think PPB have set in. I don't see any evidence of it, but I'll have to check again before I get him in there. Pics next time I'm out there.
With the demise of the Ash trees, I always hate to see those get burned up. I've also mentioned, I tried to locate a local sawmill to mill up a couple of logs. Turns out, mu BIL had a neighbors cherry tree milled by his Son-in-law's brother who lives in town. I did not know this.
I'm currently getting in touch with him and getting permission from the arborist and the land owner to let him bring his mill in. If all goes well, I've got three 24"-30" x 6'-7' ash logs located at the back of the pile (last to burn?) that I want to get milled. They aren't perfect logs. Some branching is present. But they are white centered. I don't care for ash lumber with the dark center.
The only problem I can see is these logs have been setting around 1-2 years. I don't think PPB have set in. I don't see any evidence of it, but I'll have to check again before I get him in there. Pics next time I'm out there.
I would be in massive trouble if I ever got near that beach... I wouldn't be able to pick the perfect load of driftwood!
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i took my cat utv down there and loaded the bed of it full several time
Yeah, not enough room on a semi truck for everything I would want to pull ...