Just send it to me and I'll weigh it and send the equivalent in jalapeños to them!!
What free wood did you find today?
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Today I went to pick up a Japanese walnut log from a family member. Got there and it was still a standing tree, 16" DBH, 30' tall. Had heartrot from the stump to the upper crown in almost every stem. Might get 2 or 3 bowl blanks...
Thinking of pickling a few quarts of nuts....
Thinking of pickling a few quarts of nuts....
My Dad finally cut down this mimosa tree that my Mom has been after him about for a long time. I'm not gonna complain about free 
. I've never worked with mimosa, but am looking forward to giving it a try.
. I've never worked with mimosa, but am looking forward to giving it a try.
looks like nice colorMy Dad finally cut down this mimosa tree that my Mom has been after him about for a long time. I'm not gonna complain about free
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And my free wood would be oak. Just glad my son in law wasn't home. He parks right where the biggest limb pongoed the driveway.
The black car is a friend of my grandson. Luckily just scratches and a couple dings
The black car is a friend of my grandson. Luckily just scratches and a couple dings
Yeah it's pretty looking wood for sure.
It's suppose to be an excellent wood for turning. I've not turned any myself. ChuckMy Dad finally cut down this mimosa tree that my Mom has been after him about for a long time. I'm not gonna complain about free
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You've got some real lumber potential there! Chuck
Sorry to hear about the car, but the wood is on the plus side. What kind of Oak is that? I don't recognize the leaves.
Is that Willow oak, if so I lack a 1/4 sawn sample for the collection. To bad the car was scratched.
Were you wearing a dust mask?
Face shield. then jumped to a mask-
Ouch. Glad the big stuff missed everything.
Not really...the majority of the center is punkie. Happens a lot around here. Carpenter ants eat out the center, water makes it way in and before you know it a perfectly good looking tree falls over or snaps in half
We call it a Water Oak but never have really tried to figure out the correct name
I think it is Water Oak, Quercus nigra, but I'm not certain about it. I'll have a bunch...gonna take down 4 more
I lack a 1/4 sample of Water oak as well.
Sure looks like willow oak to me, Usually, at least the Water Oak I've seen have a more bulbous tip to the leaves. But then again, some of the leaves look wider that the willow oaks near me.
As I look at it more I will have to agree with the Willow Oak
I was cruising down this gravel forest road and stumbled on a little pine lumber-in-the-raw. Pretty sure I can fetch it all home in two, maybe three trips, don't ya' think? There were some guys with one of those big claw pick-em-up cranes putting logs on a truck up the road a ways. Maybe they'll help me load them. Finder's keeper's.
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