Man, there are braver people up there than I am - standing behind a guy with a fly rod, and aligned with his back cast!
What free wood did you find today?
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I have a 6 ft log that I'm hoping to slab out this summer. A guy sent me a bunch of chunks of mulberry burl a couple years ago and I lathered on some latex paint. This was after I cleaned them up again...love that yellow too. Does it turn brown?
Yeah, it will turn brown, but I think it's a really nice looking mellow color that is somewhat distinctive. Others have posted pictures showing the color change and I know Paul has some pictures on his HobbitHouse site http://hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/. If nobody else shows some pics, I'll take a couple tonight and post them.
Heh heh, I noticed that too. Not a lot of room for a backcast either - but the "pond" might not be that long.
Checked them out...interesting. Too bad it doesn't hold that yellow though! Thanks for the info and link .
"Roll Casts ONLY!!"
I suck at roll casting.
For me depends on the rod. With a slow glass or bamboo - not so good. But with the Helios - that's another story!
Here’s a few mulberry
A few jigs. The old guy in the pic made a few on the spot for him. And the other 2 guys in the pic with him, gave em a free hat.
Met a very generous fellow today.
Gave me some box elder with flame in it, couple small pieces of orange osage, butternut, ash, and locust. I see some small bowls and maybe a couple pot calls being made.
Said he was getting less interested in turning and more into carving. He had some very nice carvings and turnings in his shop.
Lucky me!!!!!
Gave me some box elder with flame in it, couple small pieces of orange osage, butternut, ash, and locust. I see some small bowls and maybe a couple pot calls being made.
Said he was getting less interested in turning and more into carving. He had some very nice carvings and turnings in his shop.
Lucky me!!!!!
Tornado damage from last night storm in west TN about 15 minutes up the highway. I've mostly been cutting oak and tulip poplar trees all day to free up a road and some downed power lines. Might save some of the tulip poplar for turning, but unsure if it's worth the effort after chainsawing again tomorrow.
Qtr sawn tulip poplar 18" across
Tornado went right thru the middle of this families house. Just missing the room they were huddles in.
Nearby elementary school
2020 truck
Qtr sawn tulip poplar 18" across
Tornado went right thru the middle of this families house. Just missing the room they were huddles in.
Nearby elementary school
2020 truck
Devastating! How tragic for those that were hit! Chuck
Wow, Karl! Where was that?
Wynne Arkansas got it worse, but the storm system spawned more tornados that hit Covington, TN. Those pics I in posted yesterday were not the worst of it by far. I went to another neighborhood today where it look like a massive bomb went off. Entire homes are gone, but then somehow only one person died. There were huddles with their family but then got sucked up in the tornado and dropped 100 yards away.
Thousands of trees came down and over 300 telephone poles destroyed.
Tons of wood will need to be hauled off. I mostly cut pecan and oak today, but only had time to salvage this black cherry to save it from the dump.
Thousands of trees came down and over 300 telephone poles destroyed.
Tons of wood will need to be hauled off. I mostly cut pecan and oak today, but only had time to salvage this black cherry to save it from the dump.
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Carl, do you have any photos from Covington? My parents graduated high school from there. They are dead now but continued to take the Covington Leader for decades after moving to Washington.
That's some lovely looking black cherry you have there.
Tornado hit the South side of Covington up to Brighton, but I've been too busy cutting trees up to get many more pics. I'm sure some people on Facebook are posting pics of the damage areas if that's what you're wanting. I'm back at work today, but may go back this Friday to help out.
It's been unreal to think just how quickly people lost there home and everything in it. Some of the survivor stories are amazing. I heard one family's home was destroyed down to the foundation except for the one room they were huddled in and praying. One person said it sounded like a freight train but ten times louder right outside their house.
Thanks Karl. My brother was born in Brighton. My heart goes out to all the folks who have suffered through recent weather across the country.
Delivered to my shop today, the dying oak was cut down for fire wood and this fell off when the tree hit the ground. I see spaghetti lamp blanks.
