Holly is treasured out here. I feel fortunate to have a little.
What free wood did you find today?
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Nice haul, I want to see you go another 5 ft high on your stack though (just to see how good you are at balancing). 
Grab all the holly you can stand and dry it immediately to preserve the white color. Holly is prized in boards as much as turning stock. I had a mid/small sapling and used it for an adze handle because it is slow growing and that particular sapling was the perfect shape.
Nice haul! if your gonna make bowls out of the holly, I would get it roughed out quick to try n avoid the gray stain....
"mostly cherry....."
Can't complain about that. I'm being very careful with the last of my stash... We don't get much Cherry down here, and Holly...? What's that?
Alan
Can't complain about that. I'm being very careful with the last of my stash... We don't get much Cherry down here, and Holly...? What's that?
Alan
Its a Christmas wood.
Thanks for the advice on the holly guys! Your comments are consistent with everything I've read and I'll turn it this weekend, and possible get some more.
I love cherry and grab it every time I can!
I love cherry and grab it every time I can!
I got a nice chunk of white(?) Oak burl from Eagle River Sawmill. Initially I asked if it was a spaghetti burl because I had planned on buying it no matter but I was hoping for that. It was covered in so much snow that we couldn't tell. We brought it in and I asked for a price but the owner insisted on giving it to me for free so who was I to say no. When I got it home and some of the snow melted, I noticed that there really were hints of spaghetti burl on the outside. I'm stoked for when it gets dry enough for me to fill it with epoxy.
Congrats! Can't wait to see what you make with it! Chuck
From the bottom that looks like a wound heal over from a broken limb. It’s been my experience large oak trees get the swirled fibers around wounds and crotch areas more than other native species. Just been unsure if the swirls are classified as a burl feature or not. Regardless, swirls are a really cool pattern so it will be interesting to see what you do with this.
This is going to be interesting. Hope you get to it soon.
Need a bigger chainsaw, but got what I could! Wish i could have somehow gotten it all. Hopefully it will be there next weekend and. If so, I'll definitely get another load.
That ambrosia is gonna be real nice, Steve!
Now you need a bigger lathe too.
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And a bigger trailer! Chuck
All the above are very, very true!! And one thing would solve it .....a bigger wallet! 
Nice find. A couple crotch pieces left in the rain will spalt out usually
What did you need a bigger saw for? Are there bigger pieces we did not see?All the above are very, very true!! And one thing would solve it .....a bigger wallet!