Redmond, OR... 8 hr drive from here to the SF Bay area. Plan is to take the aspen down in Nov. but I can stack some logs out back for a while if someone wants them.
What free wood did you find today?
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Okay...... which species...?...
It should be rhus typhina.
Paolo
Paolo
It looks like R. typhina, but a few others do as well. Some have urachal, and that gives about 3 out of 4 people an itching "good time".
This is the tree:
Staghorn Sumac
Be sure to seal the ends. Then when you crack it open let us see what you see. Chuck
Yep, i have them all sealed. Going to take a while to mill it with a chainsaw!
That was big for an implant. Not sure i've seen any English bigger.
Picked up some logs of one of my favorite woods today, Osage Orange.
Got a truck bed full of it. This was just the tip of the iceberg, the small pieces that I could lift by myself. The guy had a huge tree come down. I'll go back with a better plan one day soon.
This stuff is dang hard! The chain was sharp but it didn't want to cut. I split a few logs with wedges and that was a slow process as well.
Got a truck bed full of it. This was just the tip of the iceberg, the small pieces that I could lift by myself. The guy had a huge tree come down. I'll go back with a better plan one day soon.
This stuff is dang hard! The chain was sharp but it didn't want to cut. I split a few logs with wedges and that was a slow process as well.
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more barn wood love it. nice little piece. this is going in my custom themed table "The Captain"
Congrats! Gorgeous wood to work with, but it sure does crack and split a lot. Chuck
Be sure to show pics of the table when you make it! Chuck
yeah some does. I will low steam them before I do any work and wrap them in a tarp or plastil mil. helps while I'm working them.
Sure thing. I'm working on a bench top for a customer right now. 60" x 18" x 2.25"
What is your "low steam" process?
pretty simple really. I soak them in water for a day or two then wrap them in a big 3/4 inch foam sheet and put them in the sun or suspend them over my wood stove
We have a hydro dam (actually several) here along the New River. This one was built in 1903ish. I talked to the guy that is over the dam and had heard about some old wood used in bearings so I asked about it. I was able to get four blocks of Lignum Vitae that was used as bearing pillow blocks in the plant. These are freakin heavy. They now use phenolic block due to the price. Picture heavy. This stuff cuts easier than I thought it would. It has a distinct scent to it too.
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