What free wood did you find today?

Mike Hill said:
Oh, the pain of frustration when you find something you want, but it's too heavy! Skabetti (spaghetti) grain in some oak. It'll, hopefully, be mine at some point in the future!

This poses the question - Is it really free if you can't take it home?

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Starry Night.
 
Mike Hill said:
Up in southern KY. It was cut first of last year and I've been eyeing it since then. It was up on top of a grade cut that had shot rock put on the slope. This was the first time we've been up there since fall/winter started and somehow it made it to the bottom of the drainage ditch since the last time. It's a spot on the tree that 3 or 4 branches were and is about 3'x3'x3' roughly. I could barely move it, much less carry it up some shot rock out of the ditch. Next time I will try to roll it down the ditch to where it daylights and see if I could somehow lift it into the jeep. As it was, there were vehicles parked at the end of the ditch and my wife had the back of the jeep full of old stuff she had bought.
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Maybe worth getting a lift.... they make them for 2 inch receiver on your POV. Park next to it, com-along from ditch to vehicle, hoist, swing and load, then go....

 
Actually late yesterday, friend and club member Sam loaded these specimens for me. Some figured and crotch pieces of London plane sycamore along with a smaller piece of zelkova. He owns and operates a tree service and is very popular in our club. He is a great guy. BTW, I never heard of zelkova before. Don’t think there is a lot around my area.

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William Tanner said:
Actually late yesterday, friend and club member Sam loaded these specimens for me. Some figured and crotch pieces of London plane sycamore along with a smaller piece of zelkova. He owns and operates a tree service and is very popular in our club. He is a great guy. BTW, I never heard of zelkova before. Don’t think there is a lot around my area.

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Zelkova is a non-native that was brought in to offset the huge hole left when Dutch Elm Disease wiped out our native elms. You often see it as a street tree or in a park setting. Several of the varieties have poorly attached branches and are prone to snow and ice damage. Some of these branches simply fail by growing into each other. Many of these trees are now reaching the point of self destruction, and are being taken down for liability reasons. Zelkova is in the elm family and the wood works very similar to many elm species.
 
Congrats! Your tree service guy has to be everyone’s best friend! I’d never heard of Zelkova either. Let us know how it is to work with. Chuck
 
Mr. Peet said:
Zelkova is a non-native that was brought in to offset the huge hole left when Dutch Elm Disease wiped out our native elms. You often see it as a street tree or in a park setting. Several of the varieties have poorly attached branches and are prone to snow and ice damage. Some of these branches simply fail by growing into each other. Many of these trees are now reaching the point of self destruction, and are being taken down for liability reasons. Zelkova is in the elm family and the wood works very similar to many elm species.
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Thanks Mark. I‘ll turn it soon.
 
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little did i know just the kind of talent @barry richardson is up to

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Barry Richardson - Sedona Arts Center

Barry Richardson began his creative journey as a woodworking hobbyist. After ending his career with the U.S. Navy SEAL Teams, he began pursuing his passion for creating in earnest. Using skills and equipment accumulated over the years, he mines his experiences from global travel, the beauty of...
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vegas urban lumber said:
african sumac
i did see one reference to it called a "bastard willow"
landscape tree
@barry richardson

kudos to one of our own members, found this in google search

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African Sumac Natural Edge Bowl by Barry Richardson - Sedona Arts Center

African Sumac Wood
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Searsia lancea, I have a flatsawn sample and a burl sample, both from Barry who I thank. Trev, is your A. sumac the same species? I'm still looking for a 1/4 sawn sample to add to the reference collection.
 
Mr. Peet said:
Searsia lancea, I have a flatsawn sample and a burl sample, both from Barry who I thank. Trev, is your A. sumac the same species? I'm still looking for a 1/4 sawn sample to add to the reference collection.
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it would only be a guess from leaf, bark and wood color. landscape removal tree. it's the only thing we have that looks like that growing in las vegas. commonly called african sumac in the landscaping trade. so I think yes
 
vegas urban lumber said:
little did i know just the kind of talent @barry richardson is up to

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Barry Richardson - Sedona Arts Center

Barry Richardson began his creative journey as a woodworking hobbyist. After ending his career with the U.S. Navy SEAL Teams, he began pursuing his passion for creating in earnest. Using skills and equipment accumulated over the years, he mines his experiences from global travel, the beauty of...
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Yikes, I've been outed 😉
 
African sumac is great stuff for turning, stump.webp and flatwork and carving as well, although it is hard to get boards of length out of it. It turns deep red with time, and never browns out like a lot of "red" woods. This chunk is setting on my porch right now, serving as a side table for coffee
 
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