Wow, that looks a lot like solid Cholla. Unfortunately, Cholla isn't solid. .......... Nubs
What free wood did you find today?
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Makes me wonder about the relation between the two.
What if cholla's holes were the equivalent of medullary rays? :D
What if cholla's holes were the equivalent of medullary rays? :D
Cholla holes are where the thorns grow. I believe they are called vesticles?. If that's not the real term, I need to be corrected, but that is where the thorns form and grow up to be a nuisance.
The wood you show is solid where Cholla is not. I do not see where these two could be related. ............ Nubs
If not emotionally attached to it, I would think I would have a go at it on a lathe
my search turned up something entirely different.... lol
Thanks, Tim. I think areole is the proper term. But, CRS is really starting to become a factor in my memory. boo hoo hoo. ............. Nubs
I'm the same....
there is the log, the mill and a few slab pics. The log yielded 6 slab total with only 4 being decent. The outer two are always junky on a log of this diameter. I usually peel about 4 inches of the first pass to make sure and get below my fasteners on my guide rails. Then as I finish up, I simply flip the first slice over and take about 2 to 2.5 inches of the flat side. As you can see, that doesn't even penetrate to the Heartwood, so I have harvested the most Heartwood I can possibly get from that side. The other side leaves a wedge that has a smidge of Heartwood but I can't justify the effort cleaning it up. If I had a little more free time, I would throw it on a lathe and make a live edge bowl, but that must wait for another life.
Slabs are great!
Some real nice crotches there!