So was the red wood a mesquite?
What's in the mail?
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@Mr. Peet , I think it's Catclaw, Acacia Greggi. There is another that's mesquite that has some eyes in it. That's dark also, but I can't say if it's red or blue. Colorblindness does have some value at times. What I sent Doug was Cylindropuntia Fulgida(the Cholla with the larger holes), Cylindropuntia Versecolor (cholla with the smaller holes and more solid ), Palo Verde Burl, Catclaw, and some Mesquite. I was gonna label the pieces, but got carried away and sealed it before I remembered to label the wood. ........... Nubs
You're going to love it Jonathan, Carter guides are a game-changer!
You know, I swear you sent me some Catclaw, but I have none recorded in the reference collection. I looked under both Acacia and Senegalia. Maybe I'll find it while finding the front porch.
@DLJeffs
Can you post some close-ups of the Palo Verde burl?
Here you go Mark ( @Mr. Peet ). Not sure what you want to see.
NOTE: Taken with 35mm under the halogen lights on my work bench. The color seems a little yellow compared to what my eye sees. This is as close as I could get without doing some extra set up and using a different lens. If you want to see something different let me know and I'll see what I can do.
First pic is a few of the slices and the outside of the end cap.
Next two pics are of the slice marked "palo verde". I gave it a quick sand down to 400. Top pic is dry, second pic is wetted with alcohol.
Here's a second slice, sanded the same, dry and wetted.
NOTE: Taken with 35mm under the halogen lights on my work bench. The color seems a little yellow compared to what my eye sees. This is as close as I could get without doing some extra set up and using a different lens. If you want to see something different let me know and I'll see what I can do.
First pic is a few of the slices and the outside of the end cap.
Next two pics are of the slice marked "palo verde". I gave it a quick sand down to 400. Top pic is dry, second pic is wetted with alcohol.
Here's a second slice, sanded the same, dry and wetted.
Mark, here are some pictures of the Palo Verde Burl.
This is what the exterior looked like.
This is what some of the interior looks like. It is a cutoff from picture 1.
This picture is from the small log that I split up.
This is the small log that I cut up for Doug. He got the most wood from this log and I kept this one.
I think this is Catclaw. About 75% sure. I see 6 dead limb starts. What do any of you see in this piece of besides wood?.
This is what I got the interior wood from. I call it a burl piece as I see 7 eyes, but what this piece above shows is 6 branch starts or dead limbs.
.............. Nubs
This is what the exterior looked like.
This is what some of the interior looks like. It is a cutoff from picture 1.
This picture is from the small log that I split up.
This is the small log that I cut up for Doug. He got the most wood from this log and I kept this one.
I think this is Catclaw. About 75% sure. I see 6 dead limb starts. What do any of you see in this piece of besides wood?.
This is what I got the interior wood from. I call it a burl piece as I see 7 eyes, but what this piece above shows is 6 branch starts or dead limbs.
.............. Nubs
@Mr. Peet , I'll cut up some more in the near future and get you several pieces after the new year. ............. Nubs
4 sticks of blood wood and 2 freebies they didn't say.
Nothing. I do not ship THE USPS crazy week.
I went to Safeway and to Costco today - talk about crazy week!! Chaos circus doesn't come close to describing it. People just stopping in the middle of the aisle to chat with someone else they met, some bozo standing in front of the sample lady while 5 shipping carts were trying to get by, a couple with 5 kids running rampant all over the store grabbing stuff off the shelves and yelling "Can we get this?", a lady getting to the cash out line and THEN asking if someone could help her get something she forgot while 8 other people with full carts waited, I had to leave before I punched someone.
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You sound like me. I will not go in stores until next week.
Sounds like my afternoon. Even the Mediterranean store was busy. Stops at Sam's and Wally world were nuts. Done though, and shouldn't have to go to a store until after New Year's.
I have to go to the PO tomorrow because I got a notice there's a package there. I suspect it's some milo and mango from Chris in Hawaii.
Great reason to avoid those store at all times! Add Wally World & Target to the list.
Ordered a UV flashlight to help identify certain wood species. It arrived! Chuck
Now get some UV cure resin like SunRes or something and you can start tying salt water flies.
That would probably be pretty interesting!