Interesting site

[Dragon]

Sitting here clicking links that I found on NCWoodworker and then following "interesting" leads, I came across this:
http://www.cswoods.com/csw_browseburl.php?woodspecies=maple,+soft&Submit=Submit

Man, he's got some purty wood but he's real proud of it too. :roll: Considering that I've got a couple slabs of Ambrosia Maple with burl and all kinds of other neato figure in them, I'm sittin' on some big bucks. :eusa_danc Too bad I ain't planning on selling them anytime soon. I wanna make sumpthin outta them and see if I'm any good at it.

 

[Robert Arrowood]

Dude I wonder how many BF of cherry burl I've got.:icon_scra

 

[Dragon]

Dude I wonder how many BF of cherry burl I've got.:icon_scra

Don't know what power co.you're on but the latest issue of Carolina Country that REMC puts out has a pic of a MASSIVE burl on an Oak tree at Union Academy School in Monroe. It's on page 6 but I can't find it on their site. I'll save the book for ya.:icon_thum

...And no, I ain't sneaking over there wif' ya one night wit my chainsaw.

 

[ScottM]

Saw that oak burl....good for a couple hundred bowls

 

[Robert Arrowood]

Don't know what power co.you're on but the latest issue of Carolina Country that REMC puts out has a pic of a MASSIVE burl on an Oak tree at Union Academy School in Monroe. It's on page 6 but I can't find it on their site. I'll save the book for ya.:icon_thum

...And no, I ain't sneaking over there wif' ya one night wit my chainsaw.

Yep saw that pic.At least until the page got drool all over it :gar-Cr.And tears.

Went today and got me a REAL quite chainsaw :rotflm::rotflm:.

 

[Mark Stewart]

David did you ever finish that very pretty table you were working on when I was down your way. You should post a pic or two of that.
Thanks Mark

 

[Dragon]

David did you ever finish that very pretty table you were working on when I was down your way. You should post a pic or two of that.
Thanks Mark

Not yet but I'm getting close. Finally got me a router and now I'm working on building the sled for it. Once I get that done I can level everything out, make the legs/base for it and then try my hand at that bar top coating. Keep yer fingers crossed. If all goes as planned, it will be my best work yet.

 

[Kyle]

That is some nice Big Leaf Maple Burl. Considering it is almost impossible to get any out of Oregon now, the price seems very reasonable. The paperwork is insane in order to harvest out there now.

On the other hand.. Red Maple Burl is pretty rampant here and from what I can discern not much different than big leaf except a tad softer and less figured.

On further browsing.. the claro walnut pricing is insane. The had a bundle of curly with major defects:


Total Board Feet: 289.94'
Price per bft: $ 18.46
List Price: $ 5,353.55
(We do break packs. List price for total bf.)
Other information:
Highly figured with curl and feathers. Highly defected; checks, knots, sapwoodwood, wande. Some consecutive cuts. RMD.
Inventory # 0004907

holy mackeral..

 

[Dragon]

How do you "Quarter Cut" with bark on both edges and pith running down the middle of the board :eusa_thin

http://www.cswoods.com/csw_woodhighlight7.php

I was wondering about that too but then I'm not a sawyer so :dontknow:.

 

[Kyle]

"How do you "Quarter Cut" with bark on both edges and pith running down the middle of the board"

sounds like CS made up words to me.. That must have been written by someone that doesn't understand wood. It would be called PITH to me otherwise known as a heartwood split with two potential usable boards right and left of the PITH. This wood is called QUARTERSAWN..

 

[CrealBilly]

"How do you "Quarter Cut" with bark on both edges and pith running down the middle of the board"

sounds like CS made up words to me.. That must have been written by someone that doesn't understand wood. It would be called PITH to me otherwise known as a heartwood split with two potential usable boards right and left of the PITH. This wood is called QUARTERSAWN..

What we need is some creative words to describe our lumber, like pippy, bees wing, angle step, cats paw, mottle, peanut shell, pommelle and snow flake :gar-Bi

 

[Kyle]

Frog foot, worm crawl..fish flop patterns..

I like your idea Jeff.

 

[Taragrrl]

Hi, I'm an editor with Carolina Country magazine. Just thought I would share the photo of the burl that you mentioned. Here is the caption that ran with it:

Big burl
Here is a picture of a large burl on an oak tree located at Union Academy School in Monroe. The man in the tree picture is my foreman Jim Sturgill.

Rob Vinesett, RV's Tree Service, Monroe

Enjoy!

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View image in gallery​

 

[Glennbear]

Thanks for posting the picture Tara, given the fact that the burl appears to wrap around the entire circumference I wonder what stimulated the growth and if there is an old cable or chain encased in it. :wsmile:

 

[Kyle]

Thanks for posting the picture Tara, given the fact that the burl appears to wrap around the entire circumference I wonder what stimulated the growth and if there is an old cable or chain encased in it. :wsmile:

I would bet on something like that as well..

 

[Dragon]

Hi, I'm an editor with Carolina Country magazine. Just thought I would share the photo of the burl that you mentioned. Here is the caption that ran with it:

Big burl
Here is a picture of a large burl on an oak tree located at Union Academy School in Monroe. The man in the tree picture is my foreman Jim Sturgill.

Rob Vinesett, RV's Tree Service, Monroe

Enjoy!

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View image in gallery​

Many thanks for posting that up. I searched the Carolina Country website but couldn't find any listing for that picture. Now, what's it gonna cost for ya to run over there and confiscate said burl me? Thanks again for posting this.:icon_thum