Mark Norman
05-26-2009, 10:15 PM
Since I got back into woodworking earlier this year and the vortex sucked me in I have paid a lot more attention to the trees in the neighborhood (Mountain home w 5 acre minimum parcel zoning).
So yesterday I walked to my neighbors house like I have done many times before and Lo and behold there I spy buckeye on his property right along the driveway. I asked him if I could harvest it and I promised to make a bowl or two for him. he said sure no problem, help yerself.. I'm like WOW!!
I was going to drive me trusty pick'm up the eight hundred feet with the chain saw handy tonight but started thinking (dangerous I know) since its just leafed out for the summer after a wet winter would I be better off waiting till fall when they go dormant to fell em so they would have less moisture?
So camera in hand I walk down to take a look and some pics tonight after work and wadda ya know, there are two good size trees within twenty feet of each other. Both have a bunch of burl. one is 8" diameter and has about ten feet of burled trunk. The other one is bigger and is about 16 to 18 diameter and 12' of burled trunk.
I'm in no hurry as I have plenty of wood to work in the mean time.
The small one first:
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/100_1844.jpg
And the bigger one,, I didn't yet ask if I could have it but I would bet he would let me harvest it as well if I promise a couple more bowls:D
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/100_1841.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/100_1842.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/100_1845.jpg
Yeah,,, OK so its a gloat:cool:
So yesterday I walked to my neighbors house like I have done many times before and Lo and behold there I spy buckeye on his property right along the driveway. I asked him if I could harvest it and I promised to make a bowl or two for him. he said sure no problem, help yerself.. I'm like WOW!!
I was going to drive me trusty pick'm up the eight hundred feet with the chain saw handy tonight but started thinking (dangerous I know) since its just leafed out for the summer after a wet winter would I be better off waiting till fall when they go dormant to fell em so they would have less moisture?
So camera in hand I walk down to take a look and some pics tonight after work and wadda ya know, there are two good size trees within twenty feet of each other. Both have a bunch of burl. one is 8" diameter and has about ten feet of burled trunk. The other one is bigger and is about 16 to 18 diameter and 12' of burled trunk.
I'm in no hurry as I have plenty of wood to work in the mean time.
The small one first:
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/100_1844.jpg
And the bigger one,, I didn't yet ask if I could have it but I would bet he would let me harvest it as well if I promise a couple more bowls:D
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/100_1841.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/100_1842.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/100_1845.jpg
Yeah,,, OK so its a gloat:cool: