silver maple rounds

[Jack Mincey]

In my earlier post I didn't have any pic's of the large Maple rounds that Mike Smith and I loaded up onto his trailer manually. Here are a few pictures of it on his trailer after he got it home. I didn't measure it but I would have to guess it is around 40" +. It had some nice spalting around the edge and should be very beautiful when cut into blanks. It would be a good time to give him a call if you need some silver maple.
Jack

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v727/flyrod444/silver20maple200891.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v727/flyrod444/silver20maple200861.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v727/flyrod444/silver20maple200901.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v727/flyrod444/silver20maple200931.jpg

[Scott Hackler]

Wow. I want to see the pictures when you forklift that crotch piece up onto the lathe! :)

[Tim Rinehart]

In my earlier post I didn't have any pic's of the large Maple rounds that Mike Smith and I loaded up onto his trailer manually.



Scott, given Jack's comment about loading them manually...me thinks they don't need no stinking forklift to put it up on their lathe! :cool:

Beauties for sure!

[Jim Burr]

My hernia hurts just looking at that!

[bob svoboda]

Wow, you'd for sure need more than 2 of me to lift those suckers. Should make for some impressive turnings.

[charlie knighton]

nice haul.....

[Rick Markham]

Holy Cow! Now thats a measure of friendship... manually loading those... Good grief! That is beyond impressive.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Holy cow now there is some turning wood. Getting them on the lathe I can't imagine but loading them just hurts.

[Tim Rinehart]

you know, that third picture has a comfy Adirondack chair that I can just see someone...perhaps me...sitting there and making comments like "be careful guys...don't hurt yourselves" or "be careful guys...don't hurt that log" or...just raising a glass of tea (or whatever ;)) and saying "fine work guys, let me know when you're ready to go, I'll load this chair".:p

[John Keeton]

Jack, aside from the outstanding feat of strength and engineering getting this done, there is some gnarly looking bark on some of that wood, and I am betting there is some remarkable figure in there, as well!

Thanks for posting the pics!!

[Baxter Smith]

About the first thing I noticed in your pic was how slick that bed looked. Good for sliding stuff on and ..... Thanks for the pics. More than a few blanks there.

[Roger Chandler]

holy smokes! A guy could get a hurn-a-keee :eek::eek::D trying to manage those! If that large crotch piece is made into a giant platter, then I want to see that one.........it could be used as a disk to slide down the hill in the snow! :D

[Michael James]

DANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I dont know what to say.

[Jack Mincey]

They are rather large chunks of wood. The metal bed of the trailer helped when moving them around with a peavey, but was a disaster when I pulled the second piece which was the large crotch piece onto the trailer. It simply slid up onto the trailer and right off the back side. After a number of failed attempts to load it back onto the trailer, I had to drag it to a better bank to load from. We then spent about 30 minutes with a small come a long and peavey to get it onto the trailer for the ride home. I don't know if many Creekers are aware, but Mike will be cutting these rounds up to sell to turners. He has a wide selection of wood blanks from all around the USA.
Jack

[Tim Heacox]

Where is Mike's web site? Couldn't find it. Always looking for wood.
Tim

[Jack Mincey]

Hi Tim,
Here is Mike's web site. http://www.easternncwoodworkers.com/

[John Keeton]

I can highly recommend Mike Smith!! The source for the bulk of my wood - ambrosia maple, chestnut, Claro walnut, BLM burls, and a bunch of other stuff that I have bought from him. Great guy, too, and a supporter of our contests.

[Cathy Schaewe]

I can highly recommend Mike Smith!! The source for the bulk of my wood - ambrosia maple, chestnut, Claro walnut, BLM burls, and a bunch of other stuff that I have bought from him. Great guy, too, and a supporter of our contests.
Let me second that - I've gotten a lot of stuff from him, and his prices can't be beat, the wood it great, and he's a very nice guy!