"Little" ambrosia gloat of massive proportions

[Roger Chandler]

Hi all,

I have a neighbor up the street who is taking down an ambrosia maple that was threatening his house. About 80 feet tall, and at the widest point 50+ inches in diameter!!! It had a major split in the biggest fork, and that necessitated it coming down.

Anyway, I only had about 30 minutes to get a few blanks and will be going back for more probably tomorrow or Thursday. His son has already cut and split 4 heaping truck loads of firewood, [his truck has railed sides, and it was stacked higher than the cab] and I told him I wanted some trunk sections. I can have all I want, but don't have room but for maybe a pickup load, so at least I will have some maple in the drying process!

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[Tim Thiebaut]

That is a pretty nice gloat! I keep watching craigs list for my area in hopes I will find someone cutting down a tree or something, I am tired of buying all of my wood, but so far all of the wood give-aways are pallets, scrap plywood, rotten cottonwoods...etc...nothing worth while. Have fun turning that looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

[John Keeton]

Pretty nice haul, Roger! The beetle marks aren't real heavy, but they should show well in the finished product. And, the price was real good!!!!

[David DeCristoforo]

Bowls... I see many bowls in your future...

[Jim Burr]

Great haul Roger...keep a sharp eye out and you are rewarded!!

[Donny Lawson]

Nice haul. Looks good and fresh. Seal it and it will make some nice big bowls. It should keep you busy for a while.

[David E Keller]

Nice haul, Roger! If you're lucky, maybe you'll get a little spalting color to join those ambrosia stains. I can't wait to see what you turn out of that stuff.

[Cathy Schaewe]

Wow, nice!

[charlie knighton]

Roger, great gloat, somethings are under your nose

[Baxter Smith]

Nice gloat! If you run out of room inside to try and dry, leave some outside and you can have spalted ambrosia maple!

[Roger Chandler]

Nice gloat! If you run out of room inside to try and dry, leave some outside and you can have spalted ambrosia maple!

Sounds like a plan to me, Baxter! Thanks!

[Mark Hubl]

Sweeet...the best wood is free wood. That is a very nice haul! Expect to see some nice roughs from that.

[Dan Forman]

Thats a big honkin' tree. I'd be after some of those crotch sections!

Dan

[Jack Mincey]

Looks like you will be busy for a while on that beautiful wood haul.
Jack

[Dale Bright]

Roger,

How far, down the valley, are you from Winchester? I get down that way pretty often.

Dale

[Roland Martin]

Nice haul! Take more than you can handle:D. Getting some of that spalted would be a great idea.

[Jeff Nicol]

Holy Moly!!! You hit the mother load there, hope you have lots of fun making a lot of beautiful turnings!

Jeff

[bob svoboda]

Great gloat. Looks like fun.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Excellent score Roger! Get all you can - store it, spalt it, turn it or give some away at your club meetings - but don't let anymore become firewood if you can help it!

[Trevor Howard]

Wow 19 replies and not one "You Suck" :D

Nice haul, I second Steve, don't let anymore become firewood.

[Keith E Byrd]

Great haul! - IF you ever come to Michigan bring a piece!