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Bob Bergstrom
03-30-2011, 6:35 PM
Spent the day with fellow creeker Jeff Myroup and another Illina Woodturner in the community wood lot. These tree trunks are too big to run through the chipper and they put them to the side to haul to a bigger chipper. It is nice of them to sought out the big ones for us. Pics show the pile and some box elder and white ash I bought home.
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Roger Chandler
03-30-2011, 6:39 PM
Nice, nice, nice! I really like that box elder!
Tim Thiebaut
03-30-2011, 6:46 PM
Man that is a huge pile of wood!
Steve Schlumpf
03-30-2011, 7:02 PM
WOW! Looks like great place to just hang out! Beautiful wood - especially the Box Elder! Love all the color!

Looking forward to seeing what you turn out of it!
Jim Burr
03-30-2011, 7:16 PM
Really great haul Bob...that BE is crazy colored!
Richard Kennedy UK
03-30-2011, 7:32 PM
That wood is a fantastic colour, I'm just green!
Mark Hubl
03-30-2011, 7:36 PM
Well,

Looks like you and Jeff and Gary had a very productive day. Nice stuff. Love that box elder.

I did not get a PM, but I could not make it today anyway. Maybe next time.
Jeff Myroup
03-30-2011, 7:50 PM
HAHAHA. Looks like we posted at the same time. It was a great day. Wish you could have been there Mark. Hopefully next time.
David Dockstader
03-30-2011, 7:50 PM
Hey, Bob, where is this place? If it's not too far from Aurora, I might try to get out there.
Jeff Myroup
03-30-2011, 7:51 PM
Hey, Bob, where is this place? If it's not too far from Aurora, I might try to get out there.

David it is in Chicago Heights. You ought to come visit us at the Illiana woodturners too.
Bob Bergstrom
03-30-2011, 7:59 PM
Just about every municipality has a place where they store logs cut in the city or town. You probably can call the city hall or streets and sans department and see if they allow cutting of firewood. The only stipulation for us was to sign a waiver. The trees in the pictures were soft maple, box elder, green ash, white ash, sycamore and some others. Jeff got a small box elder burl, but we were hoping for some birds eye or fiddle maple. They told me there were a lot more on the streets but the city can't afford to cut them all.
Baxter Smith
03-30-2011, 9:37 PM
That is some pretty wood! And more than enough to keep you busy!
David Reed
03-30-2011, 10:03 PM
Lovin the flame in that wood.
Congrats!
Kathy Marshall
03-31-2011, 2:01 AM
Wow! Nice haul!
Dan Forman
03-31-2011, 5:01 AM
Dang, I wish there was something like that in these parts! Nice haul, and lots left too.

Dan