Baxter Smith
01-20-2012, 3:08 PM
I was on the computer when my wife said, "You've got another box of wood here!":D
For some unknown reason,;) David Starks asked if I was interested in trading some wood for a piece of beech. Not being one to turn down an offer of wood from "somewhere else" I gladly agreed! Of the choices offered, hackberry sounded the most interesting since I have seen some beautiful spalted pieces posted here. When David said he had some that had already started to discolor.......:D
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Only this edge has the black zone lines at present. Since I am a little "roughed out" (and want to work on finishing some things)I wrapped this in another garbage bag and put it back in the box. Carried it back into the house and headed for the empty bedroom right over the woodstove. A good place for it to cook a bit more! Not surprizingly my wife asked, "Where are you going with that?" I told her that it would spalt better where it was warmer. She then asked me, "Well what about those tubs outside?" What should I do?;) It sure won't be telling her about the ants and beetles that were in the rotten pieces I stuck in there too.:)
Thanks David for a great piece of wood. Not sure if I will core it or try some some endgrain HF's. Either way its going to be fun!
For some unknown reason,;) David Starks asked if I was interested in trading some wood for a piece of beech. Not being one to turn down an offer of wood from "somewhere else" I gladly agreed! Of the choices offered, hackberry sounded the most interesting since I have seen some beautiful spalted pieces posted here. When David said he had some that had already started to discolor.......:D
220498
Only this edge has the black zone lines at present. Since I am a little "roughed out" (and want to work on finishing some things)I wrapped this in another garbage bag and put it back in the box. Carried it back into the house and headed for the empty bedroom right over the woodstove. A good place for it to cook a bit more! Not surprizingly my wife asked, "Where are you going with that?" I told her that it would spalt better where it was warmer. She then asked me, "Well what about those tubs outside?" What should I do?;) It sure won't be telling her about the ants and beetles that were in the rotten pieces I stuck in there too.:)
Thanks David for a great piece of wood. Not sure if I will core it or try some some endgrain HF's. Either way its going to be fun!